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XO Beer

XO Beer

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A Bière de Garde brewed by
Brasserie des Gabariers (Cognac L & L)

Cognac, France

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1182.71/5.02.71/5.05.9%10.3 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
X.O. BEER was born from the blend of two specialty products known from time immemorial, but which never dared to meet: beer and cognac. To elaborate, this new specialty beer which is at the same time surprising, creative and extremely qualitative, we wanted to select only the best in its composition. To achieve that, we have decided to associate the excellence in the know-how domains of distilling wines and brewing cereals. The pure malt beer has been specially brewed following traditional methods. Its authentic aromas come exclusively from hop and barley malt carefully selected. We have privileged for its aroma and bouquet, an X.O. Cognac fully matured in oak casks. X.O. BEER will surprise you with its new flavors, its taste never encountered before in a beer. Recently scaled down the alcohol from 8%.

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 Grovlam (2974), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20

May 9, 2008  
Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Huge creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Clear amber colour. Fair display of lacework. Aroma of nutty, grain, caramel, fruit, yeast, dusty grain. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Light sweet flavour. Light sweet and dry fruity finish.

 renffisch (406), london, Greater London, England
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/101/53/20
Jun 15, 2008  
at tashi’s house, thanks to mes...thanks :-). looks good. nice amber colour, good white head. Congnac? More like rotten apples and mouldy cherries. Ultimately watery. unbalanced and generally AWFUL!


 Ethereal (758), London, Greater London, England
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/51/102/54/20
May 31, 2008  
Tashi’s house, 28/05/08. Bottle courtesy of Mes, as if the Crocodile wasn’t bad enough. There’s a good reason that people don’t bring cognac and beer together. It’s a BAD IDEA! Doesn’t look bad, but smells of rotten apples and mouldy cherries. "Tastes of tinfoil" as Dave stated. The god-awful flavour clings and will not leave your mouth. Save yourself the trouble of hunting down a bottle by grinding up some Parma violets and sprinking them into the juice from a can of spoiled tinned fruit. It’ll taste the same. Yuck.


 Mes_and_Sim (4052), London, Greater London, England
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/102/53/20
May 28, 2008  
A Mes rate: bottle thanks to me, yes I am stupid.
Nice red amber colour with a good white head. Aroma of dead apples and cherries. Flavour is, as Dave pointed out, full of tin foil. This is utterly vile. I could be sick very quickly on this. Shockingly bad.

EPIC FAILAGE.


 KimJohansen (2831), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 12, 2008  
Deeep amber with tiny off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with perfurmy, roasted malt, caramel and overripe fruit notes. Sweet flavor with berry, roasted malt, caramel, plums and toasted malt. Ends sweet.


 yespr (6000), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 12, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a diminished off-white head. Berry fruity aroma. Berry fruity flavour and light wooden note. Light fruity finish with a mild sweetness. Ends with a light fruity note.




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