Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Papsø’s
Cloudy amber color; almost no head. Aroma of malt, apple skins, butter; light alcohol. Medium-sized body, with a rather boozy malt flavor, caramel, light flavor of sweet liquorice too; the alcohol is indeed too evident. And it lacks the expected sweetness. Unbalanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
750ml bottle pours a translucent, burnt orange with a creamy, bright white head. Nose is sweet, malty, floral, a little candy sugar. Flavor is apples, candy sugar, white grapes, a little wood. Full bodied, chalky finish. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle: Poured a deep hazy dirty blonde color ale with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma is a complex mix between a dry hoppy Belgian ale with some sweet notes mix with some light tart vinous notes. Taste is quite complex with notes of sweet Belgian style malt with dry hoppy notes and light tart vinous notes. A bit lacking balanced with more vinous notes would have been better. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very interesting experience though maybe lacking a bit of balance.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle, 2009 vintage. Pours a watery, opaque black with a thin, white head. Nose is nice, cherry, malts, oats, brown sugar, light vanilla, caramel. Flavor is sweet, silky, caramel, light orange, brown sugar, coconut, light oak. Full bodied, dry, oaky finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
sampled during the 2011 RBWG weekend pours hazy gold with a thick white head. Aroma is vinous and full of stale wood and leather. Flavor is super dry, loads of hops, dry yeast notes. Interesting
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a nice thick dark brown foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of bourbon and vanilla is quite powerful with some light coffee notes. Taste is also a slightly unbalanced mix of bourbon with clear vanilla notes with some roasted malt notes and a dry finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation and light warming alcohol notes. Unfortunately this one was not as balanced as I would have hoped for but still very good nonetheless.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Capped 750 from Bruisin Ales. Pours hazy orange gold with a creamy yellowish head. Aromas of oak and herb/floral hop. The flavor is fruity, floral vinous and oaky. The fruit suggests light stone fruit - like peach. Touch of pineapple. Damn tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
First beer of the grand tasting at RBWG 2011
Appearance: Hazy yellow with a medium white head and good lacing
Aroma: Tart fruits, Belgian yeast and woody
Taste: Tart fruits, yeasty, wine barrels, oak with a dry finish
Decent
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly vinous dark fruit aroma. Sweetish malty woody dark fruit flavor with hints of vanilla. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit and vanilla finish with hints of wood in the aftertaste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by jcwattsrugger. Purplish brown. White head. Nose of plum, toffee, mango, funk, old muted nutmeg, caramel and wood. Taste is brown sugar, whiskey barrel, plum, toffee, vanilla and light grain alcohol.