 BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
Dec 28, 2007 Batch 5 (2007). Wow, and now for something completely different. . . Aroma is complex. Caramel, resin, raisin, apple, banana, honey, dates and figs, as well as alcohol. Pours with a small off-white/to almost yellow head. Excellent Lacing. Body is clear and an amber red/brown. Really shocking taste. An explosion of flavor accompanied by an explosion of alcohol, it may be a bit too sweet. Starts off quite sweet and goes a bit acetic. Body is creamy smooth offset by lively carbonation and a strongly alcoholic and mildly astringent (not really in a bad way) finish. If you like your hard liquors then the palate is awsomem but very much unlike any other beer that I have found so far.
rauchbier (2992), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
Dec 22, 2007 Bottle, at various locations during the Zythos weekend, March 2006. Copper bronze, no head and good condition. Big barley wine sweet sticky maltiness and an aged oaky woodiness in the aroma, intense and sweet in the mouth with more woody oak notes, a background bitterness and some unsubtle alcohol, lingering sticky sweet maltiness in the finish.
jcr (1136), Jasper, Indiana, USA
Dec 18, 2007 2005 bottle. Big beer that I thought would be difficult to get through, but this was surprisingly drinkable. Reddish-brown body with a tan head. Nice malty aroma of candy and caramel with notes of apricot and honey. Some sweet fruits, plum and cherry, are evident. The flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, slightly bitter. Tart finish. Boozy flavor from the alcohol. Medium body and syrupy texture.
mhelgason (495), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Dec 18, 2007 2005 bottle. NO head; into sediment filled murky brownish orange body. aromas of dark fruit, candied sugar, moderate caramel, hops, light spicyness, and some vinousness. alcohol was present as well but considering 14.9% not overpowering. flavor is stong on bitterness with some moderate sweetness as well. very long, dry finish. average carbonation. thick mouthfeel. enjoyable but a bit too much to want more than one at a time.
BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Dec 16, 2007 Batch 5. Crisp dark amber color with no haze or sediment. Creamy off-white head that slowly disappeared over five minutes. Sugarm, molasses, toffee and faint hops on the aroma. Oh, alcohol too. Sugar, molasses, dried pitted fruits and rich malts in the body. Yeasty bite on the finish.
KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Dec 15, 2007 Dark amber with tiny off white head. Aroma has stroong alcohol notes, hops and toffee. Sweet flavor with the high alcohol level to present. There is raisins, plums and it finishes off bitter. A good candidate for the cellar...
walleye (876), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Dec 14, 2007 I thought I rated this before. I got the big one batch 2 2004. what a nice way to start a weekend. poured a muddy brown with a beige head. aroma alcohol, cherries, chocolate, lots of malts, brown sugar, dark fruits. flavor hops, alcohol, malts raisins, molasses, with a nice touch of honey
rajendra82 (698), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Dec 13, 2007 Picked up at Brawley’s in early 2006 during my trip to Charlotte, this 2005 batch of beast at 14.9% was a little too strong to pass the Georgia ABV cap. I chose an EKU goblet to pour it into, and there it sat deep red, with a small head. The smell was honey, orange marmalade, and fruit punch, but amazingly not boozy at all. The taste was very sweet indeed, as if someone had blended a jar of apple and grape jelly with beer. Molasses and maple syrup appeared in the taste well. There was a hint of spice and a touch of citrus, but sweetness was far too strong to call them any kind of a counterbalance. No hops anywhere. Very warming in the finish as anticipated. Sticky in the mouth, but the aftertaste was a simple fading sweetness. Worth a try if you are a fan of big beers, and don’t mind a malt bomb.
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