21st March 2018
Craft Angel. Keg. Dan's 10K boostfest. Thanks to Dan. Hazy amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, modest fine carbonation. Rich caramel malts, mild salty bitterness. Little oxidised caramel. Good spicy fruits. Nice red berries. Tangy citric peel. Little brandy on the finish. Good stuff, aged well.

Bottle at The Ospreys 10k tasting. Clear dark brown colour no head. Some soy sauce some oxidised. Some jammy fruit in mouth. Too oxidised aroma but rest is fine. Jammy fruit filling is fine. Thanks Dan . Higher score for interest.

From old tasting notes. Vintage 1986. Clear amber orange color. Effervescent bubbly short-lived yellowish head. Interesting toasted malt nose hints at molasses. Wow! Right away is intense and powerful. So much that it makes your belly warm and your nose tingle. Rich toasted malt flavor is intensely bittersweet and brandy-like. Long bittersweet finish and aftertaste.

Huge thanks to Kraddel for bringing me one of my biggest wants! 250 ml. bottle split between several people. 1997 Vintage (last vintage)! Bottle actually mentiones The Guinness Book of Records! There are bound to be 2 different reactions about tasting a beer like this one, those who have haven’t had many beers of this age will proclaim it unique, those who are in familiar territory will in very family territory. Once full oxidation hits, differences between dark & strong beers like this become quite small in my experience. Dark amber brown with logically no head. Nose is full-on oxidation, near vinous, massive oxidized malts, sugar, bitter bark, sherry leaves, near ditch-water. Nose is usually the lesser side of vintage brews. Taste is massive leaves, porto sherry, bitter herbs, oxidation has taken all over, barely any carbonation, near watery, heavy sherry, thick oily, oxidation is all-around but it is actually still quite fun, needed to change my perspective a bit but it has nice sherry & leaves finish. Long far gone but still pretty neat. Interesting brew, possibly mind-blowing if you are new to beers this old. For what it is worth, I actually rated this higher than the current version. www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000100.html

From old tasting notes. Translucent reddish brown color. Huge tan head. Roasted malt nose. Cloyingly sweet roasted malt flavor hints at molasses. Bittersweet hops are soft on the palate and in the finish.

From old tasting notes. Bright brassy gold color. Foamy white head. Crisp fresh malt aroma. Intense sweet malt flavor has a huge complex character. Very potent at 12.5% ABV. Areal heavy hitter.