Bouteille 750ml. De couleur ambrée foncée et voilée. Nez de caramel toffee sucré, de houblon résineux, moyennement citrique, herbeux et fruité (agrumes) avec des notes boisées (fût de bourbon) et de vanille. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement doux-moyen ainsi qu’avec une texture huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Goût moyen-amer de houblon moyennement fruité (agrumes, traces d’abricots) et citrique, légèrement herbeux et résineux (une amertume de houblon présente toute la gorgée) avec des traces de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt assez sucré (caramel toffee, notes de biscuits, traces de sucre brun) aux petites traces rôties avec quelques notes de biscuits puis en finale l’amertume de houblon se fait plus résineuse et légèrement plus herbeuse en plus d’être appuyé de notes d’alcool réchauffantes. Post-goût long et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de de houblon résineux, moyennement herbeux, citrique et légèrement fruité (zeste d’agrumes) avec un résiduel de malt sucré (caramel toffee) ainsi que des notes d’alcool.

Bottle from bierzwerg.de. Hazy dark amber color with huge long lasting creamy beige head. Malt, grapefruits, grapefruit zest, caramel, yeast. Taste, sweet malt, grapefruit, oranges, grapefruit zest, caramel, yeast, raisins, piney hops, floral hops, wood, alcohol. Extremely hoppy bitter, alcoholic finish. Yummy.

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 10/8/2010. Pours extremely hazy deep ruby red color with a nice 1-2 finger dense cream colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big orange, grapefruit, orange rind, pear, apple, caramel, pine, toast, toffee, brown sugar, floral, oak, light bourbon, and floral earthiness. Fantastic aromas with big balance and complexity of hop, malt, and oak notes. Taste of big orange, grapefruit, orange rind, caramel, pine, toast, toffee, floral, oak, brown sugar, brown bread, light bourbon, and floral hop earthiness. Light pine and citrus bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, caramel, pine, toast, toffee, brown bread, floral, oak, brown sugar, and floral earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic balance and complexity of hop and malt flavors; with a great subtle oak presence and moderate bitterness balancing the malt sweetness; and zero cloying sweetness present on the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish; very smooth to sip on. Overall this is an absolutely incredible American strong blended ale! Huge complexity and balance of hop and malt notes; and extremely smooth to sip on. An extremely awesome offering, top notch stuff as expected.

Sample @ Stockholm Beer & Whisky 2012. Pours tiny hazy amberish golden with a creamy and frothy goldenish white head that slowly dissipateswhile leaving some thick lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet, malty and fruity with caramel, prunes, wood, alcohol, toffee, sweet dark bread and hints of vanilla fudge, grass, burnt cookies and roasted coconut. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty with sweet dark bread, caramel, vanilla fudge, orange zest, grapefruit rinfs, dry peppery wood, pine and hints of roasted coconut. Mouthfeel is smooth, creamy round and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with caramel, charred wood, vanilla fudge, orange zest and hints of pine. Very nice!

1 pt 9.4 fl oz bottle at Green Lion. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is dense wooden and dark roasted malty. Toffee dark malty. Dense dark malty. Loads of tannins. Smooth dark malty and dense toffee malty. Lingering dense malty and overripe fruity into the finish.