3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared at Bruce’s in London - huge thanks to Jack for this one. Pours black with a fairly thick, creamy tan head. Pretty standard dark malt nose, toast, faint cocoa. Medium sweet flavor, good alcohol, some bitter earth, baking cocoa, rich bread. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Oily chocolatey finish, lots of earthy bitterness, baking cocoa, earth. Good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
50cl, new exclusive English brew Anno 2012, from Beers of Europe Setchey, very complex Stout, woody/roasted and slightly alcoholic/spicy, not too heavy, very balanced, cloudy, good head, very good brew, yet expensive!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of bourbon barrels upfront, a little caramel, chocolate and some oats. Flavour is well-balanced, with bourbon the most noticeable element to me, though it’s not too dominant. Secondary notes of caramel, chocolate and a little oatmeal. Seems this should be called a bourbon barrel imperial stout, as I don’t really get the oatmeal notes. The bourbon becomes a bit overburdening as you drink more. Great stuff, but a touch too much bourbon.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hand bottle from PBF, thanks veliempojot
Pours pitch black with a tiny head. Aroma of roasted malts, syrup, sweetness and oaky notes. Taste is smooth, roasty and wooden with hints of oak and syrup. Finish is smooth, wooden and oaky with notes of salty roastiness, bourbon and vanilla. Quite nice bourbon IS.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled@vPBFII. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, some alcohol and mild salted liquorice as well. Flavour is liquorice, alcohol, raisins, some sweetness and mild chocolate.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle @ wPBF, BBE 11.12.2017
Aroma has cocoa powder, some woody notes, soy sauce and hints of salty licorice. Flavour has lots of salty licorice, some vanilla, oaky notes. Too salty, boozy and woody, but not bad anyway.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle @ wPBF’13.
Pours dark red color with a small head. Aroma of roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate, bourbon and some oat. Flavor of peat, toasted malts, bourbon and vanilla notes, some mild chocolate and licorice. Quite smooth and soft. Excellent.
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500 ml bottle @ WPBF 2013.
Pours a black colour with a beige head. Aroma is very smooth with roasted malts, English toffee and some bread-like notes. Flavour of roasted malts, bread, English toffee, bourbon, vanilla, wood and sweet, sweet honey. Full bodied, oily mouthfeel and a thick, oily, roasty finish with some mellow sweetness. Great stuff.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at DaDa, Sheffield. It pours opaque black with a medium tan head. The nose is sweet vanilla, marshmallow, wood, roasted malt, toasted coconut and cocoa. The taste is roasted malt, earth, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, alcohol warmth, light medicinal notes, toast and some bitterness with a dry finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and slightly sticky mouth-feel. Quite a lot of bourbon influence. Good depth of flavour... an enjoyable imperial stout.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ HBF 2013. Pours black with small brown head. Taste is great. Notes of licorice, dark chocolate and roasted malts. Very smooth. And a slight boozy finish. Really good beer.
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