Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
50cl bottle pours a watery, opaque brown with one ring of tan head. HUGE smokey aroma, bacon, charcoal, wood chips. Flavor is sweet, sugary, smokey, bacon, a little grape, toasted grains. Full bodied, smokey finish. Very one dimensional. Where is the cabernet barrel?
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500ml. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #1. ]Unclear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate malt, wood - oak, smoke, meat - bacon, light alcohol - bourbon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licurice, smoke, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101102]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Jim from Hill Farmstead Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500ml. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #2. ]Unclear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit, ovrange - citrus. Flavor is light heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, late finish has medicine notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101102]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500ml. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #4. ]Unclear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lastin, off-white to beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate malt, smoke. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101102]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500ml. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #3. ]Unclear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate malt, sweet malt, light smoke and bacon - meat. Flavor is heavy sweet and modrate to heavy bitter with a long duration, sweet roasted malt, light smoke and alcohol - bourbon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101102]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours pitch black with a small rough beige head. Quite some fat bacon smoke in the nose – and hard roast malts. Medium body, roasted dark malts and dark fruits, bacon smoke and a little metal. A little ashes. Hard roast finish with no real bitterness. 021110.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours pitch black with a rough beige head. Fat Bamberg smoke in the nose combined with sweet roast. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, sweet hard roast malts and vanilla. Some barrel feelunderneath. Hardly any bitterness. 021110
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Jim from Hill Farmstead Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours an opaque black with a rough yet creamy beige head. Fresh citrusy hops in the nose – very fresh indeed. Medium body, some roast and dark fruits but the fresh and citrusy hops dominate yet making for a perfect balance. Great hoppiness in the finish, but not overly bitter. Delicous indeed.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours pitch black with a creamy beige head. Distinct smoke in the nose with a whiff of sweet Bourbon. Medium body, a little low in carbonation. Sweet roast, a little vanilla, heavy bacon smoke overpowering the barrel notes. Some malt bitterness. Enjoyable. 021110
yespr (55501) reviewed Fear & Trembling: Oak from Hill Farmstead Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
50 cL bottle, courtesy of BearsOnAcid. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malty and slight fruity. Smoked ham and bacon. Sweet roasted malty. Wineous fruity and smoked. Smooth fruity and dark roasted malty. Lingering dark malty fruity and subdued smoked. Smooth.