8/10
Interesting. Some port like notes but it has a pleasant tartness to it.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2014
at 15:59
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Vintage from the eighties, tasted at 20 years of age. One of the last of an old league of classic English old ales and barley wines, deep burgundy colour, no head anymore after all those years, very complex aroma, rich and reminiscent of dried apricot, balsamic vinegar, liquorice and dry sherry. Low carbonation, dried fruits, sweet chocolatey malts and the obvious oxidized taste of an old beer, but in a noble, old madera kind of way, vinous mouthfeel. You have to like old beer to enjoy this, that’s for sure, so something like this will not be to anyone’s liking, but I enjoyed the experience very much. Should taste this as a young beer too. A true world classic from a bygone era.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 14:23
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel Florentin. Thanks zvikar. Bad cork, broke while opening the bottle. Hazy dark orange. Aroma of vinegar and fruits. Sourish flavor with vinegar, fruits and light sweetness. Medium-bodied, kinda flat. Didn’t age very well - infected. Still not that bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2014
at 10:24
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle - Vintage 2005 - Toffee and a light sourness. Cloudy brown with a thin head. Caramel and a light sourness and a nice finish. A little woody and a nice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2014
at 20:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 275ml. @ [ Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting, Ulfborg ]. [ As Gales Trafalgar 200 ].Clear medium amber color with a small, open and fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, oxidide, plum, prune, light alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, plum. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20140301]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2014
at 15:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Amber. No head. Very fruity and sweet aroma. Aroma of sour plums. Sweet and slightly astringent aftertaste of more plums.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 14:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rerate, 275 ml corked bottle, from Kihoskh, Copenhagen. ABV is 10%. Drunk at near room temperature, as recommended. Deep brownish red colour, no head nor any carbonation. Strong aroma of oak, malts, raisins and fusel alcohols. Oaky and malty flavour, notes of dark dried fruits, but not very sweet. A little carbonation would do wonders here. Original rating: Shared bottle at local tasting. Cognac coloured beer, no head nor carbonation. Malty and oaky aroma and flavour, like a barleywine, but not overly sweet. Would profit from a little carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 14:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Fastelavn Smagning 2014 @ J&C’s beer palace, Jutland Saturday Session 2 - 01/03/14. Murky dark amber orange with little in the way of a head. Nose is bitter fruits, tobacco, earthy tones, toffee, light must, dark stoned fruit, dates, prunes. Taste comprises dark fruit mash, tobacco, leather, subtle booze notes, spice, sugars, ripened fruits, prunes, dates, cake mix. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi dry close. Tasty stuff, holding up well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2014
at 07:08
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle at my 5K tasting. March 1987 on the bottle! It pours murky brown with small suspended particles and medium beige head. The nose is oxidised, varnish, caramel, wood, tangy raisin and brown bread. The taste is watery, caramel, wood, tang, varnish, must and dried fruits. Lightish body and low carbonation. Not exactly great....but passable given it’s age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 12:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 275ml @ fonefan
Pours hazy brown with a few off-white bubbles. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and oxidization. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel and oxidized finish. Body is medium to full, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy brown with a few off-white bubbles. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and oxidization. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel and oxidized finish. Body is medium to full, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 10:16