5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at the Yokohama GJBF 2012. Black with lace. Nose is a bit of berry-phenols, charcoal, coffee. Flavor is a little funky, berry, chocolate, cocoa. Not very interesting, a little bit off seeming.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2012
at 16:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at the Craft Beer Festival in Ichinoseki, Iwate. Nice deep amber color. Malty caramel aroma with chocolate. Rich caramel flavor, but thin body. Ok fruit with a harsh bitterness in the finish. OK but not so interesting.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2009
at 17:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Draft at GJBF 2009, Osaka. Honey-like, golden color. Honey, fruity, very sweet. Doesn’t fit the style too well. Too fruity. Ok, but too much honey and fruit. Lacks balance and malt richness, as well as the bock mouth feel.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2009
at 02:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at GJBF 2009, Osaka. 1999 version. Smooth, sherry-like aroma. Lots of fruity esters, a little alcohol burn. Super smooth in the mouth, but a bit oxidized. Flavor is a bit disappointing. Big, rounded, caramel and fruity, but tastes like it was aged too long.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2009
at 22:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hay colored with a firm white head. Aroma is of soft English hops. Slightly earthy, light fruit, and some malty notes. Flavor is similar, enjoyable and understated hops, clean hops, a touch of earth, light hay, and some faint citrus. Refreshing after a long day.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2009
at 05:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught, 2005 vintage. Pours reddish gold with no head. Aroma is sweet malt, yeast, citrus fruit, caramel, chocolate, and alcohol. Medium mouth. Flavor is a slightly muted version of the aroma. Malty, fruit, chocolate, nutty. Had a great time with this one.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2007
at 23:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown color, light brown head, toffee, dark chocolate, dark cherries, toffee in the mouth. Med. aggressive dry bitter finish with some dark chocolate flavors.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2005
at 21:45
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
1998 version on draft at Popeyes. Light amber color with a thick creamy white head. Could pass as your average amber ale just based on looks. However, once you get a whiff of the nose you know this goes from ordinary to extraordinary. Cherries, brandy, chocolate, pears, oranges, toffee, caramel nuts. It reminds me of some type of delicious liqueur filled chocolate with a million things going on. I love it!!!! The mouth is very malty with nuts, oranges, chocolate, cherries and rich, but very surprisingly it is extremely light bodied for 12%. The finish is very warming, like sipping a good brandy. The nose is misleading. It would easily get a 19 or 20 if the body had followed through. Still a 16 aint bad. Had this in 2018 for 2003 version. Realized this is way under rated. Gave it a 4.1, but this is clearly at 15 year. Tons of Baijou and dried apricots. Nearly flat. Super flat. 4.6
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2005
at 10:51
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Med brown color, No dectable nose. Weak earthy malty mouth with a hint of whisky and a dry finish.
Tried
on 09 May 2005
at 10:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gentle English hops give off oranges, apples and brandy in the nose. The body is light, hop accented with spices and apples. The finish is mildly hopped.
Tried
on 09 May 2005
at 09:40