6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle: BB 18th November 2020. Drank on my holiday apartment balcony in Nidri on 5th October 2022. Dirty and murky brown body, wispy off-white head. Sweet caramel rules here, there are some piney hops for a bitter undertone but it's mostly sweet caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2022
at 05:24
8/10
bottle at post #borefts2022 day 2 hotel room.. thanks to Fin... now this is a winner.. dark chocolate.. spicy roast malts.. the chilli chocolate comes through big in nose... dark Bitter chocolate roast malts.. heavy malts.. big big spice.. all over warming.. tounge tingle chilli.. but good dark chocolate roast malts.. big kick but very rounded chilli kick but more importantly the chocolate feels part of the kick bottle at FINS... dark black.. thin tan lacing.. big spicy chocolate Roast malts nose... dark sweet chocolate roast malts.. big spice dark chocolate roast malts.. big spice.. heavy malts... what a kick.. nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:48
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, many thanks to Fin and ultimately Kostas for the generosity! Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is actually white-winey, white grapes, juicy, very impressive. Taste is grapey, juicy, vanilla-like, sweet, a bit funky, really impressive that this only comes from the yeast. Oily mouthfeel, with soft and fine-bubbled carbonation. Drier than you would think in the end. Very impressive, I like this one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle in hotel room post #borefts2022 day 2... haze amber.. thin white lacing... soft dry fruit.. . dry apple white grape nose.. soft sweet fruit.. oddly sweet vs nose... juice fruit.. Light vanilla.. soft fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2018 bottle, many thanks to Fin and ultimately Kykao! Ruby color with off-white head. Aroma is strawberries, a lot of strawberries, cherrires and other berries too. Taste is the same, leather, bit strawberry, quite acetic, could be deeper. Oily mouthfeel, mildly sparkly carbonation. Quite a sharp edge, but solid nonetheless, though I think it's a bit too acidic and fruit-forward for a Flemish Red.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:24
7/10
bottle in hotel room #borefts2022 day 6...deep red.. massive berries nose from a foot away.. massive thanks to Fin... rich tart berries node... soft fruit.. juicy tart fruit... dry acetic fruit.. sharp tart fruit.. big acetic edge nice.. big big fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2020 bottle, many thanks to Fin and ultimately Kostas for this one. Black color with off-white head. Aroma is iodine, peat, roast, intense Islay barrel. Taste is iodine, peat, dark chocolate, quite some sweetness in the back, some warming booze in the back. Oily mouthfeel, medium high but soft carbonation. It does have more sweetness left than many others of the kind, but I still don't get why people go for such barrels in this intensity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:15
6/10
bottle at hotel room #borefts2022 day 2 thanks to fin (why am I thanking Fin for a smoked... massive tcp iodine roast malts nose... dark sweet rich chocolate roast malts.. heavy roast.. big iodine medicinal tcp.. it's probably a nice stout but no to this barrel aging... saying that expected worse. Thanks Fin
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 18:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
21st September 2022 Bottle from Drankenhandel and supped in my Leiden hotel room. Hazy reddish amber beer, a few pale tan bubbles never come close to forming a head. Palate is light and smooth, with reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts deliver a light creamy sweetness. This is a barleywine that serves it's barrel which is a Greek red wine, sweetish. However the physical barrel itself also muscles in here. A little raw wood along with a nice smooth oaky vanilla. Rich red wine, not too sweet, a nice red berry liqueur vibe. A return to mildly creamy malts and a savoury woody red wine on the finish. A slightly curious affair but one that seduces and satisfies. Edit - the whole bottle vanished.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2022
at 21:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can direct from Kostas at Kykao, cheers mate. Had this at home listening to Tom Robinson standing in for Marc Riley on 6 Music, we had Cottage Pie for tea. . Pours black with a creamy textured off white head, looks like a Guinness in appearance. As the description suggests this has an intensity, but it's very balanced, smooth and hugely drinkable despite the abv. Roasted malts lend a toasty element to the otherwise hop forward aroma. Flavour wise again a little roasty but tempered with a citrussy hoppiness, smooth moutheel, a little creamy even, are there any oats in here I wonder? Lovely BIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2022
at 03:31