4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20Bottle. Pours lively, big frothy nut brown head, lays to a sticky covering. Aroma is citric fruit, mango, raisin, dark berries. On the palate is a crescendo of rum raisin, dark fruit, citrus peel, followed by more rum as it rolls over your tongue but a with a smooth creamy mouthfeel. Finishes with a spicy hop bitter kick and a creeping lip puckering dryness. Awesome, awesome beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Super dark brown with creamy medium head. Smells.. Dark cooked fruits, big malts, caramel, toffee and coffee hints. Tastes.. Dark roasted grains, some dark fruits like a Belgian strong ale, big malts and some coffee hints.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours very hazy nearly pitch black color with a nice 2 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, light roast, light chocolate, dark bread, floral, light dark fruits, light pine, and toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malty notes with slight hops; with good strength. Taste of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, light roast, light chocolate, floral, light pine, and toasted earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, light roast, light chocolate, floral, and toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of toasted malt flavors with light hops; with nice robustness and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very creamy and moderately slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent imperial brown ale. All around nice balance, complexity, and robustness of flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Sola Vinmonopol. Dark brown with creamy full brown head. Sweet caramel malty aroma. More sweet malts and a light integrated alcoholprecense. Smooth, oily & creamy
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Dark brown, cloudy. Not much head.
Aroma: Good malt and fruit. Some hops.
Taste: More dark malt and fruit, some hops and alcohol.
Info: 500ml bottle, 21/4-2013
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Grande versione firmata norvegia, per questa imperial brown, che si presenta con un bel colore nero impenetrabile. Al naso caffè e cioccolato in evidenza, mentre in bocca compare meravigliosamente anche la parte luppolata, che le dona un armonia eccellente. Grandi...
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Noisettes, caramel, chocolat enroulés dans la résine de houblons anglais. Le corps moyen et l’effervescence bien calibrée lui procure une buvabilité assez franche. Une autre intéressante bouteille du sniper slovaque!!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
0.5L bottle. Dark brown \ black color. Light tan head. Aroma of nutty, dark roasted malts, some salted molasses, and roasted malt. Burnt flavors. Lots of roast, burnt grains, some herbal hops. Tastes like earth and pumpernickel bread. Finishes like a strong Porter.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml bottle from IPB.
Appearance : Dark amber with med foamy and creamy brown head.
Aroma : Piny and resinous hops with brown sugar. Quite malty, light red fruits. Slightly citrusy.
Taste : Citrusy and piny hops with rich malty notes. Brown sugar with light caramel. Toffee. Finish citrusy and piny with lots of malt. Persistent piny notes with resinous bitterness. Not much alcohol. Tiny phenolic notes here and there.
Palate : Carbonation is quite soft but it suits the beer quite well. Medium palate. Quite a nice palate overall.
Overall : Really well rounded beer. Note sure why this is an english strong ale with all the american hops used. Can’t figure why American Strong Ale didn’t fit this. Anyhow, this is a very well balanced and well presented hoppy brown ale. Nice palate, nice balance between hops and malt, nice appearance. Not much negative stuff to say about this.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Une bouteille de 50 cl. Batch 812. Meilleure avant le 24.05.2016. Un corps brun acajou et une tête qui garde la forme. Des parfums de chocolat doux, de noisettes, de caramel fumé et de fruits foncés qui rencontrent des arômes de houblons qui proposent un mélange de terre, de feuilles et d’herbes. Solide. Sur les papilles, des notes rôties et maltées, des houblons opportuns, des fruits, du café, des feuilles de tabac et quelques notes citriques. Difficile de ne pas aimer. Un corps crémeux, bien rond avec un pétillement doux. Une finale en amertume résineuse, longue et accompagnée par un alcool qui réchauffe avec précaution.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bouteille de 0,5litre brassée le 24.05.12 et meilleure avant le 24.05.16 batch 812 (?). Superbe robe brune orangée avec une tête crémeuse épaisse. Le nez est puissant de noix, de chocolat, de fruits secs. La bouche est crémeuse, mielleuse, avec des saveurs sucrées. De chocolats et de noix. Plus digeste que le God Jul, plus facile à boire. Tout simplement succulente.
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