 IlanMan (510), Winona, Minnesota, USA
May 4, 2008
2005 bottle. This was a full bodied, full flavored beer. The aroma was strong with rich malt and toffee. Flavor was again very dominant with sweet malt, toffee, and a little alcohol on the finish. Very good. Would definitely buy again.
roder_60 (864), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 16, 2008 2007 bottle - only have one so here it goes. Opens with little carbonation and no head except a few quickly gone bubbles. Color is hazy dark orange/brown. Aroma very sweet, bit winey, raisins, and oranges. Flavor very sweet and syrupy fruity oranges, sweet grapes and a bit of caramel cream. Overall, i can definitely see how/why this would age well. Enjoyable drink. Wish I had another to age.
grandridge (137), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
Aug 15, 2008 2005 Bottle. Pours deep amber with a large fluffy white head. Aroma is fig raisin, syrup and all other thing dark fruit and sweet. Sweet malty taste, smooth but still a little harsh. Flavor is sweet dark fruits, plums and the like. Very good. I’ll crack another 2005 in 2011.
Haslinger (511), Syracuse, New York, USA
Aug 5, 2008 2006 bottle, Pours a chocolate brown with zero head. The aroma is winey with a bit raisin. The taste is sweet, winey, definitely sweet. Almost overly so. I can imagine this beer would be incredible in 20 years. I can’t wait to find out.
adrian910ss (1008), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 4, 2008 2003 vintage #9324 purchased at Van Loans in Port Ewen, NY in 2004. Pours a dark murky brown orange with no head. Sweet syrupy aroma of caramel, raisins and dates. Taste of sweet syrupy caramel, raisins, dates and figs. Very sweet and a slow sipper for sure.
austone (305), Turku; Pori, Finland
Aug 1, 2008 2006 bottle. Murky reddish brown, small soapy head. Smooth raisiny nose, dates, dry fruits, little syrup and ammonium? Still somehow restrained. Very raisiny flavor. dry fruits, pepper, little liquorice and pitch (or wood chips). Warming menthol finish. Almost full bodied, quite strong carbonation for it’s kind. Not very balanced, but I guess age will do the trick.
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