3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20Such promise on the nose and yet little is delivered. The cognac comes through very clearly in the aroma with some support of oak, vanilla, roastiness, and a touch of soy. On the palate, this beer is much thinner than what would be expected and there is not enough sweetness to balance out a weird astringency. It’s a small, expensive bottle and it’s tough to finish.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Mads, 20 / 5 2013. Pitch black, with high viscosity. Very small brown head. Aroma off roasted malts, coffee, quite boozy, cocoa, some sweetness. Powerfull taste. Coffee, alcohol, dry. Great beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.05.2013, 0,25l bottle sampled @ BBGTC moving-home-tasting for Floffern:
Small shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly neutral, cocoa, alcohol, grass, coffee, dark sugar, wood, almonds. Taste is medium rich and sweet, slightly dry, coffee, dark sugar, wood, cocoa, alcohol, grass. Medium dry finish and bitterness. Not a favourite, I have never really been a big fan of cognac barrel aging.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Nip bottle thanks to weihenweizen for picking this up. Pours a thick, viscous black with a brown head of foam. Aroma has some rich caramel and vanilla ice cream on top of rich coffee roasty notes. There’s an interesting raspberry note in there as well. Thick mouthfeel. Nice beer!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, shared with Foffern and Inbreak at Foffern’s going-away tasting. Pours a pitch black body with a tiny beige head. Nose is faint cognac, dark chocolate, hints of licorice and coffee. A bit neutral, compared to the Calvados version. Taste is coffee, cognac, wood, licorice, dark chocolate, coffee and hints of alcohol. Subtle cognac tones, perhaps a bit too subtle. Full body, soft carbonation. A nice enough beer, but I prefer the Calvados or regular version.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle acquired @ Beachwood BBQ. Dark creamy brownie batter pour with a thick mocha-colored head. Chewy. Ghirardelli, Godiva, and chocolate-covered Kona coffee beans. Vanilla, oak, cognac, molasses, and brown sugar. Yum!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
0,25l bottle. Pours very dark red with no head. Aroma is roasted malts, rye pudding and coffee. Flavor is burnt malts, lots of coffee, alcohol and hops. Very nice.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
8.5 oz. bottle. Pours like dark ink with only a slight ring around the glass. Aroma is cognac, black licorice, and sweet coffee. Taste is cognac and raisins up front that transitions into roast and coffee of outstanding quality. Thick and oily on the palate leading to a bitter chocolatey finish
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Color: deep and dark black beer with no carbonization and no brown head. Smell: licorice, malt, cognac, barrel, raisin, sugar cane. Taste: not so sweet, good equilibrium, malt and cognac, wine and raisin. Aftertaste: malt, liquor, and sweet bitterness.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours jet black, with small tab head, light lacing. Flavor is intense! Epic coffee, chocolate, cognac, dark fruits and just amazing stuff. Superb beer, as is obvious.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
#100. This pours a black viscous syrup with a few chunky blobs from a 250ml bottle. Small fast dissipating head in Orval glass. Smells..coffee, rich dark fruit, chocolate, roasty/burnt malts and some alcohol. Tastes.. Chocolate, coffee, rich dark fruits, dark roasted malts and a nice dose of the cognac barrel. Rich, smooth and delicious.
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