3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20On tap served in a stem glass. Lightly hazed amber with a sticky tan head. The nose is pure hops: citrus & pine. Chewy malt base with a mountain of hops on top. Full bodied with a lasting resinous finish. Very nice!
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Wow, sweet, malty graham cracker aroma, slight piney resin, and old paper. A somewhat murky caramel color with a filmy head. Sweet, caramel syrup flavor with some boozy oak notes. Still hot despite the age. Slick palate that coats the mouth. The Bigfoot now dominates this blend, but the other components tweak the flavor enough to make it an intriguing treat.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bouteille 750ml. De couleur ambrée foncée et voilée. Nez de caramel toffee sucré, de houblon résineux, moyennement citrique, herbeux et fruité (agrumes) avec des notes boisées (fût de bourbon) et de vanille. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement doux-moyen ainsi qu’avec une texture huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Goût moyen-amer de houblon moyennement fruité (agrumes, traces d’abricots) et citrique, légèrement herbeux et résineux (une amertume de houblon présente toute la gorgée) avec des traces de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt assez sucré (caramel toffee, notes de biscuits, traces de sucre brun) aux petites traces rôties avec quelques notes de biscuits puis en finale l’amertume de houblon se fait plus résineuse et légèrement plus herbeuse en plus d’être appuyé de notes d’alcool réchauffantes. Post-goût long et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de de houblon résineux, moyennement herbeux, citrique et légèrement fruité (zeste d’agrumes) avec un résiduel de malt sucré (caramel toffee) ainsi que des notes d’alcool.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle from the cellar. Pours a medium opaque brown. nose is beautiful with great notes of cotton candy, brown malt, and brown sugar. first sip is similar with just a touch of oxidation. finish is beautifully balanced with mild bitterness and sweet malt.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark amber body, white head. Aroma has quite regular strong ale notes, some raisins, resiny hoppiness, some medicinal hops and caramel with alcohol. Lots of caramel in flavour, raisins, some coffee. Quite warming with alcohol and really nicely balanced. Charming strong ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
650 ml bottle. 02776. From bierzwerg.de.
Murky brown colour with a small creamy light tan head.
Dark fruity, mildly hoppy, sweet malty and raisins in the aroma.
The flavour is very dark hoppy with resin and piney notes, quite strong bitterness, sweet maltiness and mild molasses.
Tasty.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle, shared with the group. Hazy darker brick-red color. Good thin khaki head. Little, loose reaches of lace. Nice light caramel malt, good lightly spicy, light herbal, earthy hop notes. Good oak influence in the nose too, some dark fruit. Nice bitter taste. Some maltiness, but less sweet. Nice smooth, lighter carbonation. Good moderate creaminess. Moderately dry - dry enough, not too dry. A great amount of dryness, nice balance. Good oaky, malty, smooth aftertaste. Love that spicy, earthy, hop / malt aftertaste, very tasty and complex. Drinking great right now. Nice prominent hoppiness, but very smooth. Good agreeable malt to it, as well.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from bierzwerg.de. Hazy dark amber color with huge long lasting creamy beige head. Malt, grapefruits, grapefruit zest, caramel, yeast. Taste, sweet malt, grapefruit, oranges, grapefruit zest, caramel, yeast, raisins, piney hops, floral hops, wood, alcohol. Extremely hoppy bitter, alcoholic finish. Yummy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle to snifter (thanks DrSilverworm). Looks good; a murky burnt-orange with off-white lacing. Smells malty and hoppy with notes from all three contributors. Tastes like it smells, with a nice, sweet barleywine mouthfeel.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Aroma of glorious sweet pine hops and slight oak. Pours red and super hoppy. Taste is big hops with pine, spruce, and sticky pine sap.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 10/8/2010. Pours extremely hazy deep ruby red color with a nice 1-2 finger dense cream colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big orange, grapefruit, orange rind, pear, apple, caramel, pine, toast, toffee, brown sugar, floral, oak, light bourbon, and floral earthiness. Fantastic aromas with big balance and complexity of hop, malt, and oak notes. Taste of big orange, grapefruit, orange rind, caramel, pine, toast, toffee, floral, oak, brown sugar, brown bread, light bourbon, and floral hop earthiness. Light pine and citrus bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, caramel, pine, toast, toffee, brown bread, floral, oak, brown sugar, and floral earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic balance and complexity of hop and malt flavors; with a great subtle oak presence and moderate bitterness balancing the malt sweetness; and zero cloying sweetness present on the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish; very smooth to sip on. Overall this is an absolutely incredible American strong blended ale! Huge complexity and balance of hop and malt notes; and extremely smooth to sip on. An extremely awesome offering, top notch stuff as expected.
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