 egajdzis (3636), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 23, 2004 Aroma of chocolate, smoke, caramel malt, and some alcohol. Sweet malts, chocolate and caramel, very warming alcohol presence. Sticky chewy mouthfeel.
badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 24, 2005 Muchas gracias, sdbruboy! Pours a dark brown, near black color with nil for a head. Slightly peaty aroma with some malt and winey properties. The taste is wonderful: very sweet malt and alcoholic, bordering on a barley wine, with some vanilla, caramel, and smoke to finish her off. Mmmmm...
gnoff (3574), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 11, 2009 75 cl bottle, thanks to ekstedt
On May 11, 2009
Hazy red color, tan head. Licorice, lactic, malty, grainy, spicy, juniper and alcohol scent. Spicy, licorive, smoke, malty, coffee, alcohol taste. Roasted and alcohol with coffee aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium spicy bitterness.
Dickinsonbeer (3499), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 26, 2006 Updated: Apr 19, 2006Bottle shared @ spuyten Duyvil, thanks to beastiefan2k. Pours a slightly cloudy deep amber with a thin lasting head. Aroma has a slight oxidation, very complex sweet malt, light smoke and peat, hints of coffee and chocolate as well. Very sweet flavor but not cloying, lots of thick sweet bready malts, molasses, and just a hint of smoke in the end, which I thought would have been a bit nicer if the smoke was increased a bit. Nice sweet and thick mouthfeel and goes down smooth. 9% abv is hidden very well.
Fin (3460), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 24, 2009 Bottle that came courtesy of Reluctant Scooper and Beer Merchants following a competition I entered, consumed 18-03-09 Many thanks to Simon (Haddonsman) and Phil L This poured dark brown with a light beige head. Aroma is noticeably quite sweet plenty of dark cane sugar, vanilla, dark sticky fruits and some gentle wisps of alcohol. Flavour is just so wonderfully smooth, this a real sipper, very indulgent feel about it, simply marvellous. There is a rich creaminess about this the dark fruits come through there are sticky dates, port or sherry (not sure which, I get them mixed up when they show up in beer) vanilla and its just lovely. Got to forget about rating it and just sit back and enjoy the experience, bloody wonderful stuff. A8 A4 F9 P5 OV17 4.3
rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 Bottle at Hop Devil, NYC. Nice amber color, offwhite head. Malty toffee aroma, caramelm vanilla, smoked notes, roasted, nutty, some almond and with creamy notes. Malty toffee flavor, caramel, creamy, diacetyl notes, some smoke, roasted, chocolate, cocoa, vinous notes, some mint, salty notes and some hops. Alcohol is extremely well hidden.
rickgordon (3319), Göteborg, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 8, 2004 Bottled.
Obviously more eccentric than its cousins in Europe - this one heavy malt experience. Maltsweet nose with a hint of chocolate and a bit smokey. Big spicyflavour with notes of chocolate. Rounded and fullbodied.
blankboy (3250), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 18, 2006 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc & tupalev -- my bottle courtesy of fordest. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small off-white head. Nice aroma with lots of malt and hops along with some wood, brown sugar, toffee and alcohol. Flavour of sweet malt, lots of hops, spices and alcohol. Nice medium to full body. I must say I was a tad letdown but only compared to many of Alesmith’s other fantastic beers, It’s still really good and I imagine will get even better with some ageing -- I will revisit it again in the future.
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