Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pours jet black then is jet black in the glass; slim cap of a dark tan foamy head sat on top and dissipated at a nice pace then left some mild lace around the glass.
Aroma: dark roasted malts; some maple syrup, authentic coconut, light doughy/pastry tones, light coffee roastiness
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas together sweetly with a touch of roasty quality; light aftertaste of roastiness and coffee
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; clean smooth to roasty vibes along the tongue; finishes roasty and semi-maple-y with some coconut tones
Overall: man, what a knockout of a pastry stout, I'd love to have this one again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: super dark brown almost very close to black in the glass with a thing foamy tan head that took it's time to mellow out then leave some light lace.
Aroma: roasted dark malts, big coffee vibes - sweet and roasty, nice dose of the vanilla beans and a gentle underscore of some dark chocolate
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together fairly roasty and sweet; mild aftertaste of roasty coffee tones to some dark chocolate
Texture: medium bodied; this one's a sipper; great balance of roast to sweet tones running along my tongue - nothing clingy, nothing harsh just greatness here; finishes roasty and sweet
Overall: a very nicely done imperial stout by Bolton Landing. Looking forward to coming back to this one!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange color with a one and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some citrusy tones of lemon and orange up front with a light coriander in the middle and on the back end some sweet wheat and a touch of tart inside the wheat; ever so sly Belgian yeastiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas together fairly nice; mild aftertaste of coriander and some lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability about it; fairly mobile along the tongue with some smoothness as the coriander does not disturb too much here (I'm slightly impressed - good job Bolton Landing); then mildly finishes with some lemon, Belgian yeasty tones and a touch of sweet wheat
Overall: now that's a pretty nicely done Belgian witbier I'd be willing to come back to!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger khaki foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace.
Aroma: sweet cherries, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, sweet oats, some esspresso
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together sweet and roasty, mild aftertaste of cherries and milk chocolate
Texture: medium to full bodied, good sipper, very smooth along the tongue, finishes cherry sweet and chocolatey
Overall: I like this one, they did a nice enough job for me to come back to it.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Can to chalice.
Appearance: dark brown to mahogany color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some mild lace.
Aroma: sweet caramel/toffee tones, mild earthiness, dark fruits, cinnamon, chocolate and some grassiness
Flavor: seemed to blend the prior noted aromas sweetly with a touch of spice, no aftertaste
Texture: between light and medium bodied, of the sipper quality, some woody spice harshness on the tongue, finishes semi-smooth
Overall: not really a Belgian Dubbel, I missed any Belgian spices and/or yeasty characters. Was there too much of the cinnamon in this? Hmmm, hard to say. Try again, Bolton Landing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can to stange glass.
Appearance: semi-transparent golden yellow with a two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: light German hops - slightly grassy to earthy and a touch of floral to them with a clean biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: mildly biscuity sweet with the hops kindly blending delicately with a subtle aftertaste of the malts
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue, finishes crisp and malty
Overall: I'd return to this next Summer.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: ruddy orange/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated to leave some messy lace
Aroma: piney, lemon, and floral hops blend mildly with sone clean bready malts
Flavor: bittersweet hoppiness with brisk malts, clean aftertaste of the lemon to floral hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, dry floral and citrusy finish
Overall: pretty good AIPA I could return to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half's worth of eggshell white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: dark malts, toastiness, roastiness, earthy character, sweet coffee tones, light black licorice and some dark chocolate tones
Flavor: blends all the prior mentioned aromas together in a semi-sweet toasted maltiness, barely an aftertaste but seemed somewhat roasty and dark toast
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, earthy to toasty semi-dry finish
Overall: it works as an English porter, I would bang again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bronzed orange in color with a one and half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated delicately to leave some messy lace
Aroma: juicy citrus and tropical fruity hops blend in with some candy-ish malt character
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas sweetly with a brush of bittering piney hops, super mellow aftertaste of juicy citrus and tropical fruits
Texture: medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper, fairly smooth, finishes with the tropical fruity hop candy tones
Overall: odd but mostly good, I believe I could have again.
CLW (17000) reviewed Après Ski from Bolton Landing Brewing Company 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
16 oz can shared by Tfontana on the share! Very old can. Aroma is mild milk chocolate and soft roasted grain. Flavor has milk chocolate and roasted grain. Highly drinkable for how old it is.