 jbuzz (449), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
May 8, 2008 Bottle thanks to blackdonald. Nice fruity aroma with a small head. Little sweetness with a lingering alcohol feel. Taste of sweet malts and caramel.
BlackDonald (1040), North Carolina, USA
Jan 20, 2008 Pours a bit of burnt auburn and orange, with just a little hint of bubbly head. Nice nose, very fruity like orange marmalade with some fresh sweet bread. Flavor is very young and green and will definitely benefit by a year or two of cellaring. Lots of dark fruits, dates and plums. Lots of malt backbone, and an almost overpowering alcohol burn that I thought would be a little more integrated. Finishes with a mineral quality and very bitter. Will come back to this one in a few years and re-rate.
SDalkoholic (1017), Chula Vista, California, USA
Dec 25, 2007 12.7 oz bottle from South Bay Drugs. Viewed as a deep mahogany color with almost no formation of head created during the pour left me puzzled as to why? The nose is a roasted and sweet blend of malts with the slightest notes of coffee bean as well as black licorice. The flavor came off way more subtle than I would of expected but there are strong hints of dark roast malt yet balanced perfectly to not be to sweet or overbearing. There is also a note of black licorice again and a minor background of tobacco.
MatchesForHire (25), Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
Dec 15, 2007 Bottle. Pours a nice orange-amber. Aroma is full, estery, of fruit steeped in mild brandy, and just a hint of woodiness. Definitely got my mouth watering. Body is rich and medium-full. Just a hint of syrup on the palate makes for a full body. Flavor is of overripe pears, apples and plums, intoxicatingly sweet but not cloying by any means. High ABV warms the belly. Finish takes forever. I held my glass for a full two minutes before taking another sip, which worked out well because with a little warmth, this beer is outstanding. Finish was woody with liquorice notes and a pervading undertone of plums and dates. Wonderful brew. Can’t wait to try Big Worse!
yespr (6162), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Nov 16, 2007 RB#2100. 50 cL bottle, tasted head to head with Big Worse Barley Wine, my outmost thanks to Ungstrup for provinding me this fantastic opportunity to taste my most sought after DK beer. Pours deep orange with a fizzy head. Aroma is FULL, dired fruit and filling malty roasted, alcohol and with a totally gone sweetness, worse seems slight faint in comparison. Full bodied. Flavour starts woody and slowly, and I mean: s l o w l y, goes into a nice liqourice finish and then again leaves some deep dried fruity, barley and woody tones in the far finish. Fantastic. Worse is more fruity and sweet compared to this, and clearly lacks a lot of cellaring.
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