GRM (792), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada Apr 28, 2008 Clear bottle, 200 ml, 2006, gift from Steve Gamble, savoured on April 28 2008, eye: ruby, no effervescence, clear, no head, no lacing; nose: lots of caramelized malt, alcohol, candied fruits, caramel, lightly oxidized, molasses, rum, liquorice; mouth: liqueur-like, caramelized malt, lot more hops than the mouth can perceive, candied fruits, caramel, molasses, rum, liquorice, finale in caramelized malt with lots of hops, mildly sweet and bitter, a bit thin, full body, not much carbonation; overall: nice surprise
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Bouteille transparente, 200 ml, 2006, cadeau de Steve Gamble, savourée le 28 avril 2008; œil : rubis, pas d’effervescence, claire, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt caramélisé, alcool, fruits candis, caramel, légèrement oxydée, mélasse, rhum, réglisse; bouche : liquoreuse, malt caramélisé, beaucoup plus de houblon que la bouche ne le perçoit, fruits candis, caramel, mélasse, rhum, réglisse, finale en malt caramélisé avec beaucoup de houblon, moyennement sucrée et amère, un peu mince, corsée, peu carbonatée, légère astringence; en résumé : belle surprise Cartoon_khaki (1105), Brantford, Ontario, Canada Apr 2, 2008 I’m seeing that this beer is either a hit or miss with people. For me it is a miss. I had to dump it.
Dark golden colour with no head at all... no carbonation either. The aroma has alcoholic hints with a strong malt sweetness. Flavour is very unappealing of sweet caramel and sugar and alcoholic hints. Palate is sweet malts and flat.... yeuugh... Nekronos (1799), Xalapa, Mexico Feb 16, 2008 Quite good, not so strong but seet, nice aroma and aftrtaste. I likes the colour and the way it doesn’t waste you. yarry (349), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada Nov 2, 2007 Bought from Brewers retail store.
200ml bottle, 14% a/v
Kind of scared but lets give it a shot..
Pours a strange colour, like a slightly darker version of gingerale. No head to speak of whatsoever. Smells of caramel, malt, brown sugar, and the tang of white wine. Taste is VERY boozy. Very sweet. Tastes like roasted malt, brown sugar, and once again with the white wine aftertaste.. Very unusual. Not very good. Too syrupy, too boozy.. just not that good. JoeMcPhee (3643), Jackson Heights, New York, USA Jun 11, 2007 I’m in the minority on this one, but I liked it a lot. 7 oz nip bottle purchase at Volo. Deep brown beer, no head. Very sweet and slightly oxidized malt aroma. Brown sugar, molasses, rum and raisins. Sweet toast and toffee along with a light maple character as well. The flavour is very sweet showing brown sugar, toasted almonds, marzipan, black pepper, rum and a touch of apricot brandy. Cooling mintiness on the back of the palate. An elegant and complex brew.
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