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7.3

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

From a 0.75l bottle @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2013. This is a near clear dark brown one with a not so good looking beige islandy top. The nose is light acidic and sweet. Some red sour berries, licorice and dark malts. Somehow I'm really liking this aroma. Great drinkability. Lovely flavors, light acidic with both dry licorice, red wine barred notes and some chocolate paper. Acidic and lasting finish here. It's not sour, but woody acidic with a strong sweetness that's balancing it. 03.05.2013

7.1

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

Dark brown colour, beige head. Aroma of caramel, dried fruits, raisins, light mocha and yeasty banana. Quite sweet. Sweet flavour, caramel, light sour touch. Raisins and some desert wine notes. Finish sweet, raisins, fruits, cacao powder and a hint of bitterness.
(From 75cL bottle @ RBBSG II, Gent 2013. Thanks for sharing, Seba!)

7

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

Sampled from bottle @ RBBSG II. Very dark brown color, small beige head. Smell malts, caramel, a touch of sweetness, dark fruits, raisins. Taste malts, caramel, dark fruits, raisins, slightly sweet due to the fruits and maybe a touch of alcohol. Medium body and carbonation.

7.3

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

75cl bottle, courtesy of ibrew2or3. Ambrée-brune, col épais beige laissant un filament doré au verre. Arôme fruité noir que l’on attend pour ce style. Sucré moyen, malté léger avec un petit côté biscuité, grillé. Palais présente un fruité noir conséquent entre raisin sec et date. Sucre brun subtile avec un malté chocolaté. Remarquable de cette bière est son profil profond fruité noir avec un 9% conséquent que l’on ressent bien. Ici, une version se rapprochant de la Big Sound Scotch Ale mais qui manque juste ce petit qcq chose en plus.

9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10

Courtesy of Sebletitje. Thx! 75 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBSG II. Very dark blackish brown with a thick tanned head. Nose is sweet mocha, slightly vinous, sweet chocolate, coffee and German chocolate pie. Taste is sweet chocolate, light booze, warming, roast, chocolate pie, dark fruits, sweet coffee and liquorish,… Body is a bit cocoa power style. Very delicious but Scotch Ale as the style???

7.4

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

Imported from my RateBeer account as Cigar City Auld Alliance (by Cigar City Brewing (CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

10/VIII/13 - 75cl bottle @ RBBSG II, my place - bottled: VII/2011 (2013-719) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!

Little cloudy dark red brown beer, huge beige irregular head, bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of dried fruits, mocha and caramel, some chloride (age?), sugary, banana. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: caramel, pretty sweet and sour, brown sugar, some banana, mocha, little bitter. Aftertaste: red fruits, bit earthy, bitter touch, banana peel, some citrus, mocha, cocoa powder.

7.8

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

Big bottle at CBC 2013 cons 2013-05-04 Cophenhagen AR: creme brulee, chocolate, coffee AP: massive dark brown body, no head F: fizzy, creme brulee, chocolate, coffee,sugary feeling, nice brew

7.4

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

Sample @ CBC. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are dried fruits, rich malt, caramel, flowers and hops.

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

750ml bottle @ CBC 2013

Pours dark brown with a foamy brown head. Aroma of sweet syrup, some wood, oak and herbal notes. Taste is malty, tart with notes of ripe fruits, some syrup and wood. Finish is warming and malty. Okay, quite tart scotch ale.