8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - big thanks to phaleslu. Pours deep red-brown with a creamy off-white head. The nose holds lightly tangy semi-dark malts, berries, faint toffee. Light to medium sweet with more tangy berries, faint earth, caramel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Lightly tangy on the finish, with more lightly tart berries, earth, some leather. Doesn’t seem like it is as it was meant to be. OK. (February 2016, score: 3.3)
Growler shared in Natchez - many thanks to clownosseur! Pours clear brown with just a few bubbles for a head. The aroma holds rich brown sugar, dried berries, dates, figs, well toasted bread. Medium to heavy sweet flavour with lots of dark fruit character, slight earthy notes, torched Rangel, fruitcake, bread. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with low carbonation. Finishes with surprisingly little alcohol warmth, more dates and figs, dried berries, brown sugar, slight molasses, hearty bread, vanilla, faint toffee. Great stuff overall. (May 2016, score: 4.2)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2016
at 03:35