7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
7th May 2008. Cloudy amber/blond beer. Complex flavour array. Caramel, malt, subtle hops, candyish bitterness, subtle hints of fruit. Silky smooth.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2009
at 13:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours clear copper with thin tan head. The aroma is… cripes! Yum! I get sweet aged ripe plums, cherries, fresh sherry, solid caramel and thick pummeling yum. The taste is smooth and almost sessionable giving up no sense of the ABV. Is this a 5.5% Old Ale? The taste tries to be rich and thick with English barleywine dark fruitiness but seems it comes up a bit short. Sure it delivers some sugar stewed raisins, plums and prunes to go along with a touch of sherry but never reaches the potential that the aroma seemed to be setting up. Still, yummy brew. Well done.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2009
at 17:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Little squat bottle pours a murky amber color with tan head and a touch of lacing. The aroma is light with sweet malts and booze notes as well as oak and oxidized sherry earthiness. The taste begins with an initial wave of sweet malts and sweet bourbon like booze. By midway the oak surfaces along with a bit of resiny hops and spicy earthy sherry notes. Into the finish the booze helps dry it out. Certainly a barrel heavy brew where the bourbon has smothered most of the once tasty base beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2009
at 17:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2nd April 2008 Chocolate brown ale. A semi complex mix of slightly spicy zingy fruiy and malty creamyness. Dry very slight smoky finsh.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2009
at 14:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of ibrew2or3. Pours dark murky brown, no head. Aroma and flavor, caramel, grains, lost of roasted malts, heavy on the caramel side, followed by notes of chocolate. ABV is lighter than what the 12% would have it look like, finished with some apple puree mouthfeel.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2009
at 17:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
pours thin brown , beige head. Aroma, cognac is light, hints of dark sugar. Flavor cognac is present though not overwhelming as the Grande Reserva was, some spicy notes light malts, with a thin chocolate profile that becomes more apparent as the beer warms up. Another Belgian version of an Imp. Stout, might not be in the same profile as many others. Tasty none the less.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2009
at 16:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
pours amber, thin beige head. Aroma of whiskey, ever so strong, it engulfs the nostrils with some wood, spices. Flavor, whiskey is very forward, with some wood/peat notes. Light spices and plenty of booze on this one. Malty with some yeast elements on the palate, dark fruits;raisins and possibly dark sugar.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2009
at 16:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home ... amber ... white foam head ... bready orangy nose ... caramalised sugers ... some yeast ... little toffee... syrupy ... little pepperyness ... sugery ...some citrus peel ...ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2009
at 09:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
ambrato carico rossiccia schiuma un velo e grossolana il nso è potente alcolico legnoso fruttato caramello frutta secca lieve acidita cosi anche in bocca buon corpo da meditazione
Tried
on 10 Sep 2009
at 09:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
OH MY THIS IS SO NOT A STOUT ... bottle in belgium ... brown /copper ... sweet roast ... big yesty toffee malts .
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2009
at 04:11