Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty sweetish caramel flavor with hints of rum. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Dark Brown, Slight Head, No Lacing. Watery, slightlyu sweet malt. First impression, that this is a malt drink rather than a beer. Bland and lacking finish. Pass It...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Hazy brown color, medium tan head. Aroma of boozy vanilla, caramel. Taste is sweet and boozy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750mL bottle, Poured a dark red color with a small off-white head that dissipated pretty quickly. Aroma had plenty of oak notes, malts. Flavor was a touch of rum, sweetness. Not much of an India Pale Ale though.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 shared by Marcus. Pours ruddy brown with a slight tan head. Aroma is vinous with cola notes. Med body. Flavor is quite brandy with lightly roasted malt. Finishes nearly dry with oak bitterness. Nice sipper.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by me at tasting at my house. Pours brown with tan off white head. Nose and taste of orange cream, vanilla, oak, brandy barrel, caramel and toffee cream. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample, brown bottle, 12 ounces, from and with Luc Bourbonnière (merci!). savoured on October 18 2012; eye: dark ruby, semi-opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of brown head, light lacing; nose: hops, woody, molasses, anise, malt, scotch, peat; mouth: bourbon, woody, molasses, anise, malt, scotch, peat, finale in bourbon with presence of alcohol, medium-full body, mildly sweet, alcoholic texture, a bit thin; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 12 onces, de et avec Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 18 octobre 2012; œil : rubis foncé, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse brun, légère dentelle; nez : houblon, boisé, mélasse, anis, malt, scotch, tourbe; bouche : bourbon, boisé, mélasse, anis, malt, scotch, tourbe, caramel, finale en bourbon avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen-corsé, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique et un peu mince; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
750ml bottle-shared by jtclockwork-lt tan-dk copper. A-soft coriander, med malt-toast/toffee. T-rum, med malt-toast/toffee, 2nd spice hops, wood, alcohol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle shared with John at tasting at my house. Pours dark brown with tan head. Nose and taste of burnt caramel, burnt molasses, dark sap, candied dark fruit, dark resin and light peaty oak. Medium body. Finishes dark sap/resin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours black with brown head. Nose/taste of molasses, maple cream, oak, vanilla, dried grain, barley, light bourbon and dark fruit. Medium to slightly lighter medium body.