4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I’ll call this a "growler." Filled by Bierkraft and put into a 22oz. bottle. Thanks to mikeyv35 for getting me this one.
A: Poured a dirty mahogany with a large darker tan head. Not too much retention or lacing, but it still looks pretty nice.
S: Superb. Lots of black licorice, sweet malt, dark fruit, cherries, hints of smoke, some alcohol, and bits of chocolate.
T: Very, very intense all around. The black licorice, sweet malt, and dark fruits (plus cherries) stand out as being the most dominant, but this one has a lot going on and only gets better as it warms.
M: Good amounts of alcohol, but nothing distracting too much from the taste.
D: Excellent drinkability. High alcohol and insane complexity make this one a slow sipper.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed on: 03-08-2010
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ratebeer Wintergathering
A: Pours an amberish brown hue with with a small cream colored head. Lite retention and no lace.
S: Aromas of light wheat, banana, and some bubblegum. Caramel malt, sweet toffee, and a bit of booze.
T: Flavor is very much like the aroma. Banana bread with bubblegum notes. Candy malt sweetness, with hints of clove and bits of booze.
M: Medium in body smooth, the booze is present.
D: Not really. Nice flavors but it just don’t quite come together.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to bman1113vr. The look is brown in color, clear, and has a beige colored head. The smell is sweet, banana, clove, yeast, malts, and chocolate. The taste is a little weak, some sweetness, fruits, and malts.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at RBWG 2010. Sweet, but surprisingly light, kinda surprised by that. A bit thin in aroma and flavor, but there aren’t exactly flaws. Bready, sweet, not bad.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Like a hefe in the aroma, but less spicy, and much more banana. The appearance is an attractive deep opaque red, light off-white head. The flavor is banana, wheat, spice, alcohol. The finish is more sweet than spicy, almost no hops. The mouthfeel is a tad watery, wierd for this style. Medium in body, maybe a little on the thin side, again especially for the style. Not terrible at all, not as good as I might have hoped.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle thanks to bman1113vr. poured ruby/amber with some legs. aroma was grains and spice. flavor was flat wet grains.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle thanks to bman1113vr. Pours a brown with off-white head. Aroma of some dark fruit, malt, has a light astringent. Flavor has some sweetness, malt, light chocolate, dark fruit and some licorice. Mouth feel is medium body with low-medium carbonation. Overall, I would say it is "OK".
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
handbottle thanks to bman1113vr. deep chocolate brown with a cream head. dried fruits, malts and light alcohol on the nose. smooth on the palate, fruity malts, alcohol and raisins.
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