Subsidiaries
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Delicious. I love what is happening here. Had some on draft at Rattle n Hum in NYC. Big nose of spiced pumpkin/yam. Pleasing maple-red hue with an easy, slight white head. Taste is sweet, rife with pumpkin and yam and notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, as well as a hint of maple syrup. Very smooth, especially considering its ABV. Finishes nicely with a marvelous, rich aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2009
at 12:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours mahogany into a Trappist glass. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Yam and nutmeg aromas. Thanksgiving yams in drink form: yams up front smothered in vanilla, maple syrup and cinnamon in the finish.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2009
at 15:45
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
2009 GABF Taster 3 days in a row 2 tasters each day. This stuff has lived up to the hype. Pours out a solid jet black like molasses with a brown head. Aroma was over the top. I think I could sniff on this for hours. Rich malts, sweetness like no other, brown sugar, molasses, bourbon, vanilla, along with oak. Taste was just as good. Lots of sweetness pit fruit, brown sugar, milk chocolate, and plenty more. This thing was 20% I would have guessed maybe 10%. Very well done.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2009
at 19:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a syrupy amber with a light brown head. Aroma is syrupy with plenty of maple notes and an odd potato note, which probably comes from the yams. Flavor has a bit of an alcohol bite with a maple undertone. There is a bit of an odd flavor that I can’t put my tongue on, but I am guessing that comes from the yams.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2009
at 18:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottled at the GABF at 8PM at the Saturday session. Nose of oak, bourbon, lots of chocolate, vanilla, and alcohol. Black with a small cinnamon tan head. Flavor of coffee, chocolate, bourbon, light pepperiness, and tons of syrupy sweetness. Way too sweet! Could it actually be 19% with all those fermentables unfermented? This had a georgeous appearance and a really nice thick body, but it’s almost sickenenly sweetness turned me off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2009
at 20:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Paiste2002, thanks! Dark brown color. Malty nutty aroma wuith nutmeg and pear juice. Malty sweet flavor with pear juice, mango, cinnamon, nutmeg and some warming alcohol. Very pleasant beer, the fruity sweetness hides the alcoholic power. Good, but maybe a bit too onedimensional sweet to be top class.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2009
at 02:48
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
75 cl bottle. Medium gold color. Spicy, citrus aroma, rather light malt flavor, slightly medicinal, with minerals and sage. Watery, thin, medicinal and off. Nearly undrinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2009
at 21:19
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
75 cl bottle. Pale gold to orange color with lace. Yeasty malt with honey, messy aroma. Thin, light malt with light honey, light fruit, spices and herbs. Sloppy and unrefined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2009
at 21:18
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
75 cl bottle. Black with a thin, fine, off-white head. Dry chocolate aroma with funky yeast and dark fruits. Vegetal and chocolate flavors, with dark malts, light fruit, and a bit tart. Belgian style yeast character is a bit too strange.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2009
at 21:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a dark, black body with a pretty substantial tan head. Aroma is dark malts, spices, wheat, dried fruits and spices. Flavor is that dried fruits flavor, spices, notes of spices, wheat. Lacing is pretty nice along the sides of the beer.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2009
at 17:35