 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
Apr 12, 2008 Bottle number 055959 *. I’m a great fan of the regular aventinus, so I was looking forward to this one. Sweet aroma with a lot of caramel, spice, candy cane and alcohol. The flavours are dissapointing though: cloying and thick sweet alcohol with syrup, brown sugar, spice and banana.
WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Apr 11, 2008 11.2oz bottle, 2007 Vintage. Pours a dark, clear coffee color with a fleeting white head. Aroma is sweet and rich, with a strong roasted malt character complemented by spices, caramel, dark fruit, and a bit of syrupy hops. Taste is fairly full, with a powerful but smooth taste of alcohol, roasted malt, and dark fruit, giving way to a lingering sweeter finish of banana, brown sugar, and spices. A rich and delicious winter warmer.
KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Apr 11, 2008 [Courtesy of fonefan - to celebrate my 1400th rating] Dark brown with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and overripe fruits. Sweet complex flavor with roasted malt, overripe fruits and chocolate notes. Alcohol well hidden and it warms you up nicely in the end. Best german beer by far!
yumyum (113), barrie, Ontario, Canada
Apr 9, 2008 Concentrated version of orignal. Pours dark rich brown color with minimal head. Nice strong rich sweet malty flavour. slightly syrupy/sticky on palate. long sweet finish Warming alcohol not overbearing. Amaziing with some gouda cheese. Really good beer for a slow leisurely drink with some cheese
stefanje (937), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Apr 7, 2008 12 oz bottle from South bay drugs. Pours a murky brown color with a medium clumpy cream head that rapidly vanished. The aroma was medium-light with bananas and malts. The flavor is very complex with maple syrup, cane sugar, bananas, cloves and sour biscuits. The mouthfeel is malty, creamy and very satisfying. The finish is long and sweet. Overall: A Superb brew.
rwgould (58), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Apr 6, 2008 0.5l bottle. Pours an opaque, hazy brown with no head. Smell is a very sweet combination of malt and grapes. Palette is smooth and a little thick. Very strong, complex flavour, consisting of grapes, malt, wheat, cloves and banana.
oakbluff (298), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Mar 30, 2008 Cloudy reddish hue with thick head. Nose is clove, some smoke and banana. Taste- very rich brew- honey sweetness with the spicy malts. Finish is hot and dry. Mouthfeel is thick but not too syrupy. This is the definition of liqiud bread. Drinkability is high given the booze level in it. Luckily the richness counterbalances as more than a couple bottles of this would be a quick end to the evening. Very nice beer.
theisti (1638), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Mar 28, 2008 2002 Vintage. Bottle No. 12970. 330 ml bottle very, very, generously given to me by Indra. Pour is almost clear deep burgundy with a surprisingly big, 1 1/2 inch tan head. I was amazed that a six year old beer still looked this alive. The head fell quickly. Aroma of dense, sweet, cooking cane sugar along with melting caramel. Also some floral notes, and a round maltiness. Taste is big sweetness, again more of the slightly cooked cane sugar. The maltiness translates to an almost English Barley Wine style biscuit maltiness. A touch of oxidation appears in the after taste, though it detracts in no way from the overall taste of this one. The alcohol really never was present - age apparently helps a lot on this front. The palate was big and sturdy holding all of the big flavors in this nicely. As this warmed (initial temp was about 55) it took on a Tawny Port character which was quite pleasant. I really enjoyed this one, thanks a million Eric!
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