8.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle as swap from Black Haddock – cheers Jeremy ! 2020 version @ 7.2% - drank at home. Pours a dark burgundy reddish-brown, with virtually no head. [ Even forcing it, only produces a small transient cream head ] There’s a strong aroma of alcohol, fruitcake and ginger. In the mouth there’s a slight sweetness, along with a melange of rotting fruit, nuts, brandy, malts and just a little hoppiness. Finish is sweet, fruity and warming. Wonderful ! A very easy sipper too.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle) Pours clear dark brown with small tan head. Aroma of toffee malt and veges. Full bodied, slightly sticky, with nice fine carbonation. Nice toffee taste with some fruitiness overlaid. Very pleasant.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, nuts, fruits, hops, malt and has a nice fruity warming finish.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Adnams store, Woodbridge. Aroma combines dried fruit with glue and damp nuts. Opaque dark chestnut. Thin frothy off-white head. Sweet. Slight umami. Boozy edge. Essentially a dialed down version of the aroma. Medium bodied. Slick to creamy. A pithy element to the mouthfeel. Nice enough but a junior Barley Wine.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at lowestoft picked up from the brewery shop. A clear reddy brown mahogany coloured pour with a fine beige head. Aroma is brandy snap sugars, raisin loaf, apple, alcohol, marker pen. Flavour is composed of semi sweet medium sweet rounded, fruit loaf, raisin, dried fruit, brandy snap sugars, Warming alcohol,. Palate is semi sweet, smooth, sticky dried fruits, mellow carbonation,. Ok.

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Smell- weak malt, some roast. Foam-thin, roast, some acidic tones, malt, a bit more roast and bitterness. Head is tiny, light, brown, white color. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, simple label. Very dark brown, but basically black, weak carbonation initially. From- snifter Taste - malt, roast, acidic tones, more roasted malt, and some butter notes. The aftertaste is pulling roasted and malty bitterness, dry finish. Some other tastes mixed in but don't work for me, don't hate it though.

10

Blackcurrants. Prunes. Raw Venezuelan chocolate. Coffee crema. Soft malts. Barely. Vinous grape. Galaxy chocolate. Icelandic caramel sweets. Soy sauce gueyness. Balanced. Composed.

7

In my cellar for a while. Hides it’s weight well with blackberry notes.

8

Botella de @Cervecissimus, Online. 10/10/2019 Color marrón oscuro corona de espuma beige, aromas maltosa notas cereal, sabor dulce, maltosa, caramelo, rica.
Earlier Rating: 11/30/2015 Total Score: 3.6
Botella de @Vivalabirra, Oviedo 29/11/2015. Color marron, sabor dulce, caramelo.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

2011 bottle. Brown color. malt, raisin and plums in the aroma. Malty sweet, raisinny alcoholic, slightly floral flavor. Good looking powerful strong ale.