6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Nearly black with tan head that settles to a fat coat. 3 Strong tropical fruit aroma with lychees, passionfruit, mango, some mandarin, chocolate brioche, some licorice - interesting but you wonder how harmonious it could be. Smooth, almost oily. The fruit is certainly there and fairly prominent, but it fits together well enough. Chocolate, bread crusts, only a hint of roasted malt really. But tied together by firmish bitterness that builds a bit at the end. Pretty good, but another one that could - for mine - be more stouty.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2016
at 08:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pale yellow, white head is gone in under a minute. Some chunks. High bead. Aroma of damp laundry, a flowering meadow, elderflowers, some tired oranges, pepper. Lightish bodied, somewhat slippery. Not as carbonated as it looks - wouldn’t have minded just a little higher. Seems quite sour on first sip but it melts away as grain and the flowers come through. The depth of sunny flavours is impressive for 4%.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2016
at 07:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin round light tan head. The aroma is sweet malt, molasses, coconut, rich red berry fruit and alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet with a smooth, rich, oily, sweet toffee caramel, alcohol fruit palate. Full bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2016
at 09:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Dark amber color, small to no head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some fudge, sweet, some alcohol. Sweet mouthfeel, good malt flavor, a bit too much alcohol (is this the whiskey barrel), round feeling from the barrel, possibly some raisins (Pedro Ximenez?), and thinner in the end.
Would be better if ticking a 2% ABV less, but good as is anyway.
Dark amber color, small to no head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some fudge, sweet, some alcohol. Sweet mouthfeel, good malt flavor, a bit too much alcohol (is this the whiskey barrel), round feeling from the barrel, possibly some raisins (Pedro Ximenez?), and thinner in the end.
Would be better if ticking a 2% ABV less, but good as is anyway.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2016
at 01:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. This is cloudy, medium amber, and without a head. The aroma has an oxidized character, old and dusty, with sweet malts and a dash of alcohol. Tastes mostly like an oxidized, sweet old bw. Was probably better once upon a time, but at tihis point tastes like any dusty random bw from my cellar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2016
at 00:49
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
330ml bottle at Matt’s. Pours a hazy amber with a beige head. Aroma is leather, candied fruits, barrel. Taste is bakery spices, leather notes, candied fruits, whiskey, boozy. Very complex and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2016
at 00:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330mL bottle, pours a cloudy opaque dark reddish amber with a small beige head. Nose is very complex, with lovely notes of caramel, whiskey, wood, and a touch of dark fruits. Flavour is intense, with viscous caramel notes, light whiskey, and brown sugar. Not terribly well-integrated, but it's certainly quite complex. Sweet, boozy and a nice slow sipper. Not as good as the preliminary ratings, but it's certainly solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2016
at 00:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle shared with friends. Poured a hazy medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big Belgian bretty yeast, some light malt and alcohol. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a smooth yeasty light vinous, big alcohol palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2016
at 02:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with friends. Poured a hazy light amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is big yeast, orange citrus. The flavour is light bretty sour with some sweet citrus notes. The palate is light crispy refreshing mineral aspirin citrus with a bubbly mouthfeel. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2016
at 10:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pale gold with a white head that fades quite quickly. Big fruity/ bretty aroma with apricots and their stones, damp hay, berries, light spices. Reminds me of Gnaume and some other Red Duck funky beers. Lightish bodied, quite slippery. Carbonation is a little lower than I’d like for thing sort of thing. a little cheesiness to the yeast, but it’s not as funky as it smelled. Fruity (stone, berries, a little citrus) but quite dry with some spices but no zinginess towards the discreetly bitter finish. Perhaps lacks a bit of presence, but very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2016
at 08:12