 hughie (3108), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Reddish amber colour. Sweet malty aroma. Sweet, treacly, oily taste with a background of pear drops, vanilla and alcohol. A little bitterness. A lovely Christmas sipper, not totally in its element on a sunny, warm August day. But whose fault is that, Mr H?
berkshirejohn (1891), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 2, 2009 33cl bottle from Asda, Earley. Dark amber with a thin fast-fading cream head; malty aroma with obvious alcohol; rich, fruity, christmas pudding flavours, with brandy and raisins and caramel; dry finish with some burn from the alcohol and a rich syrupy texture. Very drinkable.
Papsoe (15648), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 13, 2009 Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Clear deep amber - - almost orangey brown - with a small off-white head. Fat berry-like fruit aroma with some alcohol present. Quite full-bodied with sweet fruit accents and some caramel. Lightly bitter finish. 210309
MiP (9180), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 29, 2009 Bottle, 7.2%. Peppery aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Good vanilla flavour to start with, turning malty and finishing with a mellow alcohol note. Slightly sweet. Good.
Ungstrup (15985), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 21, 2009 Bottled. An amber beer with a lazng tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and elderflowers. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and hops, leading to a bitter finish.
yespr (12844), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 21, 2009 33 cL clear bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small white head. Dry caramel malty and roasted aroma. Flavour has the same with a bit of liqourice from back of the tongue. Smooth caramel and bitter to slight spiced flavoured. Ends dry and solid caramel malty.
Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 29, 2008 Bottle, from Fin. Thanks mate! Alas for the dreaded clear bottle. (Sure enough, a touch of skunk upon opening.) Pours a deep brown with small tan layer of bubbles. After a little time in the glass, the skunk seems to disipate and there is a very pleasant woody caramel quality. A touch of solventy alcohol notes, like a yeast very not happy to be fermenting this strong. Chewy rustic caramel flavor with a burnt toffee edge. A bit of sugary vanilla. Rather sweet, but the burnt quality takes the edge off the sticky. Quite a bit hotter than a 7% beer really has any need to be, distracting from some otherwise decent flavors. Still a reasonably interesting beer overall, but feels like it could have been much better.
Ethereal (1726), London, Greater London, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle from Nelson Wines. Mahogany with a thin whitish head. Caramel aroma with a little marzipan. Alcohol is reasonably well hidden, but the malty flavour is subdued and not helped by too short a finish. An ok barley wine, but you can do a lot better than this.
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