Vintage 2009
Black colour, small beige head. Aroma of smoke, roast and peat, lots of peat. Maybe even too much peat. Quite sweet flavour, light sour notes, lots of smoke. Somewhat sour finish, nutmeg, peat, light wood, quite harsh.
(From 50cL bottle @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk. Courtesy of BelgBeerGeek. Thanks Vincent!)

Bottle courtesy of BelgBeerGeek, thank you sir! Murky brown color. Aroma of big whisky and vanilla. Taste is very peaty and roasty. Tough to start a tasting with this one, it’s more of a finishing beer.

Bottle sample @ 2nd RBBSG, August 11th 2012. Courtesy of BelgBeerGeek. Anno 2009. Brune assez plate. Arôme est tourbe dans tout son état, note de malt grillé ace ce bouquet cendre qui est fort prononcé. Palais, le tout n’est pas mauvais, mais reste dominé par ce profile Islay qui tend à éclipser le reste du profile de la bière. Impression de cendrier en bouche avec un alcool réchauffant, note caramel/gille restant en retrait, le tout va presque sur du soja. Note de caramel doux avec qcq épices de saison.

Sampled at RBBSG. Murky opaque brown color, small beige head. Smell is incredibly strong! This is the most harsh smelling beer I’ve ever tasted. It’s almost like pure alcohol. Taste is a bit better, but still not really my thing. Warming alcohol, peat. Pretty weird stuff.

Thx to Belgbeergeek (2009 Vintage) // 50 cl. bottle split // pours black, little tanned head // Islay whisky is extreme in flavours, iodine, smoke, seaweed but it is still in some way balanced, sublime, maybe it is the distillation, it is light in body, extremely complex // I am saying this because this is like being hit by a train, not very subtle, very brutal // did they clean the barrels // reminds me a bit of BrewDog Paradox Smokehead // same insanity, not sure how to feel about stuff like this // smell is extremely heavy on the medicinal side of Islay, medicine cabinet, scorched earth, concentrated burned peat malt, burned malt, ashes // burned clay, earth, pure peat concentrate, ash, scorched earth, liquorish, cigarette buts, heavily medicinal, burned wood, petroleum,… // that doesn’t quite describe it but it gives you an idea, I am still tasting it // thick, oil, soft carb. // we rebottled it if it is still ok in a way, unsuspecting victims will get it // not sure whether this is entirely bad but it is too much for my pallet that is for sure

1st December 2009
Pigs Ear! A bottle thanks to Rune - Cheers! Cloudy brown beer. Smoky whisky beer. Light frothy palate. Malt and lots of sourish whisky with a light and pleasant peaty smoke tone.

500mL bottle, pours a dark brown with a reddish tinge and a tiny ring of tan head. Aroma is a total peat / smoke bomb, with charred / smoked malts, ash, smoke, peat, etc. Flavour is totally dominated by the whiskey, with all of the aforementioned traits in the nose coming through even more pronounced on the palate - extremely ashy and smoky. Not my thing, but done well for what it is.

Bottle 500ml (Batch #428) @ Zoney
Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma has notes of islay whiskey. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long smoked, spicy dry finish. Body is meidum, texture is thin to medium, carbonation is flat.