Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Bottle) clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small brown head; aroma of chocolate liqueur, dark chocolate; somewhat smooth palate; intense, balanced flavour with a long, light bitter sweet finish
thorongil (8206) reviewed Gamma Knife from Gigantic Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
(Can) hazy, bright orange amber color with a medium tall white head; aroma of mandarin oranges, orange marmalade; dryish flavor with a long, medium bitter finish; somewhat smooth palate
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
(Bottle) 2024 edition, clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small brown head; aroma of toffee, milk chocolate; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish, creamy palate
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
(Bottle) slightly hazy, bright amber brown color with a small white head; aroma of caramel, dried longans, peat; rich, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish, smooth palate
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a slight transient dark tan head. Aroma suggests this A'sE barreling was not bourbon. Nor rye. Dark malt/dark fruit. Full bodied. Not dry, but nowhere near sticky. Heat stands in for bitterness, perhaps with some burnt malt. Flavor is "whiskey", dark malt, dark fruit and a touch of chocolate. Toss in heat as well. Some smoke appears. Nice stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a small but persistent dark tan head. Aroma has rum and toasty dark malt. Med plus body. Not dry but avoids sticky. Flavor has a little heat, a lot of rum and plenty of malt. Brown sugar and wood notes as well. NIce indeed.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours dark brown with a large creamy tan head that didn't persist. Aroma is whiskey / toffee / date. Full bodied. Flavor is the aroma plus a nice level of heat. Not dry, but not sticky. Some oak astringency. Heavy duty and tasty ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours very dark, but clear against strong light, brown. Aroma of whiskey and toasty malt. Near full bodied. Flavor is toasty malt, whiskey and some wood notes. Rather exquisite.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a decent and persistent creamy dark tan head. Peat is the principal aroma. Dark/burnt malt second. Full body. Flavor is chocolate and peat. There's an agonizing/draining feeling as the liquid drains away. Not a bad thing - - maybe agonizing was over the top. Not dry. Not sticky. Burnt malt bitter. Very nice.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Massive! - Peated Scotch from Gigantic Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours semi-opaque dark brown with a slight but persistent tan head. Aroma of peat and malt. Full bodied. Flavor is nicely peat with some roasty/toasty malt in support. Not dry and barely avoiding sticky. Heat hardly noticeable. Extremely approachable for a peated ale. As RateBeer comes to a close, it's nice to put in an excellent ale.