5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Tap & Barrel, Coal Harbour, Vancouver
Hazy amber color; huge head, difficult to pour. Light malt aroma with very light esters. Smooth mouthfeel; malt and caramel flavor, dry and sandy/dusty; average bitterness.
More Amber Ale than Altbier.
Hazy amber color; huge head, difficult to pour. Light malt aroma with very light esters. Smooth mouthfeel; malt and caramel flavor, dry and sandy/dusty; average bitterness.
More Amber Ale than Altbier.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2013
at 18:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a dark purple color. Mildly sour tart nose with just some beets. The mouth isn’t that tart. Kinda boring. Not nearly tart enough. Grapes finish, but really not that good.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2013
at 16:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Slightly acidic and funky raspberry with a bit of wood. Maroon and a pinkish head. Sour raspberry, oak and very dry. There is an oddness and I think it is the barrel notes. Feb 2014 - With some age the flavors mellow and round out a bit more, but this is still not as good as some of their others.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2013
at 16:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
650mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near black with a medium tan / brown head with a reddish tinge. Aroma brings out dark dried fruits, wild yeast, and oak barrels. Flavour is all over the place, with wild yeast, dried dark fruits, some oak barrels, and a touch of funk. Very thick palate for a sour, even a dark sour. Very flavourful, but lacking elegance and complexity. Solid attempt here, but not so enjoyable. Perhaps I'll try this again in 6-12 months to see if this has progressed. 7 4 6 3 12 3.2 / 5
EDIT: definitely improved with age. Much more complex, balanced and drinkable. Now it's a great beer.
EDIT: definitely improved with age. Much more complex, balanced and drinkable. Now it's a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 00:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Dadsgiving, thanks to whomever brought this number along, 24/11/13. Hazed chestnut brown with a moderate tan covering. Nose is dark toffee, sugars, woody bourbon, sweet fudge, light booze. Taste comprises candied sugars, toffee fudge, subtle bourbon, oaky, druity tang. Full bodied, fine carbonation, sweet booze laced closure. Nice BA barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2013
at 04:17
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Red with a pink head.Big sour tart nose.Acetic, antiseptic palate with a puckery sour finish
Tried
on 26 Nov 2013
at 20:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Dadsgiving. Pours reddish brown with off white head. Nose and taste of oak, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, caramel and alcohol soaked dark fruit. A touch "hot." Medium to full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2013
at 21:11
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2021-10-23, vintage 2021, 11.8% ABV, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Good balance of roast and sweetness, very good, but in today's panorama this beer is not the highlight anymore.
2020-03-30, vintage 2017, 13.2% ABV, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Lean, balanced, with chocolate flavour, touch of liquorice, moderate sweetness, and not really much bourbon.
2019-02-12, vintage 2019, 10.3% ABV, at The Gull, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Dark brown colour, near black. Notes of cardboard in the aroma. The mouthfeel is a bit thinner than I remember from previous vintages. The main character comes from the roasted malt; little sweetness; no barrel notes; it mellows out as it gets warmer, but still can't achieve greatness.
Good beer, but I'm a bit disappointed by the decline.
2017-11-25, vintage 2017, 13.2% ABV, 8-5-8-4-17=42
Initially the liquorice notes are stronger, later the chocolate is more evident, and even a note of espresso. In the final, some bourbon. Pungent, excellent.
2017-03-24, vintage 2017, 13.2% ABV, 8-5-8-4-17=42
Such young sample is characterized by the power of the roasted malts, coffee, lean body, off-dry mouthfeel, and moderate bourbon.
Excellent.
2016-09-11, same vintage (2013), 3+ years old, 8-4-9-4-18+43
The age has mellowed out this brew, has softened the edges, without weakening any trait; sweet dark chocolate with bourbon, leather and tobacco. Warming alcohol.
Wonderful.
2013-11-15, Winter 2012/2013, vintage 2013, one year old, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Pitch black color, small head. Strong aroma of roasted malt, whiskey barrel, raisins, light vanilla, some alcohol, tobacco, leather; complex. Thick and heavy body; round mouthfeel; it has a strong flavor of roasted malt and chocolate; the vanilla and Bourbon is very strong too; it has some liquorice and leather; medium to strong bitterness, with sharp alcohol presence, yet not boozy.
Very interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2013
at 16:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle, Imp Stout #1000. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty. Caramelish. Breadish. Bitter, sweet and dark malty. Bitter and toasted malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2013
at 02:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark red with moderate purple head that dissipates quickly. Initial sulphury aroma settles down to a thick jammy currant and vegetable notes. A combination of vinegar, currents, beets, vanilla, and black cherries. Odd and interesting. A beer infused juice concoction. Tastes like a health food drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2013
at 20:07