7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, free (!) from pantanap. Thanks! Pours a bronze-ish color with medium head and medium lacing. Aroma is caramel, vanilla and hops. Taste is more caramel and hops, along with spice, dates, banana and candied citrus. Very nice sipping beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2008
at 21:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber. Big aromas of sweet roasted malt and floral(?) hop. Dark coppery color with a four finger, slightly rocky head. Medium body with very mild carbonation. Rather slick feel. Principal flavor is roasted malt, but there is some hop involved. Finish is less sweetness and more hop. A little heat down the throat. Pretty tasty. Not sticky. Close thing though.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2008
at 20:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Silver foild around the cap. Bottle apperance fits 2003 discription. Pours with a creamy, off-white head. Hazy amber body. Aroma of roses, peaches, prunes, raspberries, caramels, pralines, brown sugar, and so many other things. Taste is mainly creamy caramel and fruity flavors. Creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2008
at 00:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Botltle shared by Marcus. Fresh, medium dark fruit aromas. Imagine fresh raisins (oxymoron). Reddish tinged brown color. Full bodied with light, creamy carbonation. Flavor has underlying chocolate, raisin and possibly cherry. Quite vinous. Tastes like it has been in oak. Mouth smacking. Hops? Doubtless, but they must be blended into the fruit. More raisin impression comes with time.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2008
at 22:01
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Should have drank it last night; rating #5 750 ml bottle I got from the BA Release party! Nose is rich roasty coffee, chocolate, and some grassy hay and a bit of floral! Black with rusty edges and a big tan head that laced heavily on receding; flavor was hoppy bitterness and a pepperiness at the back of my throat, along with the coffee, roast, and chocolate; finish is nice and bitter chcolate and a bit of alcohol warmth! Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2008
at 22:24
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. 75cl [Thanks to ygtbsm94] @ Zythos Bier Festival 2008, Sint Niklaas, Belgium. Light unclear amber color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, cacao, dark fruiy, port, sherry, oak, vintage, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy - syrupy, carbonation is soft - flat. Very very nice BW ... ;o)) (010308)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2008
at 01:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Light amber ... sweet tart fruit citrus peel nose ... light fruity sweet banana and pear ... some juicy hops ... very soft but full of flavour.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2008
at 08:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Toms Glasgow tasting 2 ... Well first off this did remind me of the BA version all be it a bit more subdued ... Copper ... sweet vanilla nose... creamy vanilla wtill a bit overpowering ... little sharp
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2008
at 04:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Toms Glasgow tasting 2 ... Copper ... toffee malts ... lots of amewrican hops ... very fruity ... not that exciting ... just getting hops. but its ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2008
at 04:49
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Alesmith The Shit: On tap at Alesmith on 08/01/2008. Brewed with Kona Lupe coffee. Dark black body with a medium creamy head. Coffee, roasted malt, chocolate and caramel aroma. Big coffee flavor, chocolate, caramel and light molassas flavor. Full body with medium low carbonation. 8/5/9/4/18 - 4.4 (Not included in overall score) 3/29/2008: Richmond Industry Gathering 2007. Dark black body with a light brown head. Light caramel and roast aroma. Roasted malt, caramel and chocolate in the aroma. 8/5/9/5/16 - 4.3
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Mar 2008
at 20:30