8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tasting at Ryan's, bottle
Brown, very dark, not much head (not expected, with this much alcohol). Aroma of fudge, vanilla, chocolate, caramel. Full bodied, sweet, finally a Barley Wine with decent malt depth, it also has caramel sauce, vanilla; strong alcohol perception, and I'm thinking that a bit less of it would be better for the flavour, for the body, for the richness.
Excellent.
Brown, very dark, not much head (not expected, with this much alcohol). Aroma of fudge, vanilla, chocolate, caramel. Full bodied, sweet, finally a Barley Wine with decent malt depth, it also has caramel sauce, vanilla; strong alcohol perception, and I'm thinking that a bit less of it would be better for the flavour, for the body, for the richness.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2024
at 10:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml (thx, Greg G. and Chris S.!) @ Ryan's shared with Farees and Alex. Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: some booze, dark fruits, American oak. Taste: along the same lines, quite boozy, American oak, caramel, dark fruits. Overall: it's kinda boozy, but it is kinda nice.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2024
at 05:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Dark brown with minimal beige head. Woody bourbon, toffee and dried fruits, boozy. Slightly harsh booziness, but enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2024
at 05:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle. Hazy reddish- brown with no head. Lots of black currant, Nice black currant note, but not especially complex, decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 08:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml (thx, Greg G.!) @ Ryan's shared with Faress and Josh. Appearance: dark copper with some copper notes. Aroma: black currants, farmhouse, and oak notes. Taste: along the same lines, a bit more on the acidic side, lots of black currants. Overall: pretty good.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 08:32
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Deep dark brown with beige head. Loads of caramel, toffee, whisky barrel is quite present, dried fruit, dates, figs, quite sweet, decadent. Smooth texture.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2024
at 20:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, courtesy of Sergey
Dark brown colour, no head. Aroma of dark sugars, bourbon, molasses. Full bodied, sweet, with low carbonation, which boosts the thickness; enough mlt depth, some tofee, dark caramel, bourbon, vanilla, and an interesting note of dark berries and berry jam (not sour); warming alcohol, but it's well hidden.
Excellent.
Dark brown colour, no head. Aroma of dark sugars, bourbon, molasses. Full bodied, sweet, with low carbonation, which boosts the thickness; enough mlt depth, some tofee, dark caramel, bourbon, vanilla, and an interesting note of dark berries and berry jam (not sour); warming alcohol, but it's well hidden.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2024
at 05:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml (thx, Charles S.!) shared with Alex @ home. Appearance: very dark brown with a quickly dissipating beige head. Aroma: American oak, sweetness, dark fruits, some caramel. Taste: along the same lines with an addition of some brown sugars. A bit boozy, but it's a pleasant kick. Overall: nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2024
at 06:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, courtesy of Sergey; 2023 vintage
Black colour, no head. Aroma of sweet coffee, then vanilla, then chocolate. Full bodied, sweet but with balance; strong coffee component, actually also too much green peppers, hiding the vanilla, the rich malt, the dark sugars; malt acidity is high. The coffee is out of balance.
Black colour, no head. Aroma of sweet coffee, then vanilla, then chocolate. Full bodied, sweet but with balance; strong coffee component, actually also too much green peppers, hiding the vanilla, the rich malt, the dark sugars; malt acidity is high. The coffee is out of balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2024
at 22:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml (thx, Greg G.!) @ Sales Force. Appearance: dark copper with some white head. Aroma: funk, raspberry berries and stones. Taste: along the same lines, moderately dry, a bit tannic, woody, white one notes. Overall: pretty good. Must be drunk as soon as possible to avoid it getting into the very acidic territory.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2024
at 06:02