DuffManSW (293), Riverside, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Apr 25, 2009 2005 Bottle shared lovingly by Mspindler... Your my boy Blue!!!!! Pours a cloudy red orange... Smell is straight up booze, carmel, vanilla and brown sugar...Sweet as all hell with carmel and toffee notes.. This beer is Kim Kardashian thick. soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Apr 24, 2009 Bottle. So I recommend sharing this as it is pretty intense. A fruity dark, dusty whiskey aroma. Taste has a sweet dark plum, grape and raisin taste that gives way to a bourbon like aftertaste. I really like the sweetness and bourbon notes of this and I thought the alcohol was not that noticeable for 15 plus. angrypirate06 (773), Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Apr 21, 2009 Bottle. Light ruby pour with a small head and lots of medium sized particles. Aroma of dark fruits, raisins, bread, alcohol, currants and vanilla. Flavor was bourbon, dark fruits, yeast. This bottle was pretty hot in the alcohol. Pleasant syrupy mouthfeel. mspindler (310), Alta Loma, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 20, 2009 2005 bottle shared with DuffmanSW and Hophead22. ABV listed at 14.5%. Pours a cloudy red orange with no head. Aroma is oak, booze, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar and figs. Flavor is sweet, melts in your mouth like cotton candy. I’m also getting port wine, caramelized fruits, and vanilla with some alcoholic heat. Palate is sticky and a little cloying with very low carbonation. SHANER4 (377), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 17, 2009 12 oz bottle(batch 3 april 2007) - Poured murky orangish brown color with thick beige head.
Aroma - wood, cask and musty basement.
Flavor - sweet syrupy caramel malt with oak cask taste that balances it quite well.
Palate - heavy and creamy mouthfeel with good carbonation. Texture and flavor is like a cream sickle. Oak cask lingers in aftertaste.
Overall - A brew the ladies may enjoy, its really sweet and not bitter like most men enjoy. My girlfriend liked it and she does not like beer! I thought it was good but a touch to sweet! SuzyGreenberg (1368), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Apr 9, 2009 draft @ hard liver ’09 - 2006 vintage; this was a nice surprise this year and turned out to be my beer of the day; for some reason i usually balk at buying this series from avery due to the cost, but on draft this was just divine; clear, light amber; slight white head and some lacing going down; aromas of lemons, spice, fruit and wood; light texture drinks rich and smooth; quite sweet with stale hops, sugar, sticky malt; great stuff!! Gr0ve (1400), Oslo, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 8, 2009 12 fl. oz. bottle. Dark amber colour. Slightly hazy from yeast. Small off-white head. Bold aroma with oak and vanilla. Aroma is also very malty with a distinct and dry grainy edge. Reminds me a little of the maltiness in Lindemans Pomme, but this is a very different beer. Alcohol is definitely there, but it well hidden behind the malts. Finish is dominated by sharp bitterness and acetaldehyde. Overall a really complex and malty beer with a bitter grainy and appley finish. I love it. plovmand (1700), Helsinge, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 6, 2009 Bottle. Bit hazy orange body with an off-white small creamy head. Very vinous aroma with tons of malt, spme alcohol and ripe fruit. The oak is present too. Heavy sweet aroma with lots of alcohol. Notes of oak, vanilla and caramel. Heavy alcoholic in the finish. Medium to creamy bodied. Its way too sweet and sugary.
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