Dirty Bastard
(has 6 batches)

Well-known American interpretation of the ’wee heavy’ Scotch style, with deep yellowish beige, moussy, stable head and lightly hazy, dark wine red colour. Aroma indeed strongly resembles the Scottish examples of the style, with impressions of cookie dough, chocolate milk, brown rhum, caramel candy, hazelnut oil, almond, stewed pears, overripe plums, brown sugar, burning leaves, toasted bread, liquorice, subtle hints of orange liqueur, elderberry syrup, mint, cloves, acacia honey, wet leather, some damp cloth or wet paper. Rounded, sweet and fruity onset, hint of brown sugar, pear, fig, prunes, accompanied by a subtle sourish touch; soft carbonation, tingling just a little bit, paired with a smooth, velvety, full mouthfeel, deeply malty middle phase, caramelly in a slick and noble way, chocolatey touch, slightly nutty, with a subtle hint of roasted bitterishness in the end, but remaining subdued and not becoming coffee-like; finish also shows leafy and somewhat peppery hop bitterness as well as a fair deal of warming, liqueurish alcohol, which nevertheless stays very subtle and smooth, with only a warming effect and not becoming too astringent at all; the initial sweetness persists as well, but is in perfect balance with the bittering flavours and does not become boring or cloying at all. Very noble, well-crafted and balanced example of this style, which is not really my favorite, but in this form I can highly appreciate it.

355ml bottle, thanks to Finn. Pours a deep dark red coloured body and a low, bubbly, beige head that laced well. Sweet aromas of honey and dried fruits. Jammy fruits and nutty flavours. Prolonged dried fruity ending. Well bodied and well masked alcohol. Medium to full bodied. Tasty late night sipper (Tromsø 16.02.2015).

355ml bottle at Beer Deluxe, Melbourne. Pours brown with almost no head. Sweet malty nose, a bit of alcohol too. Malty punchy taste, with just the right amount of hops to counterbalance the sticky sweetness.

Flaske 355ml fra Alko Muonio. Dyp mørk brun med rødskjær. Høyt tett skum med litt farge. Kniplingslacing. Uklar. Sammensatt aroma av ulik frukt. Et lite søtt sherrypreg. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken svakt syrlig frukt. Fin balanse. Får et litt tørt preg etter hvert. KI=4

Pours a dark brown color, topped with a decent beige head. Malty aroma, some caramel notes and some not-so-nice soy sauce aroma. Later develops into a very pleasant chocolate aroma. Taste is sweet and very malty. Some chocolate notes and hints of alcohol. Bittery in the finish. Pretty nice.

Dark amber with an off white head - Sweet malt aroma - Sweet malt body with dark fruits and some hop bitterness in the back - Sweet malts goes into the finish - This was good

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark amber, nose is malty toffee, caramel, chocolate, taste is similar.

12oz bottle from Wegmans, West Seneca, NY. A rich reddish chestnut pour with a thin cream head; syrupy butterscotch aroma; smooth and oily in the mouth, packed with rich toffee malts, and a pleasant peaty bitterness; then a syrupy finish with well-hidden, but warming, alcohol.

Pours a dark copper from a bottle. Aroma is caramel maltiness, flavor is the same with some bitterness on the backside. Mouthfeel is a rich round shape. Good beer.

Re-rate: BB 03/2014 so I imagine it's around 5 years old at this point. Beautiful aroma, nuts, chocolate, malty, caramel, bit low on body, sweet, some sugar. Bitterish finish. Easy drinkable. Looking at the old notes it have improved a lot, not alcohol and not overly sweet. -------- Bottle, 355 ml from Svijet Piva, Zagreb. Pours hazy brown with a small head. Dried fruits, caramel, liquorice, toffee. Sweet. Has alcohol note which I disliked. Can’t say I’m thrilled with this one. 6/3/7/3/13 = 3.2