7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from bottle at PIB, pours murky orangey / amber / brown with a beige / tan head. Aroma of candied sugar, yeast and light caramel. Flavour of candied sugar, yeast, dark fruits and caramel - very carbonated palate with a sweet but dry finish, also with a woody, sour, metallic note. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2011
at 10:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
No head to speak off, over cola-coloured beer. Liquorice, toffee, some fusels and a touch of cheese/(y hops), but generally very sweet-smelling. Very sweet taste, with liquorice, toffee and treacle syrup. Esters as from unripe banana, and Bourbon, especially warming up. Very rich, slick as none, chewy MF. To my taste, it’s just a bit too thick and certainly too sweet to be a real top product. Many thanks to Evan & Matt!
Tried
on 12 Jul 2011
at 00:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Raisiny special B malt profile up front, some tropical fruits and vanilla, pineapple, apple. Fruitcake. But harsh and tannic toward the end. Sweetish overall. Brown hazy color.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2011
at 07:40
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
@RBWG-22-thanks to DaSilky–pours aa offwhite head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium/dark malt-molasses, dark fruit, spice, bourbon. Taste is bourbon, sweet medium/dark malt-molasses, dark fruit, spice hops.
Earlier Rating: 12/19/2009 Total Score: 3.3
@Tampa Wkly Gathering @tpd975s Thanks gillard-22oz bottle–pours a light tan ring with mahogany color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt. Taste is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt, earthy hops bite.
Earlier Rating: 12/19/2009 Total Score: 3.3
@Tampa Wkly Gathering @tpd975s Thanks gillard-22oz bottle–pours a light tan ring with mahogany color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt. Taste is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt, earthy hops bite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2011
at 07:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2008 vintage, 750ml bottle pours a hazy, mahogany brown with a thin, creamy, beige head. Caramel sweet in the nose, a little orange, otherwise very mild. Flavor is sweet, lightly tart, caramel, chocolate, leather. Medium bodied, sweet finish. Needed more acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2011
at 19:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at RBSG. Pours black with brown head. Nose/taste of baked bread, toffee, caramel, bourbon, charred oak, vanilla and good warming alcohol balance. Nice full mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2011
at 20:49
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Alkoholisch-getreidiger Antrunk mit herben Noten. Schnell steigt der Alkohol in die Nase und setzt sich fest, Getreidenoten bleiben vorhanden, das Malzaroma bietet nun einen Schokoladentouch. Der ungestüme Alkohol verschlingt dies aber weitestgehend. Nicht sonderlich ausgeprägt. /9/7/8/12/8
Tried
on 03 Jun 2011
at 16:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit aroma with hints of caramel. Sweetish malty ripe dark fruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit and caramel finish.
Earlier Rating: 5/10/2009 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle. Pours a dark amber/brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Sweetish malty molasses and dark fruit flavor with hints of toffee and caramel. Also some hoppy hints in the flavor. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit and toffee finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Earlier Rating: 5/10/2009 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle. Pours a dark amber/brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Sweetish malty molasses and dark fruit flavor with hints of toffee and caramel. Also some hoppy hints in the flavor. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit and toffee finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2011
at 18:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz Bottle Poured next to the 2007 and 2009 Perfect Storm. This was a fun little round-up. Pours out dark brown topped with a cream head. Aroma was bread malts, light hops, molasses, caramel, and some heat. Taste was as the aroma with a good amount of sweetness, pit fruit, and heat.
Earlier Rating: 5/7/2011 Total Score: 3.9
22oz Bottle poured next to the 2008 Stormwatchers and 2009 Perfect Storm. Pours out a dark mahogany topped with a cream head. Aroma was caramel, pit fruit, brown sugar, and some light hop notes. Taste was as the aroma with lots of sweetness going on.
Earlier Rating: 8/16/2007 Total Score: 4.1
22oz Bottle Pours out a great clear dark brown topped with a small tan head. Very nice and sweet almost brown sugar like. A little Alcohol on this one. Overall very tasty.
Earlier Rating: 5/7/2011 Total Score: 3.9
22oz Bottle poured next to the 2008 Stormwatchers and 2009 Perfect Storm. Pours out a dark mahogany topped with a cream head. Aroma was caramel, pit fruit, brown sugar, and some light hop notes. Taste was as the aroma with lots of sweetness going on.
Earlier Rating: 8/16/2007 Total Score: 4.1
22oz Bottle Pours out a great clear dark brown topped with a small tan head. Very nice and sweet almost brown sugar like. A little Alcohol on this one. Overall very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2011
at 14:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz Bottle 2009 vintage thanks to ditmier for sharing this one. Next to the 2007 Strom Watcher (the base beer). Pours out dark brown topped with a small sand head. Aroma was very nice lots of the barrel notes vanilla, bourbon, pit fruit, wood, and some light hops. Taste was more of the sweet barrel notes along with some heat and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2011
at 14:41