7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Papsø. Tasted blind. Pours unclear amber with a reddish hew and a creamy head and lacings. Nose and taste is sweet and vinous. Rich toffee, caramel, vanilla , dried fruit and some vaguely smoked notes. Smooth and medium bodied. Warmth..
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2010
at 06:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy Papsoe. Pours dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is dark malty, subdued overripe fruit and caramelish. Mild smoked note. Dark caramelish and slight roasted flavoured. Subdued bitter and dark breadish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2010
at 05:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours a clear warm amber with an off-white head. Aroma of caramel and smoke. Medium body, sweet caramel with loads of roasted malts. Rather smoky accents from the barrels. Some warming alcohol in the finish. 270310
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2010
at 09:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
As far as amber ales go, this one ain’t too bad - a sturdy malt base with some flavors of biscuit, toasted bread, and toffee - moderate, herbal hoppiness swells from under that, complimenting the semi-dry finish - a touch of tanginess on the tail end - nothing spectacular, but a solid, sessionable beer.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2010
at 19:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
RBWG 2010. Pours caramel color with off white head. Caramel arom with a little smoke. Sweet molasses and caramel flavors with some smoke. I’m not getting any whisky or any flavors from the barrel. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2010
at 10:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Deep brown coloured body with light ruby and copper tints and a thinnish tan head. Aroma of smoked peat, roasted malt, caramel and some raisins - pretty light for a smoked beer. Full-bodied; Deep pungent caramel, malty and obviously smoked flavours come through immediately with little time for anything else. Pungent smokiness afterwards with some caramel, a touch of malt, but very strong and pretty overpowering and bitter. Overall, a good beer, and definitely showing the smoke flavours, but perhaps a bit too much, I feel. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased earlier today at Liquor Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 14-March-2010, sampled at home in Washington.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2010
at 20:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@RichmondX Gathering Thanks yobdoog-22oz bottle-pours a tight foamy off white head and copper color. Aroma is coffee, chile peppers. Taste is coffee, chile peppers, medium/dark malt. OK carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2010
at 08:13
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a medium sized dark brown head that lingered. The aroma was sweet chocolate syrup with a hint of vanilla. The flavor was strong chocolate syrup, bitter dark chocolate, light toasty malts and hints of vanilla and marshmallow followed by faint floral hops. The finish was long with bitter dark chocolates. Thick and silky smooth body. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2010
at 04:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
tap @ OTH. pours dark brown, tan head. Aroma of pleasant spices, ginger and mild chocolate and herbal notes. Flavors, nice wonderful warming spices, sweet floral note of lavender, ginger spices with a mild chocolate-caramel finish. The FCB beers always seem light on the palate and these off shoots pack a nice punch to them, more complex than their regular line-up. Finish keeps a nice chocolate/cocoa and spicy touch that is softened by the lavender that adds for a mild silky floral finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2010
at 19:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
tap @ OTH. Pours dark amber, light tan head. Aroma is malty, sweet caramel, light notes of dark fruits; dates, figs. Flavor, similar to aroma, malty, sweet caramel, dark fruits, possibly brown sugar and a profile that gains a lot more caramel as it warms up. Light palate but ends with a warming abv mouthfeel. Dark malts followed by more dark fruits, sticky sugary finish, light roast, pleasantly accompanied by dark fruits.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2010
at 19:48