 Pawola22 (709), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 29, 2008 12 oz bottle. Batch 6 from 2008 @ 16.31% ABV. Pours a deep, see through ruby red with no head or lace. Thick and rich aroma of sugar sweet malts, berry candy, raisin, alcohol, and a faint backing of hop spiciness. Very full and chewy body. Syrupy. Taste is also thick, rich, and warming. Sweet berry maltiness at first, then a strong ale flavor and candy sugar, finishing very nicely balanced with a little bit of honey, molasses, and raisin. Ends smooth and warm with a pleasant sour plum/bitter/alcohol taste. Overall, I’m impressed. The alcohol is absolutely unavoidable, but it is extremely well balanced while never taking over. End result...a very enjoyable beer. Well done!
blutt59 (2092), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 bottle, 2008 bottle, golden honey color with a great fruity malt nose, flavor of almonds, refined sugar, caramel and light smokiness, finish is sticky and long lasting, alcohol is not biting but felt otherwise
bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Bottle. Ruby amber beer with a cream-colored head. Alcohol in the aroma with some sweet malt. Thick malt with some caramel and yeasty spice, but the alcohol makes a big appearance. Fuller bodied. Alchol lingers and takes over with a bit of dried fruit, spice, and yeast. I expected worse and was pleasantly surprised.
GMCC2181 (855), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 13, 2008 Bottle from wolf. Thanks... Damn, 16%! I dont know what batch it was. Aroma was sugar and alcohol. Light red in color. Tasted like an oak aged beer... Sweet with a vanilla, dried fruits. + Alcohol. Texture looked light but was kind of thick. Definetly a unque beer that I am glad I tried but I wouldn buy it again..
Swolf3 (252), Elkton, Maryland, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 13, 2008 Bottle. Poured brown in color with tan head. Aroma was sweet, malty, and oak. Taste was similar with strong alcohol finish. Maybe a little too strong for my liking. Just ok.
Rib Eye (143), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 13, 2008 A lovely SWEET and malty beer from the good people at Avery makers of one of the world’s great brown ales. Stylistically I would put this close to a barley wine.
Hansen (2266), Randers, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 5, 2008 Amber and clear. Has an off-white head, mostly lasting. Aroma is malty, sherry, caramel, alcohol, real strong. Flavor is heavy sweet, moderate bitter. Warming alcohol.
FlssmrBrewAlum (1111), Lisle, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 28, 2008 12 oz. bottle from Binny’s (Orland Park, IL) 2006 Batch 4 vintage shared with a friend. This brew poured a very interesting browish red with tan head and a nose that could be smelled a long way away. Aromas of sweet sugars, dried fruits, and alcohol. A sugary sweet mess on first smell. However, this beer was pretty deep on further inspection. A very sweet (Not quite cloying though) brew, filled with dark dried fruits, sugary candy, honey and molasses, but with a decent bitter hop finish that wins me back. I personally didn’t feel this alcohol was hidden. The sweetness didn’t hide it, although I expected it to. Sweet malt heavy but vindicated by a persistant bitter hop finish A very interesting beer that I am sure ages uniquely. Cheers!
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