7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber-brown, hazy, The aroma has a nice winey character, with some datey, figgy barley wine notes. On the palate, it's got a lot of bitterness, some leafy hop, alcohol, and a few balancing sugars. The chardonnay doesn't come through as much on the palate, and I probably would have liked it to. It's just a touch and overpowered by the bitterness.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2024
at 04:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled in March 2018. 650mL bottle, pours a deep dark reddish mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma brings out plenty of dark dried fruits, gentle buttery Chardonnay, and toffee. Flavour is dry for the style, with lots of toffee, bready malt, and buttery Chardonnay. Quite dry, yet malty and bready toffee finish. Good stuff. --- Beer merged from original tick of Fisticuffs on 09 Dec 2018 at 21:48 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5. Original review text: 22 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma is quite murky, with earthy notes, Chardonnay and bready malt. Flavour is rather muted and obscured, with bready malt, some fusel alcohols, and white wine. Not very cohesive or clean. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 04:19
6.5/10
(#1498)(#9 CA)(#1 Nova Scotia)
Bought it at "NSLC", Amherst, NS, CA
Bought it at "NSLC", Amherst, NS, CA
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2023
at 11:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Shipwright Brewing Company, Lunenburg. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are tropical fruits, bitter hops, flowers, malt and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2023
at 18:24
6.4/10
Pretty middling to subpar beer. Just acrid and somewhat stale like it’s been near frozen and thawed many times. Muddy and bland. Costco adventkal
Tried
on 17 Dec 2022
at 19:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 650 ml, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savoured on Louise’s birthday 2019; eye: black, opaque, half ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: chocolate, light caramel, slight malt, vanilla; mouth: chocolate, light caramel, slight malt, vanilla, light acridness, light acidity, light alcohol, finale in chocolate with light presence of acridness, medium body, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 650 ml, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savourée à la fête de Louise 2019; œil : noire, opaque, demi-anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, léger caramel, très léger malt, vanille; bouche : chocolat, léger caramel, très léger malt, vanille, légère âcreté, légère acidité, léger alcool, finale en chocolat avec légère présence d'âcreté, corps moyen, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 650 ml, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savourée à la fête de Louise 2019; œil : noire, opaque, demi-anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, léger caramel, très léger malt, vanille; bouche : chocolat, léger caramel, très léger malt, vanille, légère âcreté, légère acidité, léger alcool, finale en chocolat avec légère présence d'âcreté, corps moyen, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2020
at 16:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Belle mousse et texture un peu sucrée en bouche...
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2020
at 21:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(tap) clear, bright orange amber colour with a small white head; aroma of candy sugar, jam; balanced flavour with a long m light bitter sweet finish; slightly creamy palate
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2020
at 19:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Black Christmas 2018, bottled March 2018
Strong ale, the barrel is not very clear though, and it doesn't taste like a Barley Wine. Bold, moderately sweet with drier finish.
Ok beer, but not easy to follow the intentions.
Strong ale, the barrel is not very clear though, and it doesn't taste like a Barley Wine. Bold, moderately sweet with drier finish.
Ok beer, but not easy to follow the intentions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2018
at 22:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of Ferris, bottled 08 Dec 2016
Black colour with large brownish head. The aroma is suspicious: metallic, sharp; later, some coffee and dark chocolate. But the flavour is not infected, although it's highly carbonated; good flavour of dark chocolate, coffee, hint of vanilla, a bit ashy in the finish; most of the sweetness seem to have been fermented. Soft finish.
Very good.
Black colour with large brownish head. The aroma is suspicious: metallic, sharp; later, some coffee and dark chocolate. But the flavour is not infected, although it's highly carbonated; good flavour of dark chocolate, coffee, hint of vanilla, a bit ashy in the finish; most of the sweetness seem to have been fermented. Soft finish.
Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 04:37