3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20500. Pours jet black with a dense and creamy tan head. Nose is very sweet, a little fumey...bordering on solventilicious, alas. It’s been around for a while at this point, so any little flaw will by now be rather magnified, but, still, that’s kinda disappointing. Creamy medium body with soft carb. Roast, dark chocolate, some nice deep coffee notes, and some more swimming pool toys. This is still worth finishing, and the base beer and the treatments both show great signs of a great finished product underlying these heavy phenols, but, still, this is not, as of now, where they intended this to end up.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
May 2011, 0,5l bottle (batch #415) sampled @ first ever BBGTC tasting:
Svak lukt med preg av mørk malt, humle, kaffi, mørk sjokolade, mørk frukt, trefat. Lett syrlig fyldig smak med preg av mørk malt, humle, kaffi, mørk sjokolade, brent tre, mørk frukt. Middels bitterhet som set godt. Grei.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sample from bottle. Black with no head. Aroma of wine, cassis, roasted malt. Taste is complex, a bit astringent, wine, alcohol, cassis and massive coffee in the finish (which is long and saturated with coffee).
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle courtesy of Thome50, best by sept 2012, but its still okay.. if you like scotch. very minimal carbonation, no head, odd mix of woody barrel and hints of coffee, strong taste of wood and scotch like a young macallan, rough and unrefined.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle @ Gastropub Nordic, Tampere.
Originally rated on 20091022.
Pours pitch black color with a small off-white head. Aroma of licorice, dark roasted malts, bourbon, chocolate, coffee, some vanilla and oaky notes. Flavor of vanilla, bourbon, some cocoa, coffee notes, dark roasted malts and syrup. Quite complex. Excellent.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Smells and tastes like heaven, looks and feels even better. I love it! [short review due to it coming from my backlog]
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from mane liquor cheers josh you mad cunt. Pours a jet black with an oil like consistency. Tanned disappearing head. Superb lacing left around the glass. Up front whiskey in the nose followed by dark chocolate, vanilla and licorice tones. Taste is not what I expected. More chocolate and roasted coffee coming through in the flavour. Not as much whiskey as I would of thought. Been aged for close to 4 years. Like a mocha bomb explosion at the backend of the palate. What hang on!! Whiskey is coming back about 45 secs after the initial sip. Thats awesome! Quite weird but fuck this beer is exceptional!
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle @ Gastropub Nordic. Rated on 22.10.2009
Aroma has strong whisky notes, some licorice and hints of vanilla. Flavour is rather strong on stinging whisky, some well roasted malty notes, licorice, distant oaky notes and hints of vanilla. A bit harsh feeling here. Too strong on whisky, the original BGBW was much better.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. The smell is whiskey, scotch, whiskey barrell, wood, malts, roasty, chocolate, and coffee. The look is dark and brown in color. The taste is chocolate, coffee, roasty, and malts.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This was magnificent for brunch! Probably one of the best RIS that I have tried. Beautiful flavours and balance matched with a luxuriant mouthfeel. This is a great great beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
50 cl bottle, best by 9/3/12. Mahogany with tan froth. Nose is chocolate, rich coffee, caramel, scotch and wood; just right. Medium to full body, a bit chalky with a soft, warming tang. Taste is milk chocolate, oak, scotch, light molasses and smoky raisin. Finishes ashy with hints of dark roast; coffee faded considerably. Three years old now, likely best in 2009.
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