rennat42 (5363) - Ravenna, Nebraska, USA - AUG 13, 2023UPDATED: AUG 13, 2023 Bottle.
A- Cherry, irish whisky, malt, brown sugar, dates.
A- Dark mahogany color, brown opaque liquid, tan head.
T- Black cherry, whisky, oak, faint tartness, vinous, raisins, treacle.
P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish.
O- Bottle form 2012 so 11 years old. Kept saving this and not sure why but finally drank. It held up. Who knows how it's changed but it was quite enjoyable. Still complex and had kept plenty of character.
PowY (4562) - Vienna, AUSTRIA - MAY 24, 2022UPDATED: MAY 24, 2022 13.5.2022: From tap at MBCC – Blue Session, 10% ABV. Mahogany color with a light beige head. Aroma of dark fruits, rock candy, brown sugar, raisin, dates, sweet white wine, tangy oak, some underlying lightly toasted and lightly roasted malt and honey. Medium-full to full body with with a medium to medium-heavy sweetness and a light to medium bitterness. Flavor of sweet malt, honey, brown sugar, rock candy, burnt caramel, raisins, dates, some prunes, quiet some dark fruits, some sherry, oak nuts and sweet oak. Finishes with a light residual sweetness, a light to medium-light phenolic bitterness, a light to medium woody tartness and some brown sugar.
Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 8
Palate: 4
Overall: 16
Beer5000 (10650) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - APR 10, 2022UPDATED: APR 10, 2022 Backlog October 2016. Bottle 2010 edition. Almost clear, deep amber body under a small beige head. Strong and nice aroma of dark malt, caramel, chocolate, dry fruit, wood and vinous alcohol. Taste is the same elements as found in aroma, quite sweet but the alcohol makes a god balance even id it feels pretty camouflages. Fine body and long lasting, very pleasant aftertaste. World class beer.
umestre (401) - - JUN 6, 2021UPDATED: JUN 6, 2021 Si te gusta lo intenso esta es tu cerveza. Muy poderosa desde que te l acercas a la nariz. En boca muy densa, dulzona mucho azúcar, sabor dulce a caramelo pero muy agradable
Cheeseboard (5374) - Somerset, ENGLAND - FEB 6, 2021UPDATED: FEB 6, 2021 330ml bottle. 2010 edition. Pours dark brown with ruby hints with a tan head Aroma: dark fruits, red wine, oak, booze, and some spice. The taste follows, dried fruits, dark fruits, more spices. Medium to full body with light carbonation.
HopsLove6 (428) - Berkshire, ENGLAND - JAN 29, 2021UPDATED: JAN 29, 2021 Awesome beer. Mine was a 2012 beer bottled in 2015 and drank in 2021. Well active head, fizzed away and disappeared quickly. Somewhere between a stout and a strong ale. Full on dark fruits and malty flavours. Vinus and a little sourness. Great beer.
BreweryPupil41 (6) - - JAN 23, 2021 does not count UPDATED: JAN 23, 2021 Great beer. I have drunk Pannepot Reserva 2018, a dark strong ale, bourbon barril aged for some months. A excelent balance between flavours and houblon quantity and quality.
jarvo (1375) - Abingdon, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 31, 2020UPDATED: DEC 31, 2020 Pours a slightly murky brown, tan head which quickly dissipates. Aroma of dark malt, figs and prunes. Rich and warming with lots of dark fruit, brown sugar, and vinous touches. Excellent.
fillepolo (4833) - SWEDEN - NOV 19, 2020UPDATED: NOV 19, 2020 Flaska på Ölbutikken, Köpenhamn 20150627. Mörk brun öl med litet skum. Fruktig och maltig öl med fina toner av choklad, dadlar, karamell och banan. Torr avslutning.
elosop (1467) - Mölnlycke, SWEDEN - JUL 29, 2020UPDATED: JUL 29, 2020 Kolsvart med fint beige skum. Doftar maltigt, syrligt, lite choklad och torkad frukt. Smaken fyllig, syrlig och söt, lite bränd kola. Eftersmaken lång med, syrliga lite söta och brända toner.