8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Hello. This beauty has aged wonderfully!!! Cracked it open after losing my passport and having it found at a beer bar. Dark brown color, light brown head. Rich malty, off sweet nose shows figs, milk chocolate, caramel, molasses, raspberries and rye bread. The mouth is superb, as the flavors have really melded well and shows great depth of fig, caramel and milk chocolate. Very rich, but never too sweet or cloying. Warming lingering fig finish. I loved this beer. Definitely a good winter warmer!!!.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2013
at 19:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a brown head. Toffee and light alcohol aroma. Toffee and alcohol flavor with light cocoa. Medium-plus bodied. Toffee and burnt sugar linger with alcohol and light roast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2013
at 13:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver
It pours a oily black color with small head, brown, a bit fizzy, disappearing quickly.
Aroma of roasted malts, some chocolate, and quite evident alcohol.
It’s full bodied, the mouthfeel is round, with the malt of a barley wine, roasted malts, strong flavor of dark chocolate too; in the final there is some liquorice, salt, and quite strong alcohol feeling (but somehow acceptable knowing the real ABV); strong bitterness; salty dark chocolate in the final too.
Excessive, inelegant.
It pours a oily black color with small head, brown, a bit fizzy, disappearing quickly.
Aroma of roasted malts, some chocolate, and quite evident alcohol.
It’s full bodied, the mouthfeel is round, with the malt of a barley wine, roasted malts, strong flavor of dark chocolate too; in the final there is some liquorice, salt, and quite strong alcohol feeling (but somehow acceptable knowing the real ABV); strong bitterness; salty dark chocolate in the final too.
Excessive, inelegant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2013
at 12:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Tart and light red wine aroma. Tart and light red wine flavor with light malt. Medium bodied. Tart/light sourness lingers with light fruitiness and light wine.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2013
at 12:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Black beer with a low tan head. Toffee and oak aroma. Toffee and caramel flavor with light oak. Medium-plus bodied. Toffee and caramel linger with light chocolate and light oak. Very light tequilla flavor coming through.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2013
at 10:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Black beer with a low tan head. Wine and tart aroma. Tart and wine flavor with red fruit and light chocolate. Medium bodied. Tart and wine lingers with red fruit, light chocolate, and light caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2013
at 10:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at a ChrisO tasting, London. Pours dark brown with a light, frothy head. Big dark sugar and dark malt nose, some licorice. Stupidly sweet flavor, some tangy dark fruits, licorice, brown sugar, raisins. Big bodied with average carbonation. Warming finish with ripe fruits, more raisins and brown sugar, light dirt, mild earthy bitterness. As a slow-sipping dessert beer, this one is delicious; subtle it is not.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2013
at 12:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3rd May 2011
Opaque black - brown beer, residual tan head. Light malt, chocolate and minerals on the nose. Smooth silky palate with moderate carbonation. Smooth dark malt, whisper of chocolate and coffee. Much more dominant are sweetish red berry fruits - cherry particularly and aniseed. Finishes with more light and airy coffee malt. Some hops kicking in and providing a bitter aftertaste. Nicely joined up and drinks well below it’s 14.0%
Opaque black - brown beer, residual tan head. Light malt, chocolate and minerals on the nose. Smooth silky palate with moderate carbonation. Smooth dark malt, whisper of chocolate and coffee. Much more dominant are sweetish red berry fruits - cherry particularly and aniseed. Finishes with more light and airy coffee malt. Some hops kicking in and providing a bitter aftertaste. Nicely joined up and drinks well below it’s 14.0%
Tried
on 29 Dec 2012
at 08:42
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
bottle. I’m a little surprised by the ratings - I found this beer absolutely outstanding. Insanely complex - like drinking a top notch imperial stout. The drinkability is maybe the most impressive, could not believe it’s 16%. Maybe the most impressive beer I’ve tried in 2012. Big fan!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2012
at 18:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear reddish amber with a medium tan head that dissipates with good lacing. Aroma is caramel, pine, rye, a bit of citrus. Flavor is strong rye and caramel with pine notes prominent. A fair amount of spice. Light sweet and a medium to strong bitter finish. ABV is well masked. This is a real malt bomb, with a huge hop bitterness to back it up. Malt bomb IPAs are not usually my thing, but this is interesting anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2012
at 14:57