 doubleo (1121), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 Pours a thin looking dark brown/black color. Thin but dense and sticky looking head that fades pretty quick. Leaves just a touch of lace. Smells smokey, thats about it. Maybe a touch of toasty malt. Tastes pretty smokey as well, a bit of caramelly/toasty malts. Pretty thin across the tongue. Vibrant carbonation. Eh, left this reviewer cold.
travita (1941), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 Dark with garnet highlights with an ok tan head. Intense smoke aromas. Good with some cheese and crackers. Good smoked malts add complex and rich flavors.
SledgeJr (2966), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2007 Sampled at GABF 2007. This was the 2006 version. Pours black with a sepia colored head. A burnt roasted smokiness to the aroma. Flavor was slightly smoked-salmon, but mostly roasted barley to a burnt degree.
bierkoning (6084), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2007 Large bottle, 2007 vintage. Deep dark color, almost black and opague. Stronmg beechwood aroma. Creamy, velvety mouthfeel. Malty flavor in which beechwood dominates, with some milky notes. Hint of pineapple. Nice one!
StoutCat (85), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2007 pours a dark brown, thin head.very smoky, bacon like aroma. Slightly bitter flavor.
badbeer (433), Iowa, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 Pours black, but dark brown when held to light. Light tan head with decent retention. Smell is obviously of smoke, but I also got some vegetal aromas as well. Taste was roasty, smokey, and some vegetal tastes also come forward. Was not really what I was expecting. Worth a try.
franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Pours very black with a brown hue and cocoa head. Smells of huge smoke, almost smoked salmon like, and very roasty. Taste is sweet malt, very huge roast, toasty, chocolate and delicious. Smooth as silk in the mouth and off the charts drinkable. A must try experience.
JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Updated: Oct 25, 20082007 Bottle. So I get to San Francisco with my wife and we’re both pretty jet lagged, but on the way to the hotel I see a BevMo so I gotta run over. I grabbed a bottle of this even though I had an 06 ready to rate yesterday that’s still in the fridge back in PA, so here’s my rating of this year’s. Good looking dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is dominated by very smoky malts, some chocolate, coffee, chicory, and some hops. Flavor is of a thick barbecue sandwich – lots of smoke here with some roasty, chocolate-sweet malts, a nice hop backing, and thick bread soaked in BBQ sauce. This is not only a tasty and full bodied smoked, it has a nice thick-porter thing going on – much like Dark Horse Black Bier or Olfabrikken porter. Nice, full mouthfeel – I can tell why this one is a classic. I have a feeling I’ll like the older one even better
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