6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 0.33l at Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Vintage 2003. Colour is clear orange with bubbly white small head. Aromas and flavours: Dark fruits, raisins, sweetness, dryness, wood?. Aging very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2014
at 13:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ De Drie Dorstige Herten, Lange Nieuwstraat 47, Utrecht, Netherlands 3512 PC.ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium to dark amber color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, malt, sweet malt, sweet malt, very bock alike profil. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration, malt, sugary sweet malt - bock alike. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130926]
Tried
on 18 Mar 2014
at 07:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml swing op bottle, thanks to Secret Santa. Dark blonde color, mostly clear. Firm off white head with reasonable retention. Aroma’s of grain, malts, (sour) fruit. Sweet malts, sour fruit, grain and spices (ginger, possibly anise) retronasal. Flavor is moderate sweet, caramellish, a bit herbal spicy. Medium bodied. Finishes rather dry and herbal with moderate bitterness. Not shocking but well crafted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 14:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
50 cl swingtop bottle thanks to secret Santa. Amber to light red-brown color. Dense, off-white head. Aroma’s: malt-sweet, light smoke. Retronasal the aroma is more outspoken: caramel sweetness, smoke, some red fruit. Flavor is light sweet, light smoky, light bitter. Medium bodied. Finish is light roasted, light bitter. Nothing extreme, but flavorful enough and well crafted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 14:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear amber colour, white head. Quite floral aroma, fruity hops, sweat, hashish, honey and pine. Light bitter flavour, quite sweet, fruity hops. Refreshing. Finish hops, tropical fruit drink, pilsner malts. Quite light in alcohol, it’s well hidden. Nice beer. There seems to be some confusion about the ABV, on the sighn in the pub it was denoted as 6% alcohol, online it’s noted as 7.5%.
(Draught @ Café de Deut, Nijmegen)
(Draught @ Café de Deut, Nijmegen)
Tried
on 11 Feb 2014
at 16:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle [2009 vintage]. Slightly cloudy, dark amber colour with late awakening, minimally lacing, off-white layer. Relatively flat, malty aroma has hints of toffee, a touch of red and dried fruit. Taste is moderately sweet fruity, malty, hints of dried apricot, plum, raisin, a bitter hoppy note, also a tart fruit acid touch; a mild warming alcohol note in the finish. Relatively light for its high abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2014
at 13:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, courtesy of martinus, many thanks. Vintage 2010. Dark amber color with minimal white head. Sweet aroma of candies, bubble gum, caramel, port, raisins, tropical fruits. sweet malty taste with honey, bee wax, raisins, dried fruits, sweet malts. Sweet finish. Alcohol is dangerously hidden. Little bit sweet for me, but overall tasty barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2014
at 14:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Winterbierfestival Gouda: Clear amber with massive head. Cinnamon candy. Lots of it. Some medium roasted malts too. Taste is sweet, with bitter touch and minimal acidic at the end. Very dry, medium carbonation. Pretty one-dimensional.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2014
at 12:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Gouda Winterbier festival. Clear dark golden pour with a big off white head. Aroma of herbs, light citrus, light floral and caramel malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2014
at 14:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear bright brown colour with well retained head. Has lots of complex floral and herbal notes. Overall very malty and very sweet.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2014
at 13:07