7

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

Bière bue à la maison. Robe dorée, légèrement trouble, mousse fine et éphémère. Nez légèrement houblonné avec des agrumes en tête. En bouche, attaque douce, texture soyeuse, belle rondeur, mais l’amertume reste discrète pour le style. L’aromatique exotique est présente mais aurait mérité plus d’ampleur. Finale assez propre. Sympa, mais on en attendait un peu plus !

7

Elle se laisse boire malgré un léger goût vinaigré et une manque d'amertume à mon goût

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Can at the Airbnb from Super U. Opaque golden pour with a quickly dissipating head. Nose is herbal, grassy hops, pine and light fruity notes and some metallic notes. Also some citruses as it opens up. Taste is bitter hops, faint notes of grass and pine, tangerine and apricot. The finish is dry and vaguely bitter with some metallic notes. I didn’t like this initially as it was heavily metallic and also seemed oxidized but with time it opened up surprisingly nicely (compared to the rough start at least).

7.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Jet black pour, beige head. Nose is dark chocolate, cocoa powder, faint resinous touch. Taste is earthy notes, chocolate, some cocoa again, low boozy sweetness, resinous bitterness at the end of the sip and in the finish. Light to medium body, soft to average carbonation.

7.9

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

330ml can from Dunell's in Jersey. Pours black with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, smoked meat, liquorice & roasted malt. Medium body. Long smoked medium bitter finish. Excellent

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with smal to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, brown head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and minimally caramel malty aroma with weak BA support, notes of cocoa, dark chocolate, couverture, some calvados, submerged hints of coffee. Taste is BA supported, slightly bitter alcoholic and bitter roasty, dark malty, chocolately and caramel malty, initially alcoholic notes of calvados, dark chocolate, some alcoholic and roasty bitterness, middle part with wonderful, deep coffee flavours, notes of freshly roasted coffee beens, mocha, sugared espresso, weak ashy overtones; return of the calvados in the last third with some caramel sweetness, a fruity touch of apple, decrease of coffee flavours, minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Slightly disharmonious prelude, excellent middle part (the coffee flavours do it), compromise finish; neither overly complex or intense nor subtle - pretty decent overall.

1.2

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 1 | Overall - 1

Bottiglia. Al naso arrivano indizi di speziato. L'intensità olfattiva è normale e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma è inesistente. Il colore è giallo dorato carico. Il corpo è scarno. L'amaro è poco incisivo. La forza gustativa è tenue. Il gusto non è piacevole. Al gusto vengono donati toni di sour, formaggi, aromi dello scantinato, pipì di gatto e metallo.

7.4

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

Bottle at home, acquired at La Cave à Bulles, Paris. Aroma is malt, caramel, lots of wood, toffee, cognac, sweet dried fruits, vanilla, hoppy notes in the finish. Flavour is sweet and moderate bitter. Body is above medium, bit sticky. Very oaky barrel notes, mild cognac, big caramel toffee malt and dried fruits from the hops. A fine Barley Wine.

7

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

Bottle at home, acquired at La Cave à Bulles, Paris. Aroma is smoked malt, roast, cocoa, cognac, dark fruity notes, fruitcake, coffee, oak. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a touch of cold coffee oaky sourness. Body is medium. Smoky, fruity and oaky Imperial Stout, pretty nice.

7.9

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

Bottle from Hopt. Aroma is oak, cherries, dark bready malt, caramel, tart red grapes, vinous notes, cognac, dried dark fruits, raisins, toffee, with a hint of bretty funk. Flavour is fairly tart with a definite rich sweet touch, light bitterness and sourness. Body is above medium. What a surprise, this slightly funky and vinous cognac cherry wee heavy. Lovely!