7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy of tpd975. The pour is dark dark brown with thin mocha head. The aroma is big and brash with big funk barrel notes, red wine fruitiness, light dark fruitiness, fresh cut oak planks and red wine tannins. At the end of the draw there’s some roastiness and burnt malts. The taste starts red wine and sherry-ish sweet and then quickly becomes tart and tannin like. Midway and to the finish the tartness dwindles enough to allow some roastiness to show through while mild funky barrelness and oak notes make an appearance.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2008
at 22:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2008. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is nuts, hops, alcohol and some mild notes of glue. Flavour is hoppy, grassy, and also quite lots of pine/apricot and mild fudgeish sweetness. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2008
at 20:06
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and grassy hops. Sweet flavor with toasted malt, caramel and notes of infection.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2008
at 17:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy yellow with a small lacing white. Aroma is mild spiced, vanilla and caramel - almost classic triple aroma. Smooth and roasted caramel malty base flavour with a joining and lasting spiced finish.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2008
at 15:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sweet aroma with lots of hops, caramel and pine notes. Flavor is intense bitter with pine, grapefruit and caramel notes. Bitter finish.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2008
at 09:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
BCTC’08. Got the first pour of tap at the fest, thanks to Scott himself (one of the perks of being a "volunteer"). I was shocked to see this was going to be on tap at the fest. A very dark, murky, reddish-brown color. Aroma is aged, right of the bat it comes off as "lots ’o’ barrel;" charred, thick, and lightly oxidized. Scott said it spent more like 2 years in the barrel. Some booze in there as well, then comes some "old" type sourness. Fortunately, taste is more sour and less aged barrel. Lots of dark fruits mixed with dark sour beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2008
at 23:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Courtesy beerlando. Light gold, hazy. Vinous, chardonnay grapes with a light floral hop. Huge fuzzy foamy palate. Light creamy fruitiness (vague) and pillowy sweetness. Finish is long and warming, but upliftingwith the high carbonation. Nice spicy hopping too.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 23:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the brewery - I’m not normally a fan of this style, but this stuff was solid - a pleasant nutty character, and a caramel sweetness tempered by an almost coffee-ish bitterness - hints of dried fruit character - a smooth and well-balanced session ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2008
at 19:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Aroma of oak wine, hint of coffee, bit fruity. Wine taste, fruity, bit dry. Taste is better than aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2008
at 16:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Cloudy brown color, short brown head. Aroma is sour, vanilla, roasted malt, bit dusty, sweet vanilla blanket. Sourish taste, very strong, bit alcoholic, peppery. Very nice aroma, but bit burning taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2008
at 16:23