George! Barrel Aged (Calvados Edition)
(has 1 batch)
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: LervigStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
8.07
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7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 330 ml, best before 30.10.23, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on March 1 2015; eye: black, opaque, no head, no lacing; nose: molasses, roasted barley, coffee, light dark chocolate, burnt barley; mouth: roasted barley, molasses, dark chocolate, dryness, ink, burnt barley, slight woody, soy sauce, surprisingly dry finale in roasted barley with presence of chocolate, full body, below-average carbonation, surprisingly bitter, lightly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, 12,12 %, meilleure avant 30.10.23, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 1er mars 2015; œil :noire, opaque, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : mélasse, orge torréfiée, café, léger chocolat noir, orge brûlée; bouche : orge torréfiée, mélasse, chocolat noir, sécheresse, encre, orge brûlée, très léger boisé, sauce soya, finale curieusement sèche en orge torréfiée avec présence de chocolat, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, curieusement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 14:29
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
0,33L bottle (from bierkompass.de). Pours black with small brown head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is dark chocolate, roast, some sourness, calvados. Flavor is roast, sweetness, dark chocolate, malt, calvados, some salty notes. Finish is dark chocolate and roast bitter. Overall: great brew, but not as enjoyable as bourbon and cognac BA-s.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2015
at 12:43
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with great retention and some god lacing. Aroma of sweet black chocolate notes with some light roasted malt with light liquor notes is quiet sublime. Taste is also dominated by sweet black chocolate notes with quite a bit of residual sugars and some light vanilla notes. Calvados is noticeable but not overly so and really cuts through any rough edge form the base beer. I found that the finish was slightly spicy. Body is full with motor oil like consistency and no apparent alcohol. I think I preferred the Cognac and Bourbon version but still an extremely good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2014
at 12:35
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a black oily beer, with only a little brown foam. Deep aroma of burned malt and fruits. Sticky, oily mouthfeel. Incredibly long, complex and evolving taste. First roasted malt and hops, after that a warming wave of calvados boozy fruitiness follows. Only to emerge in a smooth aftertaste of stingy booze, dark fruits, apple and sweetish roasted malt. What an amazing beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 14:02
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Oily black colour, syrupy texture, dark brown foam. Soft carbonation. Full body. Very complex aroma of roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate. Notes of calvados in the finish. Very smooth and drinkable. Very well made!
Tried
on 02 Apr 2014
at 04:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. It pours jet black with small tan head. The nose is rich roasted malt, coffee, earth, cocoa, light soy sauce notes, spice and wood. The taste is rich, roasty, dark chocolate, salted liquorice, umami aspect, burnt notes, touch of acidity, chewy malt, alcohol and brandy with a roasty, warming finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. A bit too savoury even....a touch of sweetness would help balance it out. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2014
at 14:13