Sigmund (2300), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Sep 3, 2007 Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Dark brown colour, tan head. Malty and oaky aroma. The flavour is very malty, too sweet and alcoholic for me. Hansen (2290), Randers, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 19, 2007 Dark brown and lightly unclear. Has a light brown head, yellow notes. Dark, sweet aroma, with notes of grass, hay, real nice. Flavor is heavy sweet too. Lots of dark fruit. Texture is oily, full body. Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 | Jun 16, 2008 Pour is dark ruby brown with a dense thick light brown head....smell is very lightly fruity with pears, grapes, and grapefruit and hints of pine....taste is earthy and sweet at first with tobacco, prunes, raisins, dirt, and a little bit of grapefruit...finish is sweet at first turning bitter as the missing Avery hop character comes out....good... Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Jul 9, 2007 Dark brown body, no, more like mahogany with a tint of crimson coming in....clear at foot, ...fluffy, cocoa-toned head.
Aroma: SWEET-ness!...chocolate, spice, mollases, nuts, brown sugar, lovely, and utterly malt-alicious...now to taste ’er!
More of the same, now dancing on the tongue...sweet, plump, chocolate chip’n’raisin-y goodness, caramel chewiness, blasts of black pepper, lush molasses, dark rum & anise
Long lasting finish, full bodied, and very special...happy 14th, guys! EithCubes (2170), Indiana, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 18, 2007 Bottle. Hoppy nose with lots of caramel, malty with fruit and alcohol. Near-opaque ruby pour with a thick, creamy, lovely tan head. Yeast and alcohol with dark malt, bitterness, and light curacao notes. Brown sugar and alcohol, lightly acidic, faint chocolate with malted milk balls, touch of sticky imperial stout coffee bean and vanilla. Body is medium but enjoyable, surely not watery, and the aftertaste a vanilla/beany, lightly boozy fruit fest and citrus splash which dries out with time. Again, needs to tone down or better integrate the alcohol, but a fun little go. blutt59 (2170), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jun 4, 2008 bottle, head quickly fades, has a muddy coca cola color with an alcohol raisin and malt nose, flavor is dry and ashen with some sour cherry, interesting finish of blue chees and a little smoke BDR (2169), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 16, 2007 Coffey hop nose on this sweet malty beer. Rough caramel flavor. Alcohol dominates the body. Disappointing based on my previous Avery experiences. NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jun 29, 2007 Updated: Jul 3, 2007The aroma holds chocolate, bubblegum, candy sugar, molasses and lots of other vaguely toasty and sweet things I can’t pin down. The body is brown to black and holds a two finger thick, lasting, tan head that is craggy and fluffy atop. Burnt brown sugar and molasses in the fore gives it a bitter and sweet note. The middle is huge with sweet molasses and chocolate. Massive malts and lightly hot alcohol notes. Hints of licorice and brown sugar in the finish. Very nice beer!
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