5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Golden color, with delicate white foam. Aroma: pear, malt, something weird. Taste: pear, malty, yeast, light hop bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2016
at 05:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Post Scriptum Black IPA). Dark brown, coffee foam. Aroma: a little sour, burnt barley, coffee, caramel, cherries. Taste: a creamy coffee, caramel, dark chocolate, mild sweetness and bitternes.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2016
at 05:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Amber color. Aroma: malt, caramel, a little wine, yeast and aspirin. Taste: malt, yeast, a little sour, wine, slightly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2016
at 05:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 330 ml. Dark brown. Taste and aroma: caramel and wine, dark and roasted malt, dried fruit, a little whisky, alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2016
at 05:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33B/17D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L15022. AROMA: medium-low slightly sweet ripe cantaloup melon aromas mixed with a medium toffee-like malt note. spicy alcohol notes. moscatel grapes imperceptible. APPEARANCE: medium dark amber color and clear. medium ivory head with good retention. leg formation. TASTE: medium-low malt presence with a slight toasted/toffee character and peppery alcohols. medium-low woodsy taste. medium-low bitterness but malt balanced. finishes dry. no moscatel grapes perceptible. PALATE: medium to medium-high body with moderate carbonation. medium-low hot alcohol warmth. OVERALL: altought its a good barleywine, the character from the used barrel is imperceptible.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2016
at 11:56
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Ooh, Portugal just scored a goal in that Euro thing. The crowd’s kinda goin nuts. This pours with great urgency, huge head, and a jet black body. Has a soft aroma of barley but little more. Flavour is lots of barley with a warming from the huge alcohol but rather simple. Still it’s not cloying given the high abv. Middling on the mouth. It’s not a bad brew but lacking in complexity.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2016
at 08:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33B/17D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L15022. AROMA: predominant slightly sweet ripe cantaloup melon aromas. spicy alcohol notes. medium-low malt aroma with toffee notes. very faint whiskey note. APPEARANCE: medium dark amber color and clear. medium ivory head with good retention. leg formation. TASTE: moderate malt presence with a slight toasted character from the barrel and peppery alcohols. slight woodsy taste with a faint tanninic note, almost vanilla-like. medium malt presence with a toffee character. very faint ripe cantaloup melon flavor. medium-low bitterness but malt balanced. finishes dry and with a slight whiskey note. PALATE: medium to medium-high body with moderate carbonation. medium-low hot alcohol warmth. OVERALL: a very good barrel aged barley wine, with less spirit presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2016
at 11:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33B/17D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L15022. AROMA: moderate to intense notes of cognac followed by a slightly sweet ripe cantaloup melon note. spicy alcohol notes. medium-low malt aroma with toffee notes. APPEARANCE: medium dark amber color and clear. medium ivory head with good retention. leg formation. TASTE: predominant moderate-high cognac cask flavor with peppery alcohols. slight toasted character from the barrel. malt flavor moderate with a toffee note. very faint ripe cantaloup melon flavor. medium-low bitterness but malt balanced. finishes dry. PALATE: medium to medium-high body with moderate carbonation. medium-low hot alcohol warmth. OVERALL: a very good but more cask spirit-balanced aged barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2016
at 13:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33B/17D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L15022. AROMA: moderate to intense notes that resemble ripe cantaloup melon, followed by cask and vinous aromas. Spicy alcohol adds complexity. medium-low malt aroma with toffee notes. APPEARANCE: medium dark amber color and clear. medium-large ivory head with good retention. leg formation. TASTE: initial vinous flavor with a gentle cask note and peppery alcohols. slight ripe cantaloup melon flavor. malt flavor is moderate with notes of toffee. medium-low bitterness but malt balanced. finishes dry. PALATE: medium to medium-high body with moderate carbonation. very faint wood derived tanininc astringency. slight hot alcohol warmth. OVERALL: a very good and balanced wood aged barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 12:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 3
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 26D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L08001. AROMA: strong alcohol aroma with a vinous character. Some faint esters (dried grapes) and faint Maillard compounds. APPEARANCE: dark brown color with a ruby body gainst light and clear. very thin light-brown head with no retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma, with-high alcohol presence, some dried grapes and a faint malty background with toasted bread crust notes. low bitterness with balance towards a malty / vinous, dry finish. PALATE: low carbonation with medium-low body. slight acidic sensation on the tongue. warmth sensation present but smooth. OVERALL: a belgian dark strong ale with a strong vinous character and less malt/fermentation by products presence. needs improvement on the carbonation front.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 12:02