6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Leicht alkoholischer Antrunk, passende Karbonisierung. Minimaler Hopfen, stärker ist das helle Malz, das aber vergleichsweise wenig süß ist. Süffig, spritzig, alkoholischer Nachgeschmack mit würzigem Malz. /11/11/12/12/12
Tried
on 20 Apr 2013
at 11:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Stout 3 & Freestyle Tasting, thanks to Leighton. It pours black with a medium dark tan head. The nose is dark fruit, jammy, berry, roasted malt, chocolate, earth and a touch of liquorice. The taste is roasted malt, coffee, earth, rich chocolate gateaux, scorched earth, toast, charcoal, burnt caramel, liquorice and warming alcohol with a dry, roasty finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Good depth of flavour, well balanced and thankfully not too sweet,
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2013
at 07:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at the Stouts Pt. III & Others Tasting - London. Thanks to Jay for the trade. Bottle 64 of 650. Pours oily black with a big, deep brown head. Aroma holds lots of dry baking cocoa, some roast, dark fruits, burnt marshmallows. Medium to big sweet flavor but not at all cloying, lots of bitter baking cocoa and charred earth, burnt toast, strong roasted malt character, some burnt brown sugar. Full bodied with average, creamy carbonation. Warming finish, more bitter earth and baking cocoa, light peat, charred wood. Great stuff, loads of depth, good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2013
at 11:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma of candied sugar, chocolate, cocoa powder and some lager yeast. Flavour brings out sweetened cocoa powder, lager yeast, and a little candied sugar. Well-balanced, quite light-bodied and easily drinkable. Quite a well-made Baltic porter. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2013
at 22:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bouteille 22oz, courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou Blankboy. De couleur brune-noire et opaque. Nez de chocolat noir, de malt rôti doux, léger de petits fruits aux petites notes sûres (cerises noires, petites notes de raisins) et de caramel avec des notes de chocolat au lait. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec une pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de mélasse douce avec un goût légèrement fruité aux notes sûres (cerises noires, notes de raisins et de prunes) ainsi qu’avec des traces de chocolat au lait lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût de chocolat noir, moyen de de malt rôti et léger de caramel sucré puis en finale l’on retrouve de fines notes d’alcool doux avec des traces de café. Post-goût plutôt long, légèrement amer de chocolat noir, de rôti doux, avec des notes de café, d’alcool et de fruits. (2006)
Tried
on 08 Apr 2013
at 20:31
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
THX! to Thirstybird / Rian for this one. Who apparently obtained this one in brutal conditions. Waiting in line for hours at minus 20. Now that the previous brewer is gone apparently this will never exists in the same way again.75 cl. bottle tried. 2010 Vintage. 353/500 (hand numbered – yay, my first hand numbered beer). Pours black, not too much mocha head which quickly goes to the sides and remains there in a circle. Nose is big on liquorice but in an enjoyable fashion, light roasted malts, very slick chocolate, thick malts, lightly warming,… Liquorice is taken a step back in the taste, sweet, very velvety, more towards the bitter and roasted side but in moderation with some liquorice sweetness, chocolate, roasted malts, light herbs,… Very silky, very, very smooth, almost inkling oak. Very different that is for sure, more EU in style than USA almost – thx & cheers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2013
at 16:16
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 11/13/2014. Pours lightly cloudy golden amber color with a big 3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with insane retention, that reduces to a thick cap that lasts. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with tons of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Beautiful looking brew. Aromas of big lemon zest, pear, apple, pepper, clove, wheat, bread, floral, grass, herbal, light funk, and earthy yeast spices. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast esters with some light malt. Taste of lemon zest, pear, apple, pepper, clove, wheat, bread, floral, grass, herbal, light funk, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of citrus, light fruit, pepper, clove, wheat, floral, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast esters with a light-moderate malt balance; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. High carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and fairly prickly mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an absolutely incredible saison style. Fantastic balance and compelxity of fruity/spicy yeast ester flavors; and extremely smooth and crisp to sip on. One of the best Saisons I have had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 20:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy orange-amber with a medium white head. Aroma of malt, caramel notes, floral and slightly citric notes and some minerals. Flavor has a bit of malt sweetness, slightly caramelly and biscuity , minerally notes and pleasant hoppy bitterness, kinda floral and citric. Medium-bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 12:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from international trade; dark brown pour almost black, beige head, coffee aroma, roast malt taste vanilla liquorice dried fruits, quality impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2013
at 02:06
8/10
Tried
on 29 Mar 2013
at 10:26