10/10
Tried
on 10 Jun 2012
at 01:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Old rating
Found an old rating, one of the first I ever wrote down back in ’98. Think I didn’t realise it was a Faro back then. The points and total score loose all meaning, especially as I used different scale/criteria back then. Just putting it here to preserve the memory and for the quirkiness of it.
Dark brown colour, slight brownish head. Aroma rather sweet, like honey, caramel, bit sour and fruity. Flavour rather (too) sweet, molasses, caramel, no hops bitterness. Quite one-dimensional.
(From 25cL bottle)
Found an old rating, one of the first I ever wrote down back in ’98. Think I didn’t realise it was a Faro back then. The points and total score loose all meaning, especially as I used different scale/criteria back then. Just putting it here to preserve the memory and for the quirkiness of it.
Dark brown colour, slight brownish head. Aroma rather sweet, like honey, caramel, bit sour and fruity. Flavour rather (too) sweet, molasses, caramel, no hops bitterness. Quite one-dimensional.
(From 25cL bottle)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2011
at 03:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Re-rate 10/24/13: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel Florentin. Thanks Pallieter85. 1983 bottle. Murky red with a tiny bit of foam. Pleasant raspberry aroma with some cork and some wood. Sour flavor with light sweetish notes, lots of raspberries, oak, a bit of cork, musty notes and some funk. Light to medium-bodied. Very nice. Still a lot of raspberries after 30 years. 8/3/8/3/16=3.8
[3/3/11] Bottle at Bier Circus in Brussels. 1993 vintage. Surprisingly almost clear red-amber with a slightly pinkish white head. Lovely aroma full of raspberries, lactic notes and some funk. A rather sweet flavor with raspberry, a bit of sugar and some slightly funky sourness. Silky mouthfeel. A lovely sweeter Framboise. 7/3/8/4/15=3.7
[3/3/11] Bottle at Bier Circus in Brussels. 1993 vintage. Surprisingly almost clear red-amber with a slightly pinkish white head. Lovely aroma full of raspberries, lactic notes and some funk. A rather sweet flavor with raspberry, a bit of sugar and some slightly funky sourness. Silky mouthfeel. A lovely sweeter Framboise. 7/3/8/4/15=3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2011
at 02:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
37.5 cL bottle, 1993 Vintage @ BierCircus. Pours almost clear and golden deep amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is is dry wooden, slight earthy and citric raspberry fruity. Sweet, raspberry and mild tart acidic underneath. Ends with a mild earthy to wooden note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2011
at 22:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Old bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a particle filled brown body with a tan head. Aroma is minty, raisins, light alcohol, flowers, brandy and wet leaves. Flavors of banana esters, nutty, woodsie and oxidized. Light acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2011
at 16:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
Corked demi bottle from Ølbutikken, circa 1990, 19 years old
The cork is in good conditions; it pours an orange amber color with generous head; the persistent perlage support the cap. The initial aroma out of the bottle neck is the most interesting, woody and musky; from the glass there is a delicate aroma of raspberries and sweet wood, light perfume. Good body structure; round malt flavor; the acidity is very low, the fruity touch even less; unfortunately the tannins from the cherry turned into a strange astringency, and the mouthfeel is dusty too, rather unpleasant in the end. It didn’t age gracefully.
The cork is in good conditions; it pours an orange amber color with generous head; the persistent perlage support the cap. The initial aroma out of the bottle neck is the most interesting, woody and musky; from the glass there is a delicate aroma of raspberries and sweet wood, light perfume. Good body structure; round malt flavor; the acidity is very low, the fruity touch even less; unfortunately the tannins from the cherry turned into a strange astringency, and the mouthfeel is dusty too, rather unpleasant in the end. It didn’t age gracefully.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2009
at 15:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
28th July 2008. Smooth and light dark beer. Low carbonation. Milk chocolate with malt and a trace of sour marmite.Very smooth.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 10:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375mcl.[ Vintage 1993 ]. Alc. 5.5%. Clear medium to dark red color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is cherry, fruity sour - acidic, tart, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice ;0) [20081010]
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2009
at 03:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 1993 @ Bier Circus. Clear red with medium off white head. Sourish aroma with earthy and raspberry notes. Sweet and sour flavor with raspberries and candy notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2008
at 07:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Etwas künstlicher und gummiartiger Kirschgeruch, süß. Wässrig-prickelnder Kirschantrunk mit deutlichen Altersspuren. Mild, fast wässrig, säuerlicher werdend, der Abgang ist holzig und trocken. Die Kirschen sind nur noch leicht erkennbar. Nichts Besonderes. Test vom 11.8.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: -,9,10,8,10,9
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2008
at 18:02