Fear the Reaper 2015
Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri in Oslo, Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.54
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
7-4-7-4-15
Bottle, 378/1416, 2015 edition. Pours pitch black with a big, mocha head. Aroma is dark roasted malts, with coffee, muscovado and wooden barrels, as well as herbal notes and dark fruits. Full, creamy body, with average carbonation. Flavour is dark roasted malts, with tobacco, rum raisins and muscovado, as well as wooden barrels, ashy notes and coffee.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can split at CBC Islington, thanks to Kenneth, 26/04/17. Black with a well presented tan head. Nose is big on chocolate, roast malts, mellow bourbon, charr, spice, fruit rinds. Taste comprises dark chocolate, oak, toffee fudge, bourbonic whisper, treacle, black peppery spice to balance. Full body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid impy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
26th April 2017
Craft Islington bottle share. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, smooth and with good dark chocolate. Vanilla. Wood and light spicy bourbon and whiskey. The rum barrel tastes more like light Tequila to me! Touch of red berries. Light finish leaves a mild bitter linger. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from the dregs run. Cheers Stuu! Pours thick black with a thin tan head. Aromas of coconut, chocolate, coffee, wood. Taste is boozy, more chocolate and vanilla, light spice. Hot finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at Craigs. Pours black, nose is coconut, toffee, oak, chocolate, little soapy, taste is similar, some berries, roasted, fairly boozy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
bottle at home .. dark black .. thin tan lacing .. soft dusty chocolate malts .. dark dusty dry chocolate ..light engine oil .. heavy dark chocolate malts nose ... oily chocolate roast .. heavy sweet roast .. big oily chocolate roast
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Craft Islington share, thanks to Kenny. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, jammy, tangy, figgy pudding, vanilla, toasted marshmallow and cocoa. The taste is slick, toasty, roasted malt, jammy, plum, treacle, charred wood, booze, spice, ash and cocoa with a drying, bitter-sweet finish. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. A bit chewy and woody perhaps, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Kenneth. Pours oily black-brown with a frothy tan head. Well toasted brown bread in the nose, burnt honey, moderate roast, cocoa. Medium sweet flavour with nicely rounded, dry cocoa character, a bit of alcohol boost, some dried berries, raisins, mellow bitterness. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, a little sticky, with some further berries, rich cocoa. Nice one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at craft beer Co Islington. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a fine dark tan head. Aroma is sweet marzipan, brown sugars, shaved coconut, . Flavour is composed medium swet toasted coconut, almond, dark choc, warming boozy, little warm. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation, alcohol. Really nice. Light dried fruits. . Fruit cake.
