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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
Totally black, dark brown small head that fizzles away.
aroma of dried dark fruits or sour imperial stout, a little bit like a sligthly tart quad. flavor is roasted malts, very faint hint of dried dark fruits like raisins, boozy sting, cognac, wood, dark chocolate. The end has a little charred wood. Palate is fantastic, a bit thick, faint coconut like note.
very unusual imp stout with the dried dark fruitiness, but it works surprisingly well - and the beer is extremely complex without me getting the feeling they added all sorts of stuff (which they probably have not done)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
pours dark brown with a fine drak brown smooth small lasting head.
surprisingly mild aroma, only hints of booze and hints of roasted malts. strongest notes are the kind of notes you get when barrelling too long, sort of glue like.
flavor is dry hard roasted malts, charred wood (but not smoked malts) nice faint touch from the brandy. flavor is a bit delicate and subdued but truly very very nice roasted malty with the other flavors just enhancing the experience. the wood is easy to detect with the charred woody note being the strongest tell. end is roasted malty and charred woody. Very good flavor. Totally unlike the very boring aroma.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Barrel Masters 2023 - Greco from Buxton Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
very dark brown, with a very light brown head
aroma of peated malt whiskey, booze, moderate roasted malts. wood.
flavor is whiskey, peat smoked malts, roasted malts, honey or syrup, woody notes, i think smoked malts. a bit rough around the edges and the booze sort of got the upper hand on the roasted malts.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
2020 tasted sep 2025 Dark, dark, brown head that is small and soon goes away.
significantly more phenolic than the 2018 i tasted earlier today. also more roasted malty and less rubbery/gluey, in the aroma. this aroma almost feels like it could use some more time, bottle, or even better, barrel. roasted malts and booze mostly. lacking the finer bourbon nuances of 17 and 18 vintages.
flavor is roasted malty, licorice, sharp stinging peppery note that suits it really well, bourbon not really directly tasted but can be sensed in the overall flavor profile. roasted malts more prominent than 17,18 and 22 versions, not sure if its age or vintage, but this one is the one most true to imp stout, with roasted malts driving the flavor. great flavor. very balanced too, as the bourbon haven't taken over. finer notes from wood, charred wood, salty licorice. simple but outstanding flavor allright.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
pours very dark with a brown head.
aroma of sweet licorice, erasor or rubber, bourbon, fainter roasted malts. intense but also some kinda semi weird glue like notes, perhaps from the barrels.
flavor is spot on really good with a near perfect balance between the bourbon and the roasted malts. ends with a long roasted malty aftertaste. very good balance and very blended. In the flavor i think the wood is in fact a bit less than some of the other vintages, but i do get some charred wood, and only a faint tiny hint of the glue that was much stronger in the aroma. no oxidation that i can detect which is nice for a 7yr old capped bottle.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
cherries, raspberries, white chocolate aroma, faint mint like herbal note, milky note.
flavor is white chocolate, red berry smoothie, milk, youghurt consistency but milky feel and taste. a bit of alc and fruit bitterness that is somewhat off, reminds me of fruit beers from the US 15 yrs ago when they didn't taste any good.
Have had much fresher, juicier and interesting tasting frose' like beers.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
2021 tasted sep. 2025 dark brown, brown head.
A lot of bourbon in the aroma, also vanilla, roasted malts, honey like notes.
i think i liked the 2017 better...
flavor is bourbon, chocolate, licorice, coconut, fainter roasted malts. it's like the roasted malts don't really go heavy in this one. On the other hand, the bourbon notes are close to as good as they could possibly get.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Tårt-Kaggen! from Omnipollo 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Seriously dark with a brown head.
aroma of dried dark fruit, vanilla, dark chocolate, chocolate cake, dark toffee.
flavor is liquid dark chocolate cake, coconut, vanilla, dark caramel, dried dark fruits, cristmas pudding.
a bit too pastry for my taste, it's almost like a cristmas pudding with the dark dried fruits and other notes from additives. Solid and full bodied, but not to my preferences. More roasted malts would help i think.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Quadruplane from Salikatt Bryggeri 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
served cold from can. Very full bodied hoppy aroma, faint sour dough, herbal hops, a lot of pine, some grapefruit. it's like the aroma is wrapped in over itself but the massiveness of the beer can still be sensed.mild. but very very nice aroma.
flavor is sweet malty, herbal hoppy, very sweet, green grassy hoppy, grapefruit more faint. intense flavor. alc cannot be tasted but it easily felt. The beer could become quite different when warmed up i think.
I'm quite impressed how they managed not to make it more boozy, given the very high abv. it is quite sweet though.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Triple Bogey from Salikatt Bryggeri 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Aroma is hoppy, good malty base . Flavor is bitter resin hoppy, pine needles, alc. Sweet. A bit brutal.