This is my final rating on RateBeer, culminating in my 4000th rating. I found this a fitting end to my time on RB as I bought this bottle around the time I started rating on RB at the end of 2013 and kept it since then. Goodbye RateBeer, this site always had its difficulties and it got sold to the enemy, but I still always enjoyed it here, I made long-time friends and learned so much about beer because of this site and that is invaluable! (I will continue rating on Brewver.com with the same user name.) So this is a vintage 2012 bottle, 12 years old! Dark copper body, with almost no head. Aroma of oxidation, toffee, chocolate, soy sauce, molasses, some dried fruits. Tastes much nicer, less oxidized, rich, sweet and dense, a bit toasty. Oily mouthfeel, with little carbonation. Finishes warm, sweet, toasty, a bit fruity, with cocoa, some soy sauce, slight molasses. Quite oxidized nose, but the taste is not off-putting at all. Still a really enjoyable sipper, with a dense, sweet character. Score: 6 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 15

Tastes like liquorise.