Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
At GBBF 2014. Clear amber copper lasting beige head. Tangerine. Not much condition but lovely tangerine. Nettle aroma. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2014. It pours clear golden with a small white head. The nose is earthy, bitter-sweet, apple, pear, citrus peel, hay and spice. The taste is oily, toast, spicy, hay, stone fruits, wood and hay with a dry, spicy finish. Medium body, low carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask with Amarillo - Sweet dark sugars, earthy hops and a bit medicinal. Clear copper with a bubbly head. Earthy hops, biscuit and a light finish. Not much going on here.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft - Roast malts and light whiskey notes. Jet black with a light brown head. Sweet whiskey notes, oak and the roast is far in the background. Odd beer, roast in the nose but not in flavour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft - Orange, grass and a bit of spice. Cloudy orange with a thin head. Orange, wheat, creamy and a bit of yeast. Very subtle and nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Caged and corked 375mL bottle that was a workout to uncage and uncork pours with a deep dark mahogany colored body that supports a minute long dark tan head. The aroma offers up cherries, chocolate, black strap molasses, dark roasted malts, some burnt malts and a sliver of whiskey. The taste delivers similar notes with a bit of cherry like fruity esters, chocolate, molasses and some light spicy black licorice. It has an upwelling of mild whiskey notes and a bit of toffee to midway. 10%? The alcohol is pretty well hidden here. Nice sipper.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured up at Flanny’s Arizona on Tap Festival with a deep dark mahogany body that has coppery amber like edges and supports a tan head of foam. The aroma offers up dark roasted malts mixed with malt sweetness and a touch of vanilla and caramel. The taste has dark roasted malts, a thin river of burnt malts and then sweeter notes coming from both straight up maltiness and caramel malts. Well beneath these notes is a touch of vanilla that’s banging around in the background. Pretty nice stuff.