6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2001 vintage. I enjoyed this at Delilah’s 12th annual Winter Beer Tasting in Chicago, IL. From what I remember this was partially sour with an interesting malt/spice profile. Was rather average, especially for the vintage.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2010
at 10:44
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Home. Dark brown , no head. Nose is port, oak, weak chocolate,raisins. Taste portlike, dark fruit, some tart lighter fruit to, like apples or orange, light medical finish. Thin body, weak carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2010
at 01:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2005 version at Plan B, Copenhagen. Dark ruby red colour, nice, misty. A complex heavy malty nose, raisins, very light acidic notes, weak chocolate, alcohol. Warming sweet raisiny balanced malty, rosehip, bit dry, vaguely acidic to balance everything out, almost a sublime sipper. Bitterish salty but light & well integrated aftertaste. Not my type of ale but I can see why this is so respected. 7/4/7/4/14 (19.9.2010)
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2010
at 05:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle on 09/15/2010 to celebrate Butters 2000th rating. Very clear copper body with a very small frothy white head. Sweet floral and earthy aroma with some tart notes. Surprisingly pleasant tart fruit and earthy malt flavor, lots of rich fruit. Medium light body with moderately low carbonation. I’m sure this wasn’t supposed to be a sour beer, but I like the way it works out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2010
at 19:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle Vintage 1996 thanks to ditmier. Pours out a dark mahogany with no head. Aroma was pit fruit, dust, caramel, and some wine notes. Taste was much as the aroma with the wine notes leading the way. Always fun to try something with some age on it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2010
at 17:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
275 ml bottle labeled #4929, bottled 1996. Very dark maroon, no head or lacing, no legs either. Aroma of slightly sour port wine, raisins, plums. Taste is oily, vinuous, resiny, with sour cherries, grapes. No bitterness. Good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2010
at 15:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
275ml Bottle - Copper coloured. Leather, dried fruit, malt, nuts and vinous hints feature in the aroma. Warming taste with malt, caramel, nuts and some hints of dried fruit. A real cracker and I have to say that I drank this with mixed emotions - pleased that I have been able to try it, but sad that Gales closed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2010
at 10:47
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Found this in my local bottle shop. Let’s see what 13 years does for a beer. Vinous cashew and must nose, with caramel undercurrents. Dingy brown, thin yellow head, poor retention. Persimmon with caramel hints. Alcohol burn that is only slightly out of place. Not great and probably too old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2010
at 18:22
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle, 275 ml, tasted with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured November 5 2009; eye: dark caramel, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: Madeira, stale, light dark fruits, light molasses; mouth: thin, stale, Madeira, light molasses, light dark fruits, thin and watery finale in Madeira and molasses, not much carbonation, light body; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille, 275 ml, bue avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 5 novembre 2009; œil : caramel foncé, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : madère, éventée, léger fruits noirs, léger mélasse; bouche : mince, éventée, madère, léger mélasse, léger fruits noirs, finale mince et aqueuse en madère et mélasse, pas de carbonatation, corps léger; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2010
at 13:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Reddish black tar pour in glass. Nose and taste of fine molasses, thick brown sugars and some dark fruits and dough. Rated 2/9/03
Tried
on 09 May 2010
at 20:01