 sinkas (182), Perth/Fremantle, Australia
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 16, 2007 Bottle, shared thanks to brewing club raffle.
Quite a murky muddy brown pour, wiht fairly quickly dissipating head. Aromas was so strong of vanilla and bright spices. Flavour of rich malty caramel and chocolate. But that aroma is just asotunding.
bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 09.12.08 Thanks to fozapd for this one. Poured a merky brownish color with small head which didn’t last long. Aroma was mostly caramel and some hints of chocolate. Flavor was caramel brown sugar some spices, didn’t get as much dark fruit as i had thought i would. Good not amazing.
AskForJenny (632), Ontario, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 13, 2007 0.33l 11.05.10 - Darker than the 12, almost opaque. Shortlived head of larger bubbles, mild nose, raisins and alcohol mostly. Spicy front giving way to astringent, hoppy finish. Nice.
ehhdayton (1113), USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 13, 2007 Pours a dark reddish orange with a nice tan head. Head retention is excellent with some nice Belgian lacing down the side of the glass. Aroma is complex with toffe malt, spices, fruit, and hops. Flavor is equally complex with a notes of caramel, choclolate, fruit, spices, and hops. Finish is slighly astringent with a bit of malty sweetness.
kkarlo (12), Serbia
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Jul 4, 2007 Pours deep brown with solid foamy lite-brown head. The alcohol is apparent on the aroma and and at first whiff seems to dominate, but it is merely just one scent in the bouquet. Figs and raisins are definately present on the nose as well as some bready, yeasty hints. Plums, peaches and raisins are on the palate, but there are also subtle hints of caramel and lingering spice:
cgarvieuk (4171), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 4, 2007 Two bottles one dated bbf12/09 with 15mm sediment and 2nd bbf 05/10 3mm sediment(so not farapart but vast difference in sediment levels) The bottles were 99% same with the only real difference being the first bottle was more lively ... Deep brown ... deep fruit malt nose ... rich ... little sweet ... small amount of hop up front ... lots of malts and fruit ... little nutty ... bit drying ... bit bitter in linger.
bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 3, 2007 Strangely enough my first impressions of this were that it tasted a bit like lollies, due to some sherbet and sugar notes. However, following this came a breadiness that gave it more the impression of a wholesome homecooked meal. A lovely balanced beer that I may have scored better if not for the other exceptional beers I tried on that wonderful afternoon in January...
mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 2, 2007 Strangely, the dominant flavor is Smarties candy. Definite bread. Sweet, but not sugary. Finishes moderately dry. I can’t describe the flavor any better than Smarties, but it’s a pretty explosive combination of sweet fruit flavors. Doesn’t at all come off as artificial, more like magical. Couldbe described perhaps as a mix of strawberry, prune, cherry and maybe even others. Palate is dense and heavy, but not overwhelming and thick. Kick ass beer just begging me to drink it, but I’m trying to slow down and enjoy it. Impressive. Now I can’t wait to try the 12.
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