 ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden
Apr 2, 2009 Ceramic 75 cl bottle from Systembolaget. Hazy mahogny, medium beige head. Malty and caramelly with a slightly rough hoppines. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Very bitter, a little too much actually.
gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
Mar 28, 2009 Updated: Oct 19, 2009First rating
"XS" 750 ml ceramic bottle from a beer judge colleague
On March 28, 2009
Hazy red to orange color, tan head. Hoppy and sweet scent. Big sweet malty and bitter hoppy taste. Bit mouthfeel, long high bitterness.
8/4/8/4/17=4.1
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75 cl ceramic bottle thanks to ekstedt!
On April 1, 2009
2008 vintage
Hazy reddish to copper color, tan head. Malty, sweet, breadlike, roasted, hoppy, alcohol scent. Bitter taste, a bit sweet, mostly dry. Long bitter aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness.
7/4/6/4/14=3.5
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Cermaic bottle at a blind tasting on October 10, 2009
2008 on the bottle, BB aug 2012
Clear dark to red color, yellow to teal head. Malty, sweet, alcohol scent, also creamy smooth. Smooth bitter taste, also grape and creamy grainy. Smooth mouthfeel, relatively high bitterness. Bitter dry and apricots aftertaste.
8/4/7/4/16=3.9
thewolf (5635), Kolding, Denmark
Mar 27, 2009 Ceramic bottle, XS series.
Bought @ HJ Hansen, Odense.
[vintage 2006]
Pours a wonderful, deep red with a nice, creamy, beige head that leaves lots of lacings. Great aroma with fat toffee, lots of hops, caramel and a fair deal of viniousness. Medium carbonation, super oily mouthfeel. Flavour is pleasantly vinious, but never alcoholic. Dry and hoppy with toffee, port and wood. The hops are primarily pine and some fruitiness. Super long dry and bitter aftertaste. Lovely and warming after 20 minutes of wet, rain-swept golf :o)
ditmier (1021), Boise, Idaho, USA
Mar 25, 2009 Tap at TFD - Pours brownish amber with a small off-white head...aroma is tight, lt citrus, lt caramel...flavour was bitter malt and insanely hot...this one needs a hot malt injection and at least a few years age to be enjoyable...
snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
Mar 24, 2009 2007 on tap at Brouwer’s Hard Liver ’09. Pours brownish amber with a thin off-white head. Strong sweet nose of caramel, toffee, and fruity hops. Taste is a little more floral and a little less sweet. Nice hop finish.
Beerman6686 (1266), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 22, 2009 This pours a reddish brown color with an off white head. Aroma was sweet malts, dark fruit and alcohol. Flavor is really thick and cloying dark fruits and sweet malts. Does not hide the alcohol well at all, a very boozy finiish.
j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Mar 21, 2009 Updated: Jun 21, 2009Bottle shared at the Smoke from the Oak release. One of the old 7oz bottles (which looked remarkably small once someone showed up with a 3L of Mad Elf), of the 1998 vintage. Pours a murky looking brown with a hint of a tan head. Smells salty and briny, with dark stone fruit notes. Malty and somewhat thick, slightly sweet, with a little salinity on it, moving into a light finish with some roasted malt coming through.
Update: got a chance to try some of the 1999 vintage...similar to the 98, but not nearly as good. Finished with a nice smokiness and a big bitterness, while the nose had a nice caramel note. Not as salty as the 98, which is one of the best parts of that beer I think. I’d probably score the 99 a bit lower than the 98, so I’ll leave the 98 score.
Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
Mar 19, 2009 Vintage 01 glass bottle. I was scared to drink this. Lots of yeast in the bottom. I didn’t think had a chance of being good... wrong. Poured hazy amberish with a small fluffy white head. Aroma of caramel and fruit. Big mellow sweet malt flavor with some fruit. This thing is scary good with age. Very mellow and easy to drink.
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