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Newport Storm 02

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RATINGS: 107   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.8   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 360   ABV: 12%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The '02 represents the third edition of our limited release beer. As in the past, this beer has been brewed with a completely new recipe and follows no particular style guidelines. Again, the 20 barrels of limited production '02 was aged for almost a year before it was released. This year's version is made with a single malt, Marris Otter, which our brewers believe to be the best in the world. In addtion, a variety of hops were added to achieve the 100 IBUs (International Bitterness Units) which creates a distinctive yet surprisingly smooth bite. As always, this product will improve with time, so find a few and enjoy them for years to come. It is extremely limited, extremely strong, and extremely original, because as we like to say around here: "It's All About Extremes."

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cletus (6025) - Connecticut, USA - SEP 30, 2005
UPDATED: FEB 11, 2008 I’ve been holding onto a few of these for a long time and figured t was time to finally crack one open for rating. What I found really surprised me as this one still hasn’t peaked at 3+ years. Pours amber with an off white head. Smells of sherry, cherries, smokey with some citrus (very surprised to see that one popping out in a 3 year old bw). Tastes of a smoky woody port with some sweet undertones. Slight alcohol presence on the finish suggests it hasn’t peaked just yet.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TomDecapolis (4000) - Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 23, 2005
Thanks to Hopdog and congrats on 1,400. Pours a dark red amber with a small off white head that left lacing. Aroma of prunes and slight toffee/alcohol. Flavor was similar to the aroma. Some alcohol burn at the end.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
weeare138 (936) - Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 23, 2005
Much thanks to hopdog for sharing this kickass bottle... Appears a dark amber with a light soapy tan head and spotty lacing. Smell is of vanilla and cream with hints of dark fruit, along with nice roasted nuts. Taste is of vanilla, biscuit, dark fruit, and cream. Mouthfeel is smooth, smooth, velvety smooth. Drinkability...what ABV?

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 23, 2005
UPDATED: OCT 1, 2005 Here it is, my 1,400th rating on RateBeer. Bottle acquired in a trade with jjpm74 (thanks!). Poured a darker and hazy amber/mahogany color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, oranges, wood, and toffee, Tastes of caramel (lighter than the aroma), plums, and a bit fruity. Light alcohol burn in the finish.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
egajdzis (4550) - Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 22, 2005
Poured a hazy orange color with a thin, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of oak, caramel malts, nuts, citrus (notably orange) and some light whisky as well. Taste was very fruity, lots of citrus fruits, more caramel malts, grapefruit bitterness, and a hot alcohol finish.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
beerbuzzmontreal (3413) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - SEP 1, 2005
Pours a murky brown color with a ring of white lace. Excellent aroma of thick, rich malt, caramel, hops and alcohol. Excellent flavor of thick, rich malt, caramel, hops, alcohol and lingering sweetness, the finish is mildly bitter. Medium to full body with a liquorous texture and low carbonation. I notice that this barley wine is 12% abv but it doesn’t feel that way, you notice alcohol but the thick body prevents this gem to be boozey, amazing stuff.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
IPFreely (1471) - Sanborn, New York, USA - JUL 19, 2005
Well I just had a really nice rating written for this but now it’s gone. Cloudy amber, beige head. Wonderfully balanced sweet, caramelly malts and mild yet flavorful grapefruity hops. Full bodied, no signs of the high abv, and it has yet to oxidize too much. This beer is doing very well right now.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
OlivierMTL (711) - Santa Monica, California, USA - JUL 16, 2005
UPDATED: JAN 12, 2006 Couleur cuivrée allant vers le brun pale. Les premiers arômes confèrent une présence de grains stocké dans la grange, faisant clairement allusion aux Bock, semble tout droit sorti de l’Allemagne. Complexe!, ensuite, arrive le toffee, la réglisse rouge, l’anis étoilé, la crème glacée à la vanille. Cette bière est vraiment complexe. L’alcool est facilement détectable mais est facilement oublié par cette inexplicable présence d’éléments rappelant le pétrole et la plasticine. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne, faible carbonatation. Bouteille, Table And Wines, NorthAmpton, Mai 2005.


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