 bu11zeye (5715), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 ( 750ml bottle ) Pours a dark brown (near black) body with a small tan head. Aroma of vinous, oak, soy sauce, wood, caramel, and peat. Flavor of soy sauce, raisins, scotch, earth, caramel, roasted malt, and light herbs.
mar (1981), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 bottle thanks to bu11zeye. handbottled on 9/3/08. deep brown with a cream head. smoke, vanilla and wood. flavor matches the aroma perfectly and it is very smooth on the palate.
gunnar (602), Sandnes, Norway
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Pours pitch black with a moderate tan head. Aroma is vinous, sherry, oak and tar. Full and rich mouthfeel. The flavour are all about malty sweetness, plums, raisins and a moderate roastiness, oak, tar and vinous notes (sherry and/or port), some chocolate and a hint of licuorice. Weak hops in the finish. A splendid beer indeed!
blutt59 (2186), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Bottle, thanks to bu11zeye. Dark brown pour, smokey peat aroma, flavor has an oily, woody char profile and lots of smoke, oily finsh as well
Cavie (1521), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle courtesy of bu11zeye. Dark brown pour with red hints through the light. Whisky sweet smell with lots of alcohol and roastedness. Taste has a woody characteristic with a fair amount of smoked flavor. Roasted flavors with sweet chocolate. Nice and flavorful.
pivnizub (5106), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Bottle: Pitch-black, mid-sized firm tanned head with a light lace; tobacco, leather and smoke in the solid vinous-caramelly nose, accompanied by a faint bitterness; solid sweet-bitter flavour, full bodied and smooth; a delicate bitterness in the full soft sourish-vinous and roasty finish. Great, gorgeous stuff......
Sammy (4070), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 750 ml from Bruisin’ Ales. Pours dark grey with bubbly head, looks caskish. Scotch whiskey in the nose. The tasting begins with scotch whiskey and ends with chocolate and peat in a long finish. Very good, it must be shared.
ricke (267), Malme, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Opaque, pitch black. A small brownish head settles into some lacings.
Plenty of roasted malts in the nose. Some coffee and dark chocolate. Dark caramel and molasses.
The flavor is packed with big aromas of roasted malts, almost burnt. Coffee, dark chocolate and vinous dark fruits. Notes of oak barrel. Unfortunately, I detect an off-centered flavor of watercolor paint hovering above the other flavors, and it’s quite disturbing. The finish is somewhat bitter with acidic roasty notes, salt and licorice. The alcohol is well hidden, but noticeable.
Medium body, gentle carbonation. Could perhaps have a little bigger body. Somewhat dry finish.
Not quite as good as I had hoped for. Still recommended though. Lacks some balance.
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
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