2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
pours a murky brown .. light wispy foam .. leather and brown sugar mostly .. . wow! thin- very thin mouth and a very unappealing finish .. . terrible
.. . . you’re having trouble breathing?!? my eyes are burning!!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle, dark brown color, with some reddish highlights, and a bubbly beige head, with a belgian fruity, yeasty, chocolatey nose, with some dried raisin, date, fig, prune juice esters, and some chocolate granola bar, oat soft cookie, chocolate wafer, chocolate pudding accents, with some cheastnut, light molasses, chocolate, roasted, toasted malt notes in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a mild fruity, spicy belgian yeast, chocolatey, fruitcake, chocolate wafer, dried raisin, date, fig character with some mild prune juice, a kind of cola taste, faint dark bitter chocolate, light coffee flavors, with a mochaish, nutty chocolate praline, sort of "Ferrero Rocher", bran raisin muffin, chocolate oat granola bar backbone, with a soft molasses, chocolate, roated, biscuity, toasted, caramel cereal maltiness undertone, with a hint of anise spiciness, ans a silky brown sugar mochaish, subtle chocolate pie note, leading towards a warmth, yeasty, dried raisin, date, fig, prune fruitiness, chocolate wafer, cherry blossom chocolate candy, café mocha, fruitcake finish. Over those years the characteristic of Stone hoppiness has disappeared, leaving a nice sweet mellowness at the end.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Won this bottle on eBay and let it be noted the beer is now 5 years old. Any questions about this beer holding up to aging has been answered in my eyes. Very smooth, mellow and refined beer. Aroma was nice. Sweet deep chocolate and anise with slight notes of toffee. Pour was a deep dark brown with a slight splotchy tan film for a head. Taste was noticeably aged and mellowed. Heavy chocolate and anise combination in the front. Coffee, dark fruits and just a slight zing of Belgian yeast come in after the swallow. As it warms an emerging black licorice flavor starts coming out. Very nice complex beer but nothing great in my opinion.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Drank this for my 35th birthday. Beer is nearly opaque, very dark warm brown with an average-sized, beige, frothy, mostly diminishing head. First impression is that of balance and richness. The aroma is malty with moderate notes of roasted grain, chocolate; Yeasty with moderate notes of cellar; Moderate note of spicy alcohol, light notes of top soil and cola. The flavor is moderate-to-heavily sweet, lightly acidic with a long, warm, moderately bittersweet, lightly acidic finish. Alcohol is well hidden. The body is medium-to-full, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is soft.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to Schultsc for this bomber. Pours very dark brown/black with a few beige bubbles. Aromas of roasted dark malt and plum/raisin. Near full in body. The malt is sufficient to initially suggest cola. Then the fruit comes and goes, leaving a very roasty dark malt flavor. So it’s malt, fruit, spice, malt. Every time. It’s very smooth. There’s a bitterness off setting the malt sweetness, but it may be from the roast rather than hop. The alcohol is very subdued. Certainly suffered no harm from aging.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dunkelmalziger Antrunk mit hohem Hefanteil, gleichzeitig frisch und hell zwischen den vielen dunkelmalzigen Noten. Dann konzentruert sich das Bier wieder eher auf das dunkle und nun weich röstige Malz, dazu ist eine gewisse Süße unbestreitbar. Süffig, gleichzeitig vollmundig, absolut gelungen. Gut! 10/11/12/12/11/12
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. bottle shared by dbsdelight at The Royale- thanks again, Dan! Pours a cloudy brown color with copper highlights and a beige ring for a head. Aroma has a lot of dark fruits- raisins, dates, figs- along with brown sugar, caramel malts, and oak. Flavor of berries and the same dark fruits as the nose, earth, leaves, and toasted sweet malts. Light-medium bodied, with low carbonation and a juicy mouthfeel that seems just a wee bit watery, probably as a result of the age. Still a pretty cool beer that has held up fairly well over time.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared by footbalm at his cellar cleaning/going away party, thanks
Appearance: Dark brown with a small beige head and no lacing
Aroma: Roasty, raisins and citrus
Taste: Toasted malts, dark fruits and cardboard
Good, maybe past its prime
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