8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Clear dark ruby, very thin beige head. Aroma: Sirupy, Vinuous red wine, notes of dark and red fruit, some roasted malt. Taste: Lightly sour and moderate to over moderate sweet red wine (Marsala), roasted malt, notes of coffee, red grapes, some oak wood, hints of licorice. Light bitterness. Bit boozy. Bit sirupy. Very nice complexity. At one moment the vinuous Marsala are slightly stronger, at the other moment it's just a little bit more Porter-like. One to take time for to fully explore all flavours. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2020
at 19:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Gusher. Color: Very dark ruby, large frothy beige head. Aroma: Sweetish, dark roasted malt, coffee. Taste: Medium sweet, vanilla, roasted malt, dark coffee, chocolate notes, boozy hints, licorice hints. Moderate hopbiterness. Long lasting finish. Over medium body, average carbonation. Lightly creamy and bit sticky mouthfeel. Nice one. Well balanced, not that complex. I believe that the original Prior is just a little more complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2020
at 18:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Gusher. Color: Very dark ruby, large frothy beige head. Aroma: Sweetish, dark roasted malt, coffee. Taste: Medium sweet, vanilla, roasted malt, dark coffee, chocolate notes, boozy hints, licorice hints. Moderate hopbiterness. Long lasting finish. Over medium body, average carbonation. Lightly creamy and bit sticky mouthfeel. Nice one. Well balanced, not that complex. I believe that the original Prior is just a little more complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2020
at 18:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle at THT August. Hazy light brown with small white head. Dried apricot, sweet malts, sugary, oats, bready, alcohol. Quite sweet and medium bitter. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2020
at 19:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Almost black, light brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee. Taste: Roasted malt, coffee, mocha, notes of licorice. Hints of chocolate and vanilla. Over moderate sweet, moderate bitterness. Somewhat more bitterness at finish. Smooth mouthfeel. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Slightly sticky, some molasses. Almost like a smooth Imperial Stout instead of a Barleywine, although it's clearly stated on the label that it's a Barleywine. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2020
at 18:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Dark murky brown, beige head. Aroma: Coffee, dark malt, vinuous, Port-like notes. Taste: Roasted malt, coffee, light tart, a bit like coffee beans and red wine can be. Definitely not as sour as you would expect because of the name. Moderate sweet and moderate to over moderate bitter. Clearly recognizable yet well balanced vinuous, Port-like, concentrated blue grapes, without a lot of sweetness. Oak wood, tannins, dry mouthfeel. Boozy mouthfeel. Over medium body, low carbonation. Vinuous red wine and coffee, roasted malt finish with very dry mouthfeel. Nicely balanced, quite complex. More Marsala and less coffee when standing longer and opening up. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2020
at 19:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Slightly hazy dark reddish brown, off-white head. Aroma: Malty, grain, floral hopbitterness, subtle herbal / spicy rye notes. Taste: Over moderate sweetish, dark malt, pretty smooth, rye and some grainy notes. Subtle spicy due to the used rye malt. Accompanied by a nice amount of over moderate floral and very slightly citrus hopbitterness. Very light hints of dark fruit, and raisins, slightly earthy. (From the rye?) Over medium body, just under average carbonation. Long lasting finish. Nicely balanced. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2020
at 18:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Almost black, stable beige head. Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, dark coffee. Taste: Pretty smooth mouthfeel. Notes of roasted malt, subtle fruity notes of blueberries, some chocolate and coffee / mocha, hints of licorice, nuts, light spicy hints. Hoppy background. Moderate to over moderate sweet and bitter, somewhat more bitterness at finish. Over medium body, just below average carbonation. Pretty long lasting finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2020
at 18:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Color: Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Malty, some floral hop, sugary. Taste: Over moderate sweet, malty with a background of floral hop, notes of white sugar, honey, spicy and yeasty hints. Light hints of butter. Light to moderate bitterness and very slightly sour. Average carbonation, just below medium body. In a rather strange way it 's even a bit watery. Moderate bittery palate at finish. Mwah. A lot of different flavours, resulting in a rather strange but for me not very attractive combination. Not my kind of beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2020
at 19:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Hazy amber, off-white head. Aroma: Malty, herbal, hop hints. Taste: Over moderate sweet, quite herbal and spicy from the used rye, also some wheat malt. Smooth and quite dense mouthfeel. Bread notes. Moderate bitterness. Soapy hints. Long lasting spicy and herbal finish. Slightly sour. Very lightly boozy. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2020
at 20:19