3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Definitely epic. This has a nose full of spices, and pours dark as night. The flavor is full of spice, but not nearly as spiced as a lot of typical winter beers. Bit of sweetness, and a touch of dryness on the finish. Overall a very fine beer.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20
Black with a thin rocky khaki head. Aroma is strange and inviting, like a spicy chocolate cake. There’s some cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and cocoa on the nose, with a certain cake like sweetness to it all. However, the flavor is a little too spiced...not like heat, but like the spices in a spice cabinet. There’s a lot going on here, from cinnamon to clove and nutmeg to allspice, all backed by an earthy dark roasty malt tone, not nearly enough chocolate like I got on the nose, and certainly not as sweet as the nose. Kinda dry, not bitter but certainly a bit overspiced. Smelled like spice cake, taste removed all the ’cake’ aspect. Still somewhat good though, finishing with a dark and slightly fruity malt tone, like a good Belgian strong ale should.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle). Interestingly, spicy aroma and the taste is the same. The label mentions "cinnamon, ginger, allspice, sweet orange peel, clove and rosehips" and I can taste at least 5 of the 6 spices. I really like this beer, very well balanced despite all spices. Thanks for an interesting vertical journey Stone!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled:
Pours black with a lid-like head. Spicy aroma of nutmeg, clove, licorice and cinnamon; smells like christmas! Soft and creamy in the mouth. Spicy taste of nutmeg, clove, hops and ginger. Really bitter finish. Could’ve ended up like a spicy mess but is surprisingly balanced!
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark brown/almost black pour, little ring of sporadic carbonation and an aroma of clove, pumpkin pie spices, bananas and plenty of ginger. Flavor is burnt sugar, heavy malt, herbs, very vegetal and roasted dark malt. WIsh this bottle was a 12 ouncer instead of a bomber.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Everyone already covered all the bases about the spices and scented candles. A little flat, otherwise tasty. Congrats to Stone on the epic journey.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours black with a thin tan head. Intense aroma of spices. Clove, All spice, cinnamon. It is a little too intense for my liking. It's like drinking a scented candle.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Morizuya, KinosakiOnsen - shared with Mette. Clear dark brown - white head. Holy shit a lot of spices. Cardemom. Fruity. Roasted. Ryebread. Honey sweet and spicy dark bread. Piley notes. Light phenolic. Far too spicy.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, via Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on April 7 2013; eye: black, opaque, tiny sheet of brown head, no lacing; nose: nutmeg, anise, all spice, pumpkin spiced; mouth: nutmeg, anise, all spice, roasted barley, burnt barley, alcohol, soy sauce, pumpkin spices, dry finale in roasted barley with presence of alcohol, medium-full body, average carbonation, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, via Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 7 avril 2013; œil : noire, opaque, petite couverture de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : muscade, anis, tout-épices, épices à citrouille; bouche : muscade, anis, tout-épices, orge torréfiée, orge brûlée, alcool, sauce soya, épices à citrouille, finale sèche en orge torréfiée avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt amère, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : bien
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle thanks to Nick at CP&K. It pours near black with a medium tan head. The nose is smoke, bonfire, earth, spice (particularly cinnamon), treacle, touch of soy sauce and some dark fruit. The taste is pretty spicy, earth, wood, earth, touch of bitter chocolate, soy sauce, decent bitterness, warming alcohol, roasted malt and toast with a dry, spicy finish. Medium-full body and moderate carbonation. Interesting, but ultimately I don’t find it that drinkable.
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