Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the Bistro’s IPA Fest. Hazy yellow gold with a huge pale yellow glass lacing head. Nose of ivy and piney hops. Flavor was lightly bitter with some caramel and grainy bread.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2009
at 00:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Scored a 750ml from Chevy Chase Wine in DC. Pours a hazy, translucent, orange with a frothy white head. Aroma is all spices, coriander, orange peel, white pepper, Belgian yeast. Flavor was over the top on the spice, you can get a touch of the wheat and some slight sweetness from the oats, but it’s almost all spice. Chalky finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2009
at 21:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from a750 ml green bottle this beer poured a hazy vivid golden color with a small head and some chunky bits suspended. The aroma was tangy, sweet and had touches of caramel and ripe fruits. The flavor was tangy and fruity with a sugary and yeasty undertone and touches of cherry, caramel and nut. The finish was long, sour and tangy. Thick body but a bit too much alcohol shows through. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2009
at 16:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from Hollingshead Deli. Nose of corriander, nutmeg, light fruitiness, and a hint of brett. Murky yellow with a big, very pale yellow, lightly lacing head. Flavor is cloves and corriander, yeasty bread, and a tiny bit of funk and bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2009
at 22:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of JohnC. Pours an almost clear golden with a dense and firm shaving foam style off-white head leaving laces. Spicy nose, fruit, yeast and some leathery Brett accents. Medium body, astringent and dry Brett notes with a vague underlying sweet fruitiness. Finishes dry. Quite fresh. 100709
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2009
at 13:29
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Cloudy golden color; medium head. Strange aroma, herbal (heather), fruity (peach), minty; surely not impressive. Medium body strength, but it reminds me too much some vegetabes soups (minestrone), it’s herbal and minty again. Not a beer for me.
Cloudy golden color; medium head. Strange aroma, herbal (heather), fruity (peach), minty; surely not impressive. Medium body strength, but it reminds me too much some vegetabes soups (minestrone), it’s herbal and minty again. Not a beer for me.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2009
at 06:13
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Dark brown color; medium head. Aroma of cabbage, vegetables, spice. Dry mouthfeel, quite thin; light vegetables flavor, light liquorice. Not very good.
Dark brown color; medium head. Aroma of cabbage, vegetables, spice. Dry mouthfeel, quite thin; light vegetables flavor, light liquorice. Not very good.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2009
at 06:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Cloudy deep blond color; small creamy head. Light hop and yeast aroma, light fruitness. Good body strength; sweet malt flavor, light coriander and some bitter oranges.
Cloudy deep blond color; small creamy head. Light hop and yeast aroma, light fruitness. Good body strength; sweet malt flavor, light coriander and some bitter oranges.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2009
at 06:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
This beer marks a special occasion for me - this is officially my last rating as a New York ratebeerian - I guess it’s good to go out with something big - what can I say, New York? - you’ve been good to me - I’ve met some great people, and had some great beers - kind of like this one - well...I wouldn’t really call this great, but it is interesting, and quite approachable for it’s size - kind of like you, New York - you’re big, perhaps a little too big for your own good, and a little too crowded, but I guess that’s what makes you fun - kind of like this beer - it’s so much that you need to take it in small doses, or risk overexerting yourself - it’s also got that prematurely old vibe - kind of like you, New York - yes, I suppose I will miss you, but not enough to want to revisit you that often - kind of like this beer...etc. etc. (I suppose I should actually say something about the beer before I sign off here - I will echo Eugene in saying that this reminds me of a British barleywine that is at least 6 years old - how they pulled that off in a beer that is no more than 1 year old is in itself astonishing - however, that doesn’t make it great - a lot of raisin and fig, molasses, chocolate - some vinous, oaky notes - some oxidation - ends with drier, sherry-like notes - quite good, but as I said, not great).
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2009
at 21:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
There is like a double layer of wax on this bottle, man that is a huge pain in the ass. Barely a pop on the bottle and then a flat pour. Where is Tomme Arthur when you need him? The color is watered down day old coffee, which means dark oily brown. The beer is exactly what one should expect; its light cardboard (aged), with burnt raisin, and definite oxidation, which must be the quarter barrel (more so on the nose than the palate). Its strong, old [ale], with present alcohol. The alcohol isn’t bad, feel it in the back of the throat as it goes down. The mouthfeel is obviously still and not heavy. This already reminds me of some British barleywines that are 5+ years old. Its doable stuff as long as you know what you are getting into.
750mL, black wax bottle in a Melbourne Bros. glass.
750mL, black wax bottle in a Melbourne Bros. glass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2009
at 20:07