6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Turdfurgeson: Poured a deep clear copper color ale with an average size head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of sweet malt is quite intense. Taste is also dominated by the intense sweet malt with no notes of peat malt or toffee that I usually like in the style. This beer resemble more a barleywine then a scotch ale and was definitely too sweet for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2007
at 10:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. (trade w/the_epeeist) Pours black, with a brown head. Chocolate, licorice, some coffee, burnt and roasted malt, in short terms, all the good stuff, in the aroma. The flavor follows up the good start, with a little salty note added, like the saltyness in salty licorice, and the coffee is a bit more evident. The fullbodied beer has a long finish with sweetness, some saltyness and licorice. Really, really nice. (070809)
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2007
at 15:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from EithCubes - Thanks! Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Vast aroma of roast and cocoa. Its got that bit of vanilla sweetness, yet a hint of smoke. Taste is rich with dark fruitiness, roasted malt, and chocoalte/mocha notes. Very smooth and creamy. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2007
at 20:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Turdfurgeson: Poured a clear deep brown color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention. Aroma of deep caramel malt with some light molasses. Taste is also dominated by some sweet caramel malt as well as molasses with some light toffee notes. I also found it to be quite hoppy for the style but it still made enjoyable. Body is quite full with some good carbonation. Pretty good overall if maybe a tad too sweet for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2007
at 10:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pretty black. The aroma is milky, roasty, with a hint of molasses. Thick, rich brew. Molasses and stinging roast throughout, with an alcohol tickle down the throat. I’m not terribly enthusiastic about this one - it’s all stinging roast and doesn’t offer much nuance. The character isn’t as rounded with lush sugars as a typical DR brew.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2007
at 14:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Dark brown with a thin layer of cosmos-shaped head. Rich aroma - thick malts, accents of smoked plums, brown sugar and Turkish coffee, at time seeming a little bit burnt, at times coming through with very fresh malts. The body is thick, slightly oily. The main thing on the palate is Indonesian soy sauce - clean and well-structured, though. There isn’t a ton of nuance here - some sugar and the slightest bright apricot notes are about it. Finishes with a bit of roast.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2007
at 14:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Blind tasting at sk8vikings porter / stout tasting, beer no 10. Pours dark brown with chocolate brown head. Vanilla and smoked aroma. Malty and vanilla flavour, soft blended. Medium body. Slight bitter hops edge. Chocolate smooth, slight warming finish.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2007
at 06:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours black and opaque with a creamy, light brown head. Fat aroma of roasted malt and alcohol. Medium body, fruity with lightly tart AND sweet vanilla notes, chocolate and roasted malt. Very soft mouthfeel and a subdued bitterness. 070907
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2007
at 03:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 7
Cherry and grass aroma. I detect a bit of yeast as well. Very clear brown pour with a medium yellow head. Taste is fairly strong with cherry and banana. Nothing much is left on the palate. Somewhat distinctive.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2007
at 08:51
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 1
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Aroma smells of more alcohol than is present., nothing else is distinguishable except maybe prunes. Deep dark ruby brown color with an extremely thick creamy tan head. Balanced chocolate malt and hop flavor. Unfortunately, it is dominated by the presence of alcohol. Coffee, raisin, and hop finish.. Unusually thin body for a stout. One of my lower rated stouts.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2007
at 20:33