Benedictine Groove
Elixir in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Benedictine Groove from Elixir 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at ChrisO tasting, thanks to Chris, 30/12/12. Very dark mahogony brown with a thin tan head. Nose is dark malts, toffee, light smoke. Taste comprises toffee, malts, a touch of coffee, a little smokiness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation with a little roastyness in the finish.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Benedictine Groove from Elixir 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Chriso. Pours a dark amber color with a longlasting tan head. Has a sweetish malty spicy aroma with weak hints of coffee. Sweetish malty spicy caramel flavor. has a sweetish malty spicy caramel finish with weak hints of coffee.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Benedictine Groove from Elixir 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Chriso Tasting, London. Pours brown with a foamy, beige head. Bit of rich, dark bread in the nose. Light to medium sweet flavor with mild, earthy bitterness and toasty bread. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly sweet on the finish wit light dirt, earth and burnt sugars. Pretty decent.
yespr (55573) reviewed Benedictine Groove from Elixir 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is smooth caramelish to chocolate. Smooth chocolate, light fruity and dark malty. Lingering malty and bitter. Roasted and dry malty finish.
McCash (16153) reviewed Benedictine Groove from Elixir 13 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33cl bottle from Appellation Wines. This beer is themed around some of the modern elements of Scottish culture - tablet is similar to fudge and tonic wine, although originally made in Europe and then fortified by some monks on the south coast of England has 75% of its consumption in Greater Glasgow. It has distinctive notes of vanilla and dried fruits - probably figs. Anyway, to the tasting. This beer pours a very dark chestnut with just a glint of red coming through around the edges. A very generous fawn head so should’ve used ny Westmalle glass. Nose of red fruit possibly redcurrants, in fact it is coming through slightly tart, so maybe even cranberries. This is engulfed in a creamy, smokey malt. The taste is toffee, from the tablet presumably, then a creamy chocolate note follows. I don’t get the smoke on the taste. The palate has a medium to full body, a creamy texture and a sweet but still somehow refreshing in a relative sense. Interestingly, this beer is full of sugar sources but it still comes out at around session strength. However, the residual sweetness isn’t particularly hefty. He also manages to get the bottle conditioned texture I associate with an 8% Belgian. Overall, a lovely beer of individual personality and many dimensions. Not much of the tonic wine on the taste.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Benedictine Groove from Elixir 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
cask at cloisters ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... sweet rich toffee ... soft tablet nose ... sweet roast dark malts ... juicy fruits ... soft blackcurrant malts ... soft tablet ... soft tonic wine ... nice 3.8Bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweet roast .. light sweet tablet ... nice mellow nose ... dark malts ... soft floral fruits ... small hint of the buckfast ... soft and juicy ... really nioce 3.9cask at the vintage ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweet roast ... light tonic tones to nose ... soft roast ... light bitterness ... light tablet... sweet milk tones ... long bitter ... tiny metalic edge different 3.7 Original batch drunk 07 June 14 ... deep brown...smal tan lacing ... soft sweet toffee fruit nose ... light sour zezty nose ... soft toffe fruit ... soft malts ... ligth zezt ... light funk ... 3.6 2nd batch drunk 07 June 14 ... deep brown ... thin tan lacing ...soft sweet roast ... actually massive tablet suger nose...soft fruits ... soft fruits ... light sweet toffee ... dry zezt 3.9