 rudolf (1789), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 17, 2005 I’m torn on this one. Purple/copper body. Obviously no head. Noise is pure port. Raisins, alcohol, maple, vanilla. Really boozy. Some aspects of oak/single malt. Flavor is that of a lighter port. Lots of malt & raisin. SOme nuttiness. Really boozy. Feels like it evaporates off my tounge. Caramel, orange, vanilla, maple, brown sugar. I just don’t know. Very alcoholic finish with grapes and brown sugar that linger forever.
beervana (781), Libertyville, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 17, 2005 Sampled at the 3rd Annual Festival of Wood & Barrel-aged Beers held at Goose Island (Wrigleyville branch), Chicago, IL. Served from brown bottles. 2003 vintage. Hazy, strong dark brown amber ale having pronounced scotch whiskey aroma. No discernable carbonation. Full-bodied having creamy maple syrupy texture that starts with moderately sweet malt with pronounced whiskey, prune, raisin and maple syrup flavors, and trace of light bitterness. Finishes with light sweetness and no discernable bitterness. Pronounced alcoholic warmth. Very much like a liquor (a beer liquor?). A very delicious beer that is best served as a digestif.
IPFreely (1470), Lewiston, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 17, 2005 Still. Medium amber color, very oily looking leaving viscous legs along the sides of the glass. Massive aroma, knocks you back a step. Loads of maple, some cortland apple, vanilla, brown sugar, and some alcohol. Flavor starts out with maple, floowed by some hot alcohol, vanilla and brown sugar again. Very light and airy on the tongue, doesn’t burn nearly as much as you’d expect. This is some crazy stuff, JC.
fluids (364), USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 16, 2005 Intense cognac maple nose. No head. Golden metallic maple syrup color. This severely blurs the line between barley wine and cognac. Mocha, malty, vanilla, rounded taste. Sip it very slow. The tail end of the palate is very maple sugar (right at the end) Malty throughout with warming burning from the alcohol. It’s excellent tasting however I would not call this beer by any stretch of the imagination.
Pailhead (2612), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 13, 2005 Bottle: Lots going on in the aroma. Big vanilla extract aroma with honey, light chocolate, and a light tequilla presence. Pours a transparent reddish-orange with no head at all. Very sweet. Lots of vanilla and honey. Big warming bourbon finish with hints of tequilla. I like it, but like the Triple Bock, only in small samples.
jimhilt (1696), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 11, 2005 Updated: Dec 18, 2008Pours without a head and no lace. Crystal clear deep amber color, no carbonation and heavy bodied. Nose is a strong alcohol. Starts sweet, with serious alcohol overtones, taste is a cognac/brandy, lingering alcohol aftertaste. Is this a beer?? And how can you compare to others? Its bottle #1776 for me, very expensive and really DFH World Wide Stout (18-23% ABV) at $7.95 tastes more like a beer. $100 for 24oz bottle from Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, Me.
Crosling (1856), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 9, 2005 Sampled from a cognac like pour at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston, Massachusetts. Copper colored with no head. The nose is sharp and extremely alcoholic if you take a big sniff very close to the glass, but if you sniff from a bit further away and use the wafting method, an unbelievable range of aromas comes about, including caramel, vanilla, mocha, maple and hazelnut. Rich, diverse range of flavors, very similar to the aromatic descriptors above. The alcohol is huge, but I didn’t find it overwhelming in any way, but well hidden.
erway (1002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 4, 2005 GABF (like I’m gonna pay for this myself!) Pors a Med. Amber with no head. Soy sauce maple vanilla and port, a hell of a lot better than the triple bock in the nose. Syrupy body with very little life. Hot and sweet w/maple. Very oxidized and hot, brandy-like. Not very drinkable. I’d rather have a $50 bottle of port.
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