Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8.5
Can. Nose is toffee, malt, fruit, bread. Taste is malt, bitter grapefruit rind, brown sugar, rye bread, pine, marmalade, vhint of licorice. Mouthfeel is thin. Very drinkable, and good complexity for the strength. Can?t shake the feeling I?d prefer is bigger brother while drinking.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Pours black with almost no head. Spicy, hoppy, and very big on the dark malts. Hops are very prominent, maybe mosaic? Black IPA meets Belgian ale is appropriate. Beautifully chocolatey/cocoa. A little bit grassy and herbal. Mild, a bit spicy and complex mouthfeel. Slightly yeasty. Bitter chocolate/cocoa very prominent in flavour. Quite Belgian, candi sugar and big rich and complex. Loads of dark malts. Also indeed "hoppy as hell", beautiful flavours which are mainly grassy and herbal as well as quite fruity (quite sure there is mosaic in here). Looong roasty, cocoa and very bitter, boozy finish, medium dry. Beautiful, extremely tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Deeside Drinks Emporium. It pours clear red - brown bread with a medium beige head. The aroma is malt - driven, brown bread, wood, pretzel, caramel, stewed orange citrus and grapefruit. The taste is dry, bitter, piney, resinous, zesty grapefruit, earthy, brown bread, peppery spice and burnt toffee with a drying, piney finish. Light - medium body and moderate carbonation. Sort of comes across as a hopped up esb. Not bad, but I prefer the regular bastard.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Fra flaske på Mi2 Cardinal april-17: beware! Denne er farlig lettdrikkelig, og vinkelhastigheten merkes ikke før du reiser deg. Lett ular gylden med flott skum. Deilig aroma og smak med grønne kaffebønner, honning, kvae og solvarm citrus. Elegant og lett bitterhet i ettersmaken. Velbalansert som en linedanser.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Can from web SB cons 2017-04-10 Geilo AR: bready, fruity, roasted malt AP: amber, wee head F: bready, fruity, roasted malt,
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from real ale, Newark. Amber colour with a thick white head. Aroma is malty caramel with dark stone fruits. Taste is more of the same with a touch of grapefruit, and a dry finish. Medium Body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From tap at Mi2 at Cardinal 10.04.17. Slightly hazy pale orange. Off-white head and lacing. Strong aroma of green coffee, resin, American hops and bitter tropical fruits. Similar taste. Interesting. Surprisingly drinkable in despite of a high ABV.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33 cl can from Systembolaget Nordstan, sampled on April 7 or 8, 2017. Canned 14 Feb 2017, BB 11 Nov 2017.Clear brown color, creamy yellow to almost tan lasting head with lacing. Malty, bread crust scent. Bitter, malty, pith, light fruity taste. Bitter, pith aftertaste. Medium big a bit fizzy mouthfeel, high bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at BD AGM. Beige creamy head stayed well on a hazy soil coloured body. Very smooth on palate, clean on the back. Slightly medicinal flavours of wheat, dark fruits, Coca Cola & grape. Loving this!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at BD AGM. It pours deep ruby - brown with a small white head. The aroma is malt - driven, toasty, bready, wood, caramel, bubblegum and treacle. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, brown bread, cereal, toffee, coffee, treacle, slightly grainy, earth, chewy, booze, leather, spice and wood with a drying finish. Medium+ body and fine carbonation. Not a lot of cohesion to this. Not too bad anyhow.