 TheJester (702), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 351 mL bottle. 2006 vintage. Translucent copper orange with very little head. Sweet (candied) fruity aroma with malt, tinned peaches and pears, and a little peppery hops. The taste is sweet, with a real plum pudding (with rum sauce) thing going on. More hops than expected. Nice hoppy/bitter lasting finish. Some alcohol burn down the back of the throat. Incredibly full and smooth. Expect this will be even better next year.
tomthompson89 (1474), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2007 2007 amber color, good amount of white foam, toffee nose strong alcohol. taste is sweet malts alcohol, and mild hops. Decent beer will see with some age
DuffMan (2751), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 19, 2007 2007 vintage. Beautiful ddep bronzy gold, hazy, with a dense ecru head that displays remarkable retention and generates lace for the entire glass. Aroma is perfumey, with stone fruits, elderflower, and unripened mango all coming to mind. Rich sweet toffee malt (lots of malt in here!) with flavours of apricot, kumquat, and a slightly resinous bitter finish. Perfectly balanced and extremely enjoyable. Thanks Rockley for bringing this one back for me!
DerWeg (760), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 13, 2007 Updated: Mar 19, 20092009 vintage note - similar to ’last years’ 2007, maybe less fresh hops, slightly sharper feel and more body... hey it’s 9.8% now!!! Yeah this will age reasonably well, and it’s a good vintage 2007 vintage ale - exceptional, fairly big & balanced brew with (for me) some fairly assertive flavours/aromas of pale dry fruit notably apricot and golden sultana. Lots of hops for structure but they don’t dominate. Pours viscous with rich foam that merges with the beer when you swirl the glass - looks stunning.
Not anything like previous vintages - nonetheless good effort. You could age this but why wait. (Footnote: RateBeer is silly to compile different vintage years recipes within the same overall product rating because they apparently differ so much.)
robinvboyer (1428), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 12, 2007 Updated: Feb 11, 20082007 bottle.
Aroma is slightly hoppy, with some grains in the nose. It actually kinda smells cheap. Flavour is grainy, with a touch of hops, and an odd bitter malty finish. Meh, this isn’t very exciting. Hopefully it gets better with age.
Re-rate. a nice sherry/brandyish aroma mixed in with some caramel matiness. Flavour is full of sweet hops, and some good caramel malts. Finish is quite bitter, hmmmm, this is quite good, the other bottle must have been a bad batch or something, this is a good bitter barley wine. Should be interesting to see what some age does to this, and the hops mellow.
wilderthanyou (415), Guelph, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 12, 2007 Vintage 2007.
I’m sure someone will think I’m crazy, but the instant I tasted this beer, I thought of Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA. This beer is like a much more balanced version though. The aroma is a bit of pine, sweet caramel, mint, and grapefruit. The flavour is a good reflection of the aroma, a bit of pin upfront, with some good malt caramel balancing the middle, and a citrusy grapefruit finish. A top notch beer, but for a premium price, was it worth it......yeah.....but barely.
JohnnyJ (1309), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 12, 2007 2006 vintage thanks to radiomgb. Pours a amber orangish color with a soft off-white. Caramel, toffee, banana, sherry, and hints of vanilla and wood. Quite sweet and malty with a little bit of alcohol. Very nice warming brew.
yarry (370), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2007 341ml bottle, 8% a/v 2007 version
Pours goldy orange with a decent tan head. The aromas consist of malt, spice and citrusy hops. Taste is fairly hoppy, citrus and a sweetish aftertaste. Also noted is a nice warming feeling in the stomcah.
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