8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
It’s never a bad day when I get to sample a new quadrupel. Barrel aged? Even better. A brewery from Texas? I’m all over it. The 22 oz bomber was picked up at The Cellar in Odessa, TX several months ago. I am breaking out my Trappistes Rochefort glass for this one. It pours the classic quad body, dark brown with red highlights around the edges. It delivers an unusual gold-brown foam that promptly dissipates. A vigorous bubble action puts a steady ring of head at the top-center of the glass. I lift for the smell. Dark fruit, spun sugar. Good start. The taste, well, that is really nice. Chocolate, red plum, cherry, yeast. Quite thick in the mouth, it should be. I am reminded of Kasteel Donker, a plus in my ledger. Deep Ellum, bravo.
Tried
on 12 May 2018
at 22:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Wrong style. Pours Brown - pours dark brown tan head - nose and taste of fresh coffee, caramel and toasted oats - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2018
at 23:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. can. Pours dark brown with a light beige head. Aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Taste is coffee. If you like your beer to taste like coffee...
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2018
at 07:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly fruity with figs, dates, raisins and prunes. Light caramel and toffee notes with hints of chocolate. Pours brown with auburn hues and a medium sized, moderately thick, dark tan head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers for a bit. Flavor has a medium to medium light sweetness with some caramel and toffee notes. Hints of chocolate with light bitterness and medium light acidity. Some tart cherry, raisin, prune and plum notes. Faint oak. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent Flemish style sour. Good fruit and malt notes. Alcohol is well hidden and acidity is balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2018
at 04:45
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Nothing like being to the party early. Here we go with Darkest Hour - Port Barrel Aged. The Cellar in Odessa had this 22 oz bomber on hand for to bring to the house. I lift the cap and pour the contents into my ABGB tulip glass. Great presentation, midnight black body with a sticky, dark brown top. The nose is fine too, chocolate, vanilla perhaps, raspberry. A drink delivers, yes, it delivers. Bakers chocolate, tobacco, caramel and toffee, chocolate malt. Do I detect the barrel, I believe I do, hanging in the background. Moderate bitterness. I think Deep Ellum has a winner.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2018
at 23:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Public House in Amarillo
Pours cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white, some lacing. Aroma of caramel and pine. Flavor is fruity, caramel, pineapple and earthy
Ok
Pours cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white, some lacing. Aroma of caramel and pine. Flavor is fruity, caramel, pineapple and earthy
Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2018
at 00:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gezapft am Flughafen in Dallas Orange- Bernstein, leicht trüb, etwas Schaum, keine Kohlensäure erkennbar Moderates Aroma - Mango, Apfelsine, etwas Zitrus Geschmack: Grapefruit, bitter, etwas Erde, Angenehmer Nachgeschmack
Tried
on 03 Mar 2018
at 21:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Cotts Convention III, picked up from GBBF '16 IIRC, 20/05/17. Rich chestnut to mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is sweet malts, jammy berries, vinous, mellow barrel, red grape, caramel. Taste comprises fruit cake, oak, toffee, light spice, red wine barrel, plummy, dried fruits, red berry jam. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, light alcohol trail at the curtain call. Solid stuff ... well balanced and carries the boost off well ... deserving of a top 50 style spot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2018
at 04:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Cotteridge wines, Cotteridge Convention III 20/05/2017. Many thanks! A hazed nut brown coloured pour with a loose dark tan head. Aroma is vanilla, oak, hot alcohol and green apple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet malts, woody roast, jammy fruits, belgian yeast, oak tannin and a litte grape. Palate is medium sweet, highish carbonation, wood tannin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 12:12
6/10
Tried
on 23 Oct 2017
at 17:30