3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a tan head. Complex aroma, dark fruits, nuts, chocolate & coffee. Big flavour, roasty with notes of orange peel & ginger.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Bottle BB 24/09/11) Citrus fruity, roasted malty and coffee aroma. Black colour with a hint of red and brownish, small, very slightly lasting head with fair lacing. Fruity (citrus), roasted malty, licorice, coffee and moderately bitter flavour. Softly carbonated, creamy and medium to full-bodied palate. An excellent Xmas brew! 08/11/06
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Shared by my good buddy Odeed! Labeled Winter Ale! Nose of smokiness, caramel and citrus hops that I picked up from far away from the bottle; very dark brown with a small beige head; flavor of hop bitterness, caramel, and some smokiness (again)!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown bottle, 0,5 l, bottled on 100810, best before 100815, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on September 29 2011; eye: dark mahogany, semi-opaque, nice sheet of coffee head, nice lacing; nose: roasted malt, liquorice, light smoke, peat; mouth: roasted malt, liquorice, smoke, slight spices, peat, light pleasant acridness, finale in liquorice with presence of smoke, medium body, below-average carbonation, slightly sweet, slick texture; overall: quite fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 0,5 l, embouteillée le 100810, meilleure avant 100815, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 29 septembre 2011; œil : acajou foncé, semi-opaque, belle couche de mousse café, bonne dentelle; nez : malt rôti, réglisse, léger fumé, tourbe; bouche : malt rôti, réglisse, fumé, très léger épices, tourbe, légère âcreté plaisante, finale en réglisse avec présence de fumé, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, très légèrement sucré, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sweet and tangy aroma, chocolate, caramel. The appearance is like that of an imperial stout, black, tan head, decent lacing. The flavor is dark chocolate, caramel, licorice, spice. Medium to thick in body, creamy mouthfeel. The finish is a substantial piney hop bittering, which hangs in there. Nothing crazy, but a really nice beer overall.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle via beerlando and somebody else(forgot). Dark purple/reddish color. Smell of caramel, toffee, roasted nuts, malt, hops, spice, coco and alcohol. Taste of heavy caramel, hops, malt, toffee, nuts, bread, spice, plums and a watery taste at the end. In my last sip, could taste some alcohol and vanilla. Still a wonderful brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500 ml bottle. This bottle pretty much redefined the word ’gusher’ for me. Between the time I popped the cap and got a glass, there was a big brown puddle surrounding it on on the counter. I put the bottle in the sink, and by the time I cleaned the counter roughly a third of the contents had foamed out. The part I got to try was great!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks Omhper for this bottle.
Appearance: dark brown color. Big head, beige, dense, with good adherence to glass but quickly collapse.
Aroma: toasted, chocolate and caramel. Spicy “Christmas” aromas; also vanilla and wood.
Flavor: roasted-malty start with reminiscences of bitter chocolate, mocha and berries in chocolate. The chocolate hints and the yeasty touch remember me a chocolaty-cake. Spicy notes like clove and aniseed. The sweetness hides the alcoholic degree. Roasted aftertaste.
Palate: full body; semi-oily and creamy texture. Medium carbonation.
Remark: nice roasty and spicy profile, lightly complex and good palate. Very advisable.
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