4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Slightly vinous, sweet aroma. Hints of dark caramel, nice leather chair. Excellent flavor, slightly off dry, more crarmel, leather and preserved fruits. High ABV almost totally undetectable. Well integrated and very pleasant to drink.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle.
Pours dark burgundy with a tan head.
Rasins and malty flavor.
Medium body. It is a good beer but lacks complexity...
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a copper color with a tan head. Aroma is pretty sweet with caramel malts and dark fruits. A slight hint of alcohol as well. Flavor is caramel malts and dark fruits like the aroma. Not much warming as I was thinking there was going to be. Overall this brew is pretty decent.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at plan B. Clear dark brown body, with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, dark fruits (raisin) malt and caramel. Flavor is sweet caramel dark fruits, again raisin.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Plan B. Dark reddish brown body with a small dense brown head. Aroma is dark fruits, raisin malt and lots of caramel. Sweet malty flavour with defferent spices and some alcohol. Soft creamy body.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
One of the extras sampled at the Sam Smith tasting at Blacklick Wine and Spirits on 2.6.09. Dark brown pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, vinegar, alcohol and caramel. Malty heavy caramel flavor with some vanilla and a bit of booze in the finish. Pretty tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
11.2 oz. bottle in a snifter. Pours a clear reddish brown color with a very small fizzy beige head this disappears into a thin ring. The aroma is full of rich malts, caramel, toffee, some spice, and dark fruits like raisins. The flavor has a nice amount of complexity, caramel and toffee malt, fruity, smooth. The fruits range from raisins to berries. A moderate level of sweetness leads to a dry finish. Medium bodied and as stated before, smooth. There is no hint to the 9% which makes this potentially dangerous. Its a good thing they didn’t use bombers.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy of fiver29. Pours an oxblood red/mahogany with zero head and a small tan ring around the glass that leaves spotty lacing. The nose is dark fruit, sweet malt and brown sugar. The taste is prunes, raisins, light molasses and caramelized brown sugar. Lighter mouth feel than expected. Bonus points for a sweet bottle. :) Thanks John!
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