6/10
Tried
on 24 Sep 2015
at 12:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle split at LKS, thanks to Bropey for this BB ’98 vintage. Lightly hazed amber with a beige covering. Nose is brown bread, nutty, dark fruit, light oxidisation. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, brown sugar, wooded notes. Medium bodied, surprisingly spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2015
at 01:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Paul. Best before 1998. Pours clear gold with a frothy, off-white head. The nose has some toasted grain, leaves, mild oxidation. Medium sweet flavor with mild caramel, wood, orange, bread. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes sweet, bready, with some definite oxidation, more caramel, mellow citrus fruits. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2015
at 12:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle bbf Feb 1998!!! It pours hazy amber with a thick off-white head. The nose is toasty, brown bread, light caramel, light oxidised, twig and earth. The taste is toasty, grainy, brown bread, nut, twig, earth, toffee, light oxidisation, umami and a touch of dust with a dry finish. Medium body and decent, lively carbonation. Has held up pretty well considering. A pretty boring amber, but good for its age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2015
at 12:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. A- Roasty, cocoa, smoke. A- Black color, black body, brown head. T- Roasty, cocoa, smoky, subtle meat, oak. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- Okay, so naturally I expected this to taste a little...errr...salty and meaty, especially since I know what these "oysters’ taste like deep fried. Quite roasty and some dry cocoa, but not extremely complex. Add some coffee notes to it and I think it steps up a little. The aging also seemed more or less non existent.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2015
at 19:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can with label thanks to Wchesser. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose an taste of salty earth, roast chocolate, wood, bourbon and Unami - medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2015
at 00:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can courtesy of HuskerTan, thank you, I think. Dark brown color, fluffy brown head. Roasty and herbal aroma. Taste is softly sour coffee. Woof.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2015
at 21:16
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. A- Roasty, malty, slightly tart. A- Black color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Sour, subtle cocoa, malty, dry. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, sour finish. O- Pretty sure this one was slightly infected because the sourness came certainly unexpected. However, it wasn’t a bad sour, it actually was fair. Not good, but drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2015
at 22:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can. A- Caramel, subtle pine, malty. A- Dark amber red color, cloudy liquid, off white head. T- Caramel, pine, herbs, malty, slightly bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly bitter finish. O- I’d guess this is about as big of a beer as I’ve had from a can yet. I was pleased with the heaps of caramel I got on the nose and even in the taste. And a good caramel, not the burnt caramel kind. The pine and bitterness crept in as it warmed.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2015
at 19:05
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. A- Banana, bubblegum, spices. A- Orange color, hazy liquid, fizzy tan head. T- Banana, bubblegum, rye, coriander. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, herbal finish. O- This really felt like a bad witbier or hefeweizen with all the banana and bubble gum and spice. But I guess it’s a saison and I do it some of the aspects that make it that but it’s not a well done saison. Not a horrid beer, but not good to the style.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2015
at 22:50