Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle - Pours light amber with a medium sized head. It has a nice pine hop aroma. There’s a strong hop flavor with hints of pine and citrus that actually could have used some more malt to balance the profile and add more body. It’s still a nice autumn session brew though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2008
at 00:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Re-rate 10/15: Bottle sample at Ariel’s farewell tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Ariel. 2014 bottle. Black with some brown foam. Great big aroma of chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, coconut, cookies, and a boozy note. Sweet flavor with chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, cookies, caramel, and a boozy note. Full-bodied. Great. 8/4/8/4/16=4
Rating for Monks edition, barrel aged for 5 years: [4/25/15] Bottle sample at a tasting at omhper’s place in Tyresö. Thanks omhper, AndySnow and hackobock for sharing great beers! Black. Great aorma of bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, oak and some soy sauce. Flavor of chocolate, bourbon, lots of vanilla and a bit of alcohol. Full-bodied. Great stuff. 8/4/8/4/16=4
Re-rate 2/14: Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks avrashi. 2012 bottle. Black with a brown head. Aroma of alcohol, bourbon, chocolate, roastiness, vanilla and coffee. Sweet flavor. Thick and full-bodied. Lovely. 8/4/8/4/16=4
Re-rate 4/13/10: Bottle at a tasting. Thanks Zvika. 2009 bottle. Opaque black with a thin brown foamy film. Burnt aroma of bourbon, alcohol, oak and chocolate. Sweet alcoholic flavor with vanilla, bourbon, hot alcohol, chocolate, plums, dates, honey notes, licorice and wood. Full-bodied. Too hot. 7/4/7/4/14=3.6
(10/10/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. 2008 batch - 13.5% ABV. Black-colored with a brown head. A rather alcoholic aroma with some bourbon, dark chocolate, a bit of coffee, wood and smoke notes and dark fruit hints. Sweet flavor with lots of chocolate (pralines), bourbon and a bit of caramel. Lots of alcohol in the flavor. Full thick body. Too much alcohol and quite a bit of bourbon in the flavor but still good even if not too drinkable. 7/4/7/4/15=3.7
Rating for Monks edition, barrel aged for 5 years: [4/25/15] Bottle sample at a tasting at omhper’s place in Tyresö. Thanks omhper, AndySnow and hackobock for sharing great beers! Black. Great aorma of bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, oak and some soy sauce. Flavor of chocolate, bourbon, lots of vanilla and a bit of alcohol. Full-bodied. Great stuff. 8/4/8/4/16=4
Re-rate 2/14: Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks avrashi. 2012 bottle. Black with a brown head. Aroma of alcohol, bourbon, chocolate, roastiness, vanilla and coffee. Sweet flavor. Thick and full-bodied. Lovely. 8/4/8/4/16=4
Re-rate 4/13/10: Bottle at a tasting. Thanks Zvika. 2009 bottle. Opaque black with a thin brown foamy film. Burnt aroma of bourbon, alcohol, oak and chocolate. Sweet alcoholic flavor with vanilla, bourbon, hot alcohol, chocolate, plums, dates, honey notes, licorice and wood. Full-bodied. Too hot. 7/4/7/4/14=3.6
(10/10/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. 2008 batch - 13.5% ABV. Black-colored with a brown head. A rather alcoholic aroma with some bourbon, dark chocolate, a bit of coffee, wood and smoke notes and dark fruit hints. Sweet flavor with lots of chocolate (pralines), bourbon and a bit of caramel. Lots of alcohol in the flavor. Full thick body. Too much alcohol and quite a bit of bourbon in the flavor but still good even if not too drinkable. 7/4/7/4/15=3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2008
at 16:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. Clear slightly reddish amber color. Fresh hops in the nose with flowers and citrus. Flavor is slightly sweetish at first, with some malt and light caramel and bread notes and continues moderately bitter and hoppy. Medium-bodied. 7/4/7/3/14=3.5
(11/23/08) Draught at a hotel bar near Chicago. Fresh hops. Really tasty. 7/3/8/4/15=3.7
(11/23/08) Draught at a hotel bar near Chicago. Fresh hops. Really tasty. 7/3/8/4/15=3.7
Tried
on 18 Oct 2008
at 15:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. Clear golden. Aroma is rather hoppy, with some flowers, some bready malt and nice fruitiness. Sweetish bready flavor with some fruits, finishes dry with moderate hoppiness. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2008
at 15:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. Clear golden to amber color. Floral hops in the nose with some grapefruit and some tropical fruits. Flavor begins slightly malty and turns into pleasant citric hoppy bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2008
at 15:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. 4.5% ABV. Transparent brown color. Aroma of slightly toasted malt and some nuts. Sweet malty and nutty flavor with some caramel. Finishes slightly drier. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2008
at 15:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. 4.3% ABV. Clear amber color. Aroma has some malt, caramel notes and some slightly floral hops. Sweetish malty flavor at first with some toastiness, continues hoppy and bitter with a bit of citrus. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2008
at 15:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. Slightly hazy golden. Fruity aroma with hops, flowers, some citrus and light wheat notes. Flavor starts a bit sweetish and fruity with some yeast and a bit of wheat and bread notes and finishes with mild hoppy bitterness. Light to medium-bodied. Not bad.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2008
at 15:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin lazing orangey head. The aroma is sweet and very fruity - especially oranges, as well as light notes of yeast. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, fruit, and yeast, leading to a dry spicy finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2008
at 14:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of wheat, fruit, yeast, and hops. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit and dusty hops, leading to a dry straw finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2008
at 14:51