Hardknott Æther Blæc - Sigma 2011

Æther Blæc - Sigma 2011

 

Hardknott in Millom, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
6.71
ABV: 7.8% IBU: - Ticks: 10
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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted, some sweet toffee, chocolate and mild whisky and vanilla to it. Flavour is caramel, some chocolate, roast and mild alcohol with a wee bit of vanilla and wood.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2023 at 18:02

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 384 of 540, online from the brewery. Pours black with a dark brown hue, only a smidge of a beige head. Aroma: burnt roasted malts, dark chocolate, whisky barrel, light smoke. Taste: moderate sweet, dry, light acidic, vinous, chocolate, light peat, whisky wood, hint of dark berries. Surprisingly thin bodied for a 7.8% stout, virtually no carb, light dry sweet & smoky finish. Holding up well for it's age. Interesting for sure.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2018 at 19:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, 18 of 540. Pours black, sweet, fruity and tart. Roasted malt flavour. --- Beer merged from original tick of Æther Blæc - Sigma 2011 on 22 Mar 2013 at 18:51 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle 18 of 540. Sweet, fruity and tart. Roasted malt flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2014 at 02:55

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle at home, from the brewery’s online shop, 304 of 540. Jet black with a thin brown head. Sour soy and balsamic aromas, little roast. Taste has more sour, light salt, light treacle. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2013 at 13:11

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ Trade by madmitch76 ]. [ Bottle # 138/540 ]. Clear dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, wood, alcohol - whisky, tart malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate bitter with a long duration, tart fruit - berry, peat - whisky, dark malt, dry, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130430]
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2013 at 11:14

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 434 of 540 from A Tutta Birra, Milan, bb 19 Sept 2013
Pretty dark color, with brownish compact head. Mild aroma, some roasted malt, and some sourness; bit of alcohol. Slim body, with moderate roasted malt flavor and some sourness; very light smoke; no evidence of whiskey flavors; the roasted malt contributes to the bitterness, which is not strong. Maybe a trace of whiskey in the end.
Quite odd and unexpected; not exciting.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2013 at 16:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Rund malzig-säuerlicher Antrunk. Etwas laff, die Malznoten rücken in den Hintergrund. Sehr trocken, kaum Noten der Whiskeylagerung. Nicht alkoholisch, zum Ende milder säuerlich. Nett aber definitiv nicht mehr. 11/9/11/9//11
Tried on 23 Mar 2013 at 15:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
11th March 2012
Opaque black beer, good tan head. Crispy semi dry palate. Lots of minerals. Tangy dark malt. Sourish mild whisky. Trace of candy fruits. Very similar to Lambda but the whisky is more sour.
Tried from Can on 10 Feb 2013 at 09:13

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty aroma with weak hints of soy sauce. Sweetish roasted malty caramel and chocolate flavor. Has a sweetish roasted malty caramel finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2012 at 04:27

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home... deep black ... thin brown lacing... light sour roast malt nose ... tart sour ... light whisky ... soft malt ... light roast ... sour isnt right
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2012 at 13:48