Oakes (33770) reviewed Quantum - Rum Barrel Aged from Category 12 Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown. Thin head. Big rich roasty Quantum, but rounded by some mellow dark sugars, raisins, that sort of thing. Full body. A chill finisher kind of thing.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Quantum - Oak Barrel Aged from Category 12 Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Very dark brown. A bit oaky, rich dark fruits, light coffee. Big body, full coffee and chocolate and a whack of dark fruits. I've seen dates melted down into Omani halva in Nakhl, and this isn't that far off. Maybe smokier or at least more burnt.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Far too boozy and unbalanced to be pleasant. Light roast, brown sugar notes , very sweet.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Black , fast fading tan head. Nose of alcohol, dark roast, oak. Similar palate, complex/full bodied. Too boozy as it warms. Subdued oak
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
473mL can, pours a hazy dark amber with a small beige head. Nose brings out plenty of oak barrels, followed by brown sugar, toffee, and caramel bready malt. Flavour is rich and malty, with plenty of caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and oak barrels. There's some hops to balance too, while the oak lends some vanillin character. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
473mL can, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma reveals a very rich rum barrel character along with roasted malt, molasses and burnt sugars. Flavour is likewise very rich, with intense rum barrels, roasted malt and burnt sugars. The rum is strong but not brutal and actually quite well-calibrated. Extreme but not brutal. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2022 vintage @8.5%. (Packaged Aug ‘22). 473 ml can. Pours amber with moderate head. Aromas of earthy Belgian yeast, including bananas and cloves, a bit of rubber, and soft wheaty malts. Flavors are cleaner and crisper; banana, corriander, cloves, lemon and wheaty malts. Nice
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
473mL can, pours jet black with a medium brown head. Aroma is rich, with lots of oak barrels, followed by gentle maple syrup (thankfully) and a hint of vanilla. Flavour is extremely rich, with lots of rich roasted malt, maple syrup, deep oak, and burnt sugars. Nothing subtle about this -- very big, rich, deep flavours finishing on plenty of oak. Very tasty, if a bit over the top.
Gerbeer (8336) reviewed Fractal from Category 12 Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
473 ml can. Pours a deep copper color with moderate foamy head. Aromas of doughy malts, limes, pineapple, fruit pie and some dank resiny hops. Flavors of doughy malts and dank hops with a little pine and citrus. Mostly big malts, but nice enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
473mL can, pours a cloudy muddled orange with a small beige head. Aroma is full of intense rum barrels, with lots of booze, caramel and rum. Flavour is extremely boozy and somewhat harsh, with tons of rum, booze, and caramel. Lots of rum and booziness. Harsh.