4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 2, 2011 Bottle brewed 2009. Almost black with a large beige head. Aroma: roasted, coffee, dried fruits, berries. Taste: chocolate, berries, licorice, hints of coffee, grapefruit bitterness, some cigar ash and spices. Smooth and pretty full-bodied. Overall: smooth and balanced, full of flavours, very tasty.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a murky dark brown color with a small beige head. Aroma is of pine, caramel, spices like clove and cinnamon and some dark fruit. Flavor is of spices like clove, cinnamon and ginger along with caramel, dark fruit like raisins, some lightly roasted notes and a slightly tart note. The body is medium with a very smooth mouthfeel. Overall a really nice Christmas seasonal!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki
Great winter stout that is well balanced and spicy.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours opaque brown with a nice tanned head. Aroma has a good amount of hops with citrus, pine, orange peel, shampoo, pine needles, perhaps a bit of caramel, chocolate and cardboard from the malts. The taste of the hops are strong considered that it’s only 30 IBU’s, orange peel, pine, a bit of bitter malt characteristic. I like the aroma a lot. Very distinct. A rather odd brew, but indeed nice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
draft at Blue Monk in Buffalo NY. dark dark pour with deeper darker tan head. smoke, peat, leather, chocolate, hint of anise, juniper?. fuller mouthfeel. Smoke is almost warming as it was 10 degrees in buffalo yesterday. Balanced as all flavors seem to meld together quite nicely. A great winter sipper
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Wondering if I got a bad bottle. Was excited when I read some reviews. Poured a nice, deep black-brown with decent tannish brown head. Left nice lacing in the glass. Aromas were pleasant, malty. Aromas of tootsie rolls, dried fruit and toffee. However, taste was extremely bitter. Was not at all in line with aroma. If I tried hard enough I could taste a bit of caramel, but mostly got anise (which I am not a fan) and smoke. No sweetness at all for me. Might need some coaxing in order to try a different bottle.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
2007 vintage. I enjoyed this at Delilah’s 12th annual Winter Beer Tasting in Chicago, IL. Appearance dark maple brown, slightly cloudy, rich tan head. Aroma of maple syrup, alcohol, hint of spices, very nice. Taste of bourbon, malts, somewhat rich, little creamy, fantastic. Out of the 20+ holiday beers sampled at this event, this was the best one.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wow, great beer! Reminds me a lot of julmust (a swedish Christmas soft drink made with malt extracts) with more spices and a nice softly warming alcohol sensation in the back of the throat. Also some chocolate cake and caramel. Light sweetness in the end, which fit the flavours perfectly. Very different, very nice!
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