5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
On draught, 3/19/05 at the brewery. Lovely light-pink/opal body, full white head, good retention. Aroma smells of sugary fruit syrups, touch of dry yeast and a bit of spiciness (faint). Flavor is heavily sweet with residual sugar/fruit syrup-like sugars dominating. A bit of acid and tartness, but it’s fully drowned out by the finish. Fatiguing and cloying, it’s too much for my delicate palate! Medium body, though to its credit and you hate to bash beers like this, because they are brewed for a reason and the brewers do a great job with what they are aiming for. No wateriness or alcohol. Still, I think the ladies don’t need this much sugar. . .
Tried
on 21 Mar 2005
at 17:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
C02 draught at the brewery, 3/19/05. Orange colored beer, light, chill haze with plenty of white head, well-retained. Aroma of easy-going, goldings or fuggles, not sure (I’m not that good with hops distinctions). It has a low bitterness, fuzzy sort of leafy, earthy, greeness to it, with a touch of light fruitiness. Lovely hops, it’s nice to have an IPA that dosent blow you away with bitterness or citrus/pine. Light pale malt tones in the nose as well. Flavor is quite expectedly hoppy, but the characteristics from the nose being the hops flavor again, not bitterness. Fruitiness and light pale malts with a medium body and no wateriness on the end. Soft, sweet and fruity, it does all that it is supposed to do.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2005
at 17:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draught 3/19/05 at the brewery. Dark copper-orange body, with some lighter gold and yellow hues and a moderate amount of off-white head, slowly disipating. Chill haze to the body. Aroma smells like old doughy brown bread, slight hints of pepper, a large dose of caramelized/candied sugar sweetness and light herbal hops. A mild dryness from the alcohol is also perceptible. Flavor is near explosive, compared to the aroma. Opens up with a lovely mix of caramel and pils malt, with sticky residual sugar clinging to the palate. Succulent yeast notes are quickly apparent. Spiciness immediately butts in to keep things balanced and there are light orange zest notes. Alcohol is lightly apparent, but not raw and domineering. Nothing jumps out and screams at me here, which is wonderful, because it is all done well and in good proportion (balance). A bit of plastic on the end detracts somewhat, maybe a bit more orange flavor than I prefer, but it’s still a very well-made, rich, malty treat. Medium-full body, low carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2005
at 17:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On draught 3/19/05 at Kuhnhenn. Orange-amber-auburn colored body, very cloudy, but not as deep a red as was the Radical Red (but that’s why it was radical, right?). Eggshell colored head is full and lasting. Aroma of bitter, dry hops, light earthiness and then plenty of toasted malt. Notes of smoke creep in to the nose as well, quite surprising, yet unmistakeable. Like cured, dry firewood, it has a clean smoke aroma, not salty in anyway. A shade of fruity yeast lurks behind all of this. Flavor is fairly dry, with the smokiness from the nose increasing in the flavor, especially at the start of the beer. Pale malt and caramel malts add a restrained malt-sweetness, while the fresh hops work with the toasted grains to dry out the flavor considerably. But it has such a strong body that the flavors all meld together well. No alcohol apparency, dry, toasty/smokey finish with hops bitterness, but not much hops flavor. The bitterness seems to work against the beer overall, however. In the Radical red, the creamy, honey-sweet malt and thick body held the biscuit and toasted grains in check, with juicy, flavorful hops not drying it out much. This one needs more fruity hops and sweeter malt to get some of the dry, papery, husky astringency off the palate.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2005
at 17:02
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
They love Forbidden fruit at Kuhnhenn! On draught 3/19/05 at the brewery with plenty of good company. Dark copper-amber colored beer with plenty of off-white head, as flemdawg writes. Good retention, light lacing. The beer, like all of their Belgian creations, is unfiltered and there are plenty of floaties at the bottom of my glass, even coming out of a keg! Aroma has sharp peach and dry toasted grains. Lots of yeast nuances, and not overly sweet. Flavor, I felt, was much better than the aroma suggested. This batch was 7.1% abv and it did show somewhat, but the body, was not highly attenuated and provided a good balance to the drying alcohol. Caramel, yellow fruits and grains, with a dry yeast and light bitterness on the end. Medium body, with just a bit too much alcohol, all told. Still, quite drinkable even at 7.1%
Tried
on 21 Mar 2005
at 16:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks to ClarkVV for sending this one! Hand bottled from a growler. I’ve been disappointed by several other "barrel" beers, but this one was near perfect! The pour produced a small fleeting head of off white which I can only imagine was greatly diminished from what it once was. Carbonation was accordingly low, but for this type of beer, I only look for a lower carbonation rate anyway. Murky dark brown color. The aroma was a delightful blend of Bourbon soaked cherries ( and I don’t care much for Bourbon). The flavor is sweet from beginning to end with a long finish. Expect fruits, vanilla, Bourbon, all blended with an excellent Barleywine. Perfectly balanced and a very tasty sipper overall. Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2005
at 06:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
An unclear red beer with a small orange head. The aroma is of oranges and raspberries. The flavor is sweet and dominated by raspberries and slightly sour - not nearly sour enough to be a Flemish Sour Ale. This beer is nothing special, but still OK.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2005
at 18:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2004 draught @ the brewery. Pours a dark brownish-black body, with a nearly opaque look to it. Thick and creamy off-white head. Aroma of licorice, chocolate, brown sugar, cocoa and some lightly sour roast notes. Flavor starts out with a milk chocolate sweetness followed by light roast and a good chewy oat consistency. Very sweet up front with vanilla, heavy cream and little hops or roast, but thins out somewhat, with a watery, light barley malt flavor as it finishes. Good flavor to start, easygoing and drinkable. Maybe a bit too one-sidedly sweet, somewhat of a chocolate syrup flavor. Could use a bit more roast (even for a sweet stout) and some more yeast.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2004
at 18:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2004 version on draught weighing in at 15.5 percent I believe. Medium amber-auburn color, some rusty hues and a small beige head. As with these very high alcohol, high gravity beers, the body looked slightly wavy, like looking at a bottle of syrup. Aroma smells of dry white grapes, dry pears, sour german yeast. Sour apples, cherries and a touch of alcohol. Flavor starts out with a peppery, lightly biting yeast, with alcohol, raisins and some dark cherry chocolate liqueur flavors. Plenty of sweet malts arise, honey, white bread, more yellow fruits as well. Bold spiciness on the finish helps balance the large sweetness. Ends with a warming and heavily drying effect. Reminiscent of EKU28 and the huge body on it. Very filling beer, well-made and unique. A grand sucess for kuhnhenn to brew such a balanced and flavorful, yet potent beer. But then, you already knew they could do it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2004
at 14:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2004 draught 12/04 at the brewery. Pours a dark brown with some barely perceptible burgundy/maroon tinges and a strong light tan head. Aroma is slightly weak, in retrospect, after drinking the beer. Some light caramel, sour yeast and prune notes. What the aroma lacks, is made up for by the flavor. Havent had a regular gravity beer this flavorful in a long time. Immediately washes the palate with sticky, chewy caramel, toffee, prunes, raisins, a touch of tobacco perhaps. Ends on a drier chocolate and yeast mix. Clean lager finish, a touch of thinning, that belies the huge flavor up front. Medium body, moderate carbonation, low hops apparency. I definitely had two pints of this while I was there.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2004
at 14:36