 fattibobatti (246), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 bottled apr 2008, opened it for christmas. lots of vanilla thanks to the oak aging. rasins, brown sugars, maybe a little toffee, more varying strengths. as it warmed it got a little too woody and whiskey like for me. doesnt make it a bad beer i just get turned off when oak aged brews warm too much and start being all smoke and wood chips. great and complex brew though.
JK54B (931), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 A bottle shared at Pikkulintu (2008 Batch 4). Pale head. Clear amber colour. Oak in the nose. Some floating particles. Sweet oaky syropy taste. Slightly sour. Too alcoholic for me.
mjs (1506), Helsinki, Finland
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Updated: Jul 30, 2009(Re-rate - draught at Akkurat Stockholm, batch #4 - on 2009-07-29) Beatiful ruby red colour. Small white head. Swetness, raisin, vanilla and oak in aroma. Burning feeling from alcohol in full bodied palate with low carbonation. Malts, raisin, wood, fruitiness, lightly roastedness, oak, vanilla and bitterness in taste. Oak, sweetness and bitterness in aftertaste.
Old rating: (bottled batch #4) 8-4-8-4-3-16=3.9.
martin21 (155), Quebec city, Quebec, Canada
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Deguster au Mondial de la Biere. Belle couleur oranger. Intense gout de vanille prevenant du chene se transformant graduellement en gout d agrume sucrer! Collet absent. Un delice!
Tasted at the Mondial de la biere. Very beautiful orange colour. Strong vanilla taste from oak evolving in a sweet citrus-like taste! Lack of head. Awesome!
cohiba73 (11), Texas, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 26, 2008 Not real impressed with this beer, a big fan of Avery though. Decided to pick up after all the great reviews but didnt get it. Pours with no head and no lacing, smell was kind of musty and sweet. This beer has the consistency of motor oil, thick sweet and the alc is hot and overwhelming.
KnN (741), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 24, 2008 My least favorite of the three "Demons of ale" beers I have tried from Avery. This one poured a nice caramel color, but the aroma immediately reminded me of gym socks. Almost like instead of being aged on oak chips, this beer had been aged in a YMCA locker room. After trying to dig a little deeper than my first impression, there certainly are some nice caramel notes here and the malt is just intense. A great big malt bomb. There were some nice aspects to this beer, but the initial impression of socks kind of killed it for me. Might have to revisit and see if I get the same again.
FatPhil (3477), Espoo, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 17, 2008 Updated: Jun 28, 2009355ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki)
Sweet oaky vanilla aroma - beautiful. Big alcohol bite. Very sweet sticky palate. Woody, and a touch nutty, and with loads of dark fruits. All in all very enjoyable apart from the big burn. (8:4:8:3:14=3.7)
Rerate: shared by Mirjukka and Janne - thanks! (7+:4:7:4:13-=3.5)
Vanilly and nutty aroma. Toffee. Sweet sticky taste. Plenty of hops, but a bit odd, I really don’t know what I’m drinking.
fidelis83 (728), Clinton, Iowa, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 16, 2008 Pours a super hazy dark caramel with a thin off white head. Aroma is huge on toffee, toast, bourbon, citrus, oaky vanilla, a little caramel, and dried pitted, fruit. Flavor is hugely sweet, caramel toffee, vanilla, oak (pretty weak but there), there are some citrus hops to be had, there is a slight yeast spiciness, and a really strong candied yams taste, heavy on the marshmallows. Very smooth for a barleywine, body is maybe a bit too syrupy, but something (presumably the super high abv) keeps it from being super sticky. Great beer.
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