7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
A vigorous pour produced a nice thick head of medium brown which coated the glass and ran off in sheets rather than breaking into a lace. The head disappated quickly, but gave off aromas of licorice, raisins and Scotch Whisky. Complex flavor. Sweet, smoky, not too bitter. A touch of sourness in the aftertaste. Lighter on the tongue than I would have guessed from the name. Interesting and enjoyable.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2004
at 19:40
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle Pours very dark. Black with red highlights Virtually no head, barely enough to make any lacing at all. You can really smell the Whiskey barrells in this one. Very sweet, molassas, cherry maybe also. Taste is great. Sweet, coffee, molassas, brown sugar, little if any hops dark but not charcoalish. The whiskey cask flavor really comes through here too. Feel is soft and easy. No bite to it. Just nice. Terriffic brew. Glad I can get it around here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2004
at 00:59
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle Pours very dark, nearly black with a small deep tan head. Very little lacing as well. Looks like a stout. Served it to cold maybe.Aroma is of sweet dark chocolate and grape jelly. Coffe as well but the sweetnes barely lets it out. Taste is coffee, licorice and burnt wood up front, then the coffee and charcoal comes through. Lacking the harsh bitterness of dry or imperial stouts. Palate is awsome. Feels like it should pour like motor oil. Thick heavy smooth. Little or no bitter aftertaste. Very yummy. Like a sweet porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2004
at 22:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Flowery hop nose with some fruitiness - bitter with a twist all right, with a lovely, light, bready, slightly sweet maltiness that balances well - dry and quite drinkable - good but not great.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2004
at 19:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Hazy blond color. Very nice and original aroma: malt, hop, fruits and flowers, weeds from wild fields as I remember from my childhood; a bit cheesy. Malty with a very nice bitterness (aromatic as well). Is this a lager? I want more!
Tried
on 07 Jun 2004
at 10:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tapped @Beer Hunters, Pori
Amber color with small but steady creamy head. Aroma is grassy hops. Freshing hop bitterness, balanced palate with bitter aftertaste. Welldone IPA but a bit watery.
Amber color with small but steady creamy head. Aroma is grassy hops. Freshing hop bitterness, balanced palate with bitter aftertaste. Welldone IPA but a bit watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2004
at 10:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Pale golden, slightly hazy, rich head. Rich aroma of citrus and hay. Dry and light bodied with soft and light mouthfeel. Hoppy finish with good bitterness. Thirst quenching. Another to top effort from the Dollar brewery.
Pale golden, slightly hazy, rich head. Rich aroma of citrus and hay. Dry and light bodied with soft and light mouthfeel. Hoppy finish with good bitterness. Thirst quenching. Another to top effort from the Dollar brewery.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2004
at 15:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottled (BB 08/2004)
Opaque black. Brown whipped cream-like head. Barley-wine type sweet and malty aroma. Good mouthfeel: sweet and same time hoppy. Gives nice bitter aftertaste. Not too heavy-bodied, which makes this easy to drink. (8/5/7/4/16 4.0)
Re-rate, bottled
Rich, wineous and malty aroma. Sweetish and robut - rounded mouthfeel. Great. (8/5/7/5/17 4.2)
Opaque black. Brown whipped cream-like head. Barley-wine type sweet and malty aroma. Good mouthfeel: sweet and same time hoppy. Gives nice bitter aftertaste. Not too heavy-bodied, which makes this easy to drink. (8/5/7/4/16 4.0)
Re-rate, bottled
Rich, wineous and malty aroma. Sweetish and robut - rounded mouthfeel. Great. (8/5/7/5/17 4.2)
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2004
at 14:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Jet black pour with a fluffy, off-white head - strikingly tart aroma, with hints of chocolate and quite a strong presence of the scotch barrel it was aged in (wood and all) - this tastes both just like I expected, and not like I expected at all - I anticipated a strong chocolate flavor with a scotch presence, but I never thought those flavors would mix like this - tartness moves in initially, then the chocolate moves in, generating a bitter-sweet flavor - the scotch is quite evident in the flavor - it doesn’t seem to blend well at first, but boy does it grow on you - notes of port creep in to seduce the tongue (and they succeed) - some dark fruit and slight vinous qualities - takes some getting used to, but it’s worth the effort.
Tried
on 01 May 2004
at 21:04
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled
Fresh grassy hop aroma. Off-white white creamy head with big bubbles and some lace. Clear copper color. As expected very hoppy taste but bitterness come just in the finish, very interesting and complex bitter (has to sample cask conditioned someday ...)! (8/4/8/4/17 4.1)
Re-rated: Bottled (BB 09/2005)
Clear dark golden color and nice steady white head. Grassy flowery hop aroma. Well-balanced crisp mouthfeel with good late bitterness. One of my favourite UK beers. (7/3/7/5/15 3.7)
Fresh grassy hop aroma. Off-white white creamy head with big bubbles and some lace. Clear copper color. As expected very hoppy taste but bitterness come just in the finish, very interesting and complex bitter (has to sample cask conditioned someday ...)! (8/4/8/4/17 4.1)
Re-rated: Bottled (BB 09/2005)
Clear dark golden color and nice steady white head. Grassy flowery hop aroma. Well-balanced crisp mouthfeel with good late bitterness. One of my favourite UK beers. (7/3/7/5/15 3.7)
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2004
at 08:47