4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Martinus (1877) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - OCT 4, 2012
Slightly hazy amber colour, white head. Fresh malty aroma, honey, vanilla, candy sugar, fruity with pronounced yeast tones. Sweet honey flavour, vanilla, bourbon, light wood. Touch of hops. Finish honey, apricot, wood, light bourbon.
Very nice indeed.
(Draught @ BBF ’12)
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 abemorsten (1975) - Mosterøy, NORWAY - OCT 4, 2012
On tap at Borefts Beer Festival 2012. From my notes, this should be a wine and bourbon barreled version, but I could have mixed that up. Hazy orange body with an off-white rim. Fruity, spicy Belgian ale yeast, bourbon, rock sugar and vinuous notes on the nose. Complex and most inviting aroma. Full bodied. Heavy sweet, alco warm, fruity. Dry tongue. Wonderful.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 MaartenRF10 (1197) - Wageningen, NETHERLANDS - OCT 3, 2012
Draft @ BBF’12 Cloudy orange amber, off-white head. It’s like a good barley wine with some additional orange fruits. Good full-bodied and nicely soft carbonated beer.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 bierkoning (9033) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - OCT 3, 2012
Tap @ Borefts 2012. Pale amber color. Peach, apricot, applem melon. Just a bunch of fruits in the aroma. Malty sweet, alcoholic, oaky flavor, rather Calvados -like.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 yngwie (10798) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - OCT 1, 2012
On tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012. A dense, off-white head of finger-thick size sits on top of a clear, dark golden body. The aroma has a nice Bourbon touch, some vanilla, and a sweetish fruityness and a faint spiced hint. There’s a nice bitterness in the flavor both initially and in the finish, with spice hints, vanilla, Bourbon and some sugar. Not much alcohol, but there’s some warmth in the mouth, full body and pleasant carbonation. I normally don’t appreciate Bourbon barrel ageing, but this was a nice one. 120511
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 sir__v (302) - Lille, FRANCE - SEP 30, 2012
At 4th Borefts - De Molen Festival. Color : orange amber beer without head and no carbonization. Smell : barrel, malt and sugar complexity. Taste : sugar, caramel and vanilla. Aftertaste : caramel, hops and malt.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 madsberg (8939) - Søborg, DENMARK - SEP 30, 2012
Draught. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. Aroma: Fruits, sweetness, spice, alcohol, flowers. Flavour: Flowers, maripan, sweetness, ripe fruits. Medium to full bodied. Sweetness, fruits and alcohol in the end.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 womencantsail (7100) - Garbage Grove, California, USA - SEP 30, 2012
Hazy amber color with an off-white head. Sweet sugar aroma with a lot of caramel, dark fruit, and toffee. A touch of metal, some banana, and sweet vanilla. The flavor is a bit on the boozy side. Bourbon, vanilla, and sweet caramel notes along with some dark fruit and banana. Some metal on the finish, too.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 hirigalzkar (1846) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - SEP 30, 2012
Sample @ SBWF 2012. Notes of strawberry seeds. spices and chocolate in aroma. Heavy toffee notes in taste. Slighty sour and with a touch of nice berry seed notes. Lovely beer! Reminds me of Dolle stuff.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 finol (1719) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - SEP 30, 2012
Draught sample at SBWF.
Wow, a really nice complex brew. Like a sweeter Pannepot. Fruity, chcolate, booze and dessert wine.
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