6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330 ml bottle, bought at Craft Bier Fest Wien.
Dark amber, clear body, with a small, quickly dissipating, white head.
Aroma of nuts, dark and dried fruits, caramel, bread.
Taste follows this, with the nuts even more determined and with some additional citric hops.
Medium to full, creamy mouthfeel, with a soft carbonation.
Finishes alcohol warming, bitter-sweet, with citric hops and sweet malts.
Nice, but very unusual for a Barley Wine. As mentioned before in another rating, feels more like a dark bock beer. The nutty malts and the citric hops are nice, but I’m definitely missing some complexity or diversity. Quite one-dimensional for this style in my opinion, while it still is nice to drink.
Dark amber, clear body, with a small, quickly dissipating, white head.
Aroma of nuts, dark and dried fruits, caramel, bread.
Taste follows this, with the nuts even more determined and with some additional citric hops.
Medium to full, creamy mouthfeel, with a soft carbonation.
Finishes alcohol warming, bitter-sweet, with citric hops and sweet malts.
Nice, but very unusual for a Barley Wine. As mentioned before in another rating, feels more like a dark bock beer. The nutty malts and the citric hops are nice, but I’m definitely missing some complexity or diversity. Quite one-dimensional for this style in my opinion, while it still is nice to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 11:56
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ home. Clear orange golden color, medium to full sized white to off-white head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma is incredibly hoppy, lovely grapefruit, citrussy, huge tropical fruits and fruit hops. Taste lightly malts, again huge hops, huge tropical fruits and fruit hops. Medium body, medium carbonation. Super easy drinkable super hoppy beer. Love it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2014
at 14:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle, bought at Craft Bier Fest Wien, bottled on 29.10.2014
Very dark brown body, with a big, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of coffee, wood, some smoke, some chocolate, some dark fruits.
Taste is roasty and dry, with pretty much the same aromas, but also slight citric hops from the background.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes long, roasty, bitter and dry.
Tasty! Dark, roasty and dry, just how a good Stout should be. Still quite easy to drink. Surely one of the best Stouts from Austria, by a brewery that I really like more and more with every new beer!
Very dark brown body, with a big, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of coffee, wood, some smoke, some chocolate, some dark fruits.
Taste is roasty and dry, with pretty much the same aromas, but also slight citric hops from the background.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes long, roasty, bitter and dry.
Tasty! Dark, roasty and dry, just how a good Stout should be. Still quite easy to drink. Surely one of the best Stouts from Austria, by a brewery that I really like more and more with every new beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 11:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Craft Bier Fest Wien.
Amber, moderate hazy body, with a big, creamy, white head.
Aroma of berries, tropical fruits, caramel, bubblegum.
Tastes of Citrus, pine, berries, tropical fruits, biscuit, caramel.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes bitter, with lemon zest, pine and also sweet fruits.
Nice one! A bit too much malt sweetness for me, but really nice fruity and bitter hops. Also quite easy to drink. Another very good beer from this Viennese brewery, like almost all from them!
Amber, moderate hazy body, with a big, creamy, white head.
Aroma of berries, tropical fruits, caramel, bubblegum.
Tastes of Citrus, pine, berries, tropical fruits, biscuit, caramel.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes bitter, with lemon zest, pine and also sweet fruits.
Nice one! A bit too much malt sweetness for me, but really nice fruity and bitter hops. Also quite easy to drink. Another very good beer from this Viennese brewery, like almost all from them!
Tried
on 23 Nov 2014
at 11:13
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein fast schwarzes Bier mit einer sehr schönen bräunlichen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, Kaffe, aber auch gleichzeitig sehr hopfig, reife Früchte. Geschmack sehr schokoladig, Vanille, bitter, sehr hopfig, Kaffee, klasse!
Tried
on 23 Nov 2014
at 08:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Original Rating 20.04.2015: dark brown almost black color. coffee colored head. smell of roast malt, coffee beans, chocolate. full body. lots of coffee. malty bitterness, subtle bitterness on the finish. 7, 3, 7, 4, 13 Rerate 22.06.2020: 0,33l bottle at home courtesy of Stefan, big thanks. BB 12.11.2020. black color, small coffee colored head. smells soy sauce, milk chocolate, some oats and lactose, bit nutty, some smoked malts. nice smell. full body, pearly carbonation. tastes marzipan, earthy, peppery, vanilla, bit medical, soms soy sauce, oats, toffee, bit leathery, bit ashy, some bitter chocolate, light coffee, light smoke. finishes dry and lightly roasty bitter with notes of soy sauce, toffee and light notes of smoked malts. nice one, rather complex, could use a bit more complexity to balance the different flavours a bit. also rather heavy on the soy notes. overall quite good stuff. like it a bit better once warm, but that also brings out the soy notes. 7, 4, 7, 3, 14
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2014
at 07:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Craft bier fest, Vienna. Batch #3Deep golden color with medium white head. Malt, caramel, citrus hops in aroma. Taste, sweet malt, candies, citrus hops, pines. Medium long hoppy bitter finish. Enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2014
at 02:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Craft bier fest, Vienna. Brown color with beige head. Dark malt, coffee, chocolate in aroma. Strong taste of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate. Long coffee bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2014
at 01:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle.
Brown, clear body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head.
Moderate, sweet, a bit boozy aroma, with dried fruits, caramel, smoke, wood.
Taste is about the same, but less boozy and with pretty dominant smoke.
Mouthfeel is medium, quite oily, with a low carbonation and it finishes roasty, bitter-sweet and with dried fruits.
Not bad. Not as full as I expected, moderate and not very complex aromas. The smoke notes are nice, but overall a bit too flat for my liking.
Brown, clear body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head.
Moderate, sweet, a bit boozy aroma, with dried fruits, caramel, smoke, wood.
Taste is about the same, but less boozy and with pretty dominant smoke.
Mouthfeel is medium, quite oily, with a low carbonation and it finishes roasty, bitter-sweet and with dried fruits.
Not bad. Not as full as I expected, moderate and not very complex aromas. The smoke notes are nice, but overall a bit too flat for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2014
at 12:36
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle, thanks to Geiserich! Pours black with two finger beige head. Beautiful CDA aroma. Taste is wonderfully chocolatety & malty with a nice bitter pine edge and lovely roasted elements tucked neatly behind. An excellent Black IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 11:29