8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle at the high Wycombe fancy pants tasting 1/8/2025. Many thanks team. A opaque dark nut brown coloured pour with a lasting halo of dark tan. Aroma is medium sweet, big vinous fruit, canned, boozy fruit cake, Alcohol. Suerettes. Palate is medium sweet, oily chewy, viscous, mellow carbonation. Warming on the throat. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky brown sugars, caramel, vinous fruit, boozy fruit, oily, oak barrel, chocolate,.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2025
at 13:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
1st August 2025
ADTWD team tasting in sunny Halzlemere. Near clear deep amber brown beer, small and short lived tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, a mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Rich malts base, slightly bitterish dark toffee and a little malt cream. Smooth rich ripe fruity bourbon, a little wet wood bitterness. Touch of oak induced vanilla. Some alcohol spice on the finish. Heady but bloody drinkable for 23%
ADTWD team tasting in sunny Halzlemere. Near clear deep amber brown beer, small and short lived tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, a mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Rich malts base, slightly bitterish dark toffee and a little malt cream. Smooth rich ripe fruity bourbon, a little wet wood bitterness. Touch of oak induced vanilla. Some alcohol spice on the finish. Heady but bloody drinkable for 23%
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2025
at 13:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at the 270 tasting, at the Mount, 01/08/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown with a beige cap that heads to the edge.
Nose is stewed fruits, tobacco, booze, mellow bourbon, chocolate shavings.
Taste comprises fruit cake, booze, figs, molasses, dates, chocolate, toffee, bourbon bite, warming alcohol.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipping Life.
Extremely dark mahogany brown with a beige cap that heads to the edge.
Nose is stewed fruits, tobacco, booze, mellow bourbon, chocolate shavings.
Taste comprises fruit cake, booze, figs, molasses, dates, chocolate, toffee, bourbon bite, warming alcohol.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipping Life.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2025
at 13:14
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Pours very dark mahogany brown with no real head. Loads of boozy dried fruit, cognac notes, booze burn, muscovado sugar, prune. Definitely a good booze kick. Lovely
Tried
from Bottle
from Brew Export UK
on 01 Aug 2025
at 13:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Can at the high Wycombe fancy pants tasting 1/8/2025. Many thanks team. A hazed dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, super rich dark sticky fruit, muscat, vinous funk, alcohol, boozy oak, barrel staves, green wood. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky vinous fruits, some dark malts, boozy fruit cake,. Lovely.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2025
at 11:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
1st August 2025
ADTWD team tasting in sunny Halzlemere. Near clear deep amber brown beer, small tan head lasts no time at all. A pretty light palate all told, semi dry, good fine carbonation. Rich toffee malts, rich but light bodied, a little malt cream. Whisper of oak induced vanilla. The barrelling brings rich but bright bourbon. Airy finish leaves a fair dose of alcohol spice but really not much heat. A grown ups barleywine.
ADTWD team tasting in sunny Halzlemere. Near clear deep amber brown beer, small tan head lasts no time at all. A pretty light palate all told, semi dry, good fine carbonation. Rich toffee malts, rich but light bodied, a little malt cream. Whisper of oak induced vanilla. The barrelling brings rich but bright bourbon. Airy finish leaves a fair dose of alcohol spice but really not much heat. A grown ups barleywine.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2025
at 11:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can at the 270 tasting, at the Mount, 01/08/2025. Waxed can nonsense alert!
Deep mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that dissipates to the edge.
Nose is fruit cake, bourbon, spice, toffee, brown sugar melt.
Taste comprises figs, toffee, tobacco, toasted brown sugar, candied fruit rinds, spice, bourbonic rise.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that dissipates to the edge.
Nose is fruit cake, bourbon, spice, toffee, brown sugar melt.
Taste comprises figs, toffee, tobacco, toasted brown sugar, candied fruit rinds, spice, bourbonic rise.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2025
at 11:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours hazed cola brown with no head. Loads of brown sugar, boozy dried fruit, boozy barrel notes. Butterscotch. Lovely stuff
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2025
at 11:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle drunk 7/31/25.
Clear, brassy-golden. Large, white head, slowly to cover.
Nose shows coriander, grass, black pepper and softer esters. No clove, no bubble gum, no banana, no cotton candy. Lots of honey, light table sugar, mild Belgian yeast. What I'm not getting is much of any foeder. Maybe a touch of tannin/toast/mild wood. But it's clean, not boozey, nicely-attenuated.
Soft, a bit of bread/crust, with mild coriander-like spice (could just be phenol). Not crude, not that I'd expect that from Gabe. Good attenuation and body with a touch of honey-like malt at points. Soft and very flavorful, nothing off or unwanted. Lingering spice/herb. Just a touch of powdered sugar, otherwise top-notch stuff.
Clear, brassy-golden. Large, white head, slowly to cover.
Nose shows coriander, grass, black pepper and softer esters. No clove, no bubble gum, no banana, no cotton candy. Lots of honey, light table sugar, mild Belgian yeast. What I'm not getting is much of any foeder. Maybe a touch of tannin/toast/mild wood. But it's clean, not boozey, nicely-attenuated.
Soft, a bit of bread/crust, with mild coriander-like spice (could just be phenol). Not crude, not that I'd expect that from Gabe. Good attenuation and body with a touch of honey-like malt at points. Soft and very flavorful, nothing off or unwanted. Lingering spice/herb. Just a touch of powdered sugar, otherwise top-notch stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 31 Jul 2025
at 20:57
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
375 ml bottle. Thank you Clarkvv for the share. Aroma is bold oak, vanilla, intense bourbon. Based on the aroma I would have thought that this was going to be entirely too much bourbon. Well, the bourbon is very warming all the way down the esophagus. Yet, alcohol flavor is not here. Bold bourbon, brandy, oak. Wow!!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2025
at 23:49