 SHIG (2023), Aviano, Italy
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 12, 2007 Bottle Batch 3: Poured a reddish brown, thin off white head. Aroma is sweet with sugar, fruit, and malts. Taste is strong molasses malt with off setting hops. The finish is sweet and alcoholy.
marcus (1850), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 7, 2007 2007 bottle. This amber ale poured with a short beige head, eliciting a sweet malt aroma. The flavor is quite complex with a nice malt/hop balance, fruitiness and a slightly alcoholic finish.
HenrikSoegaard (4321), Randers, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 5, 2007 Bottle. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Orange-brown colour. Heavy malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Syruply/creamy way too alcoholic palate.
FrankJohansen (3367), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2007 Bottle. Clear reddish colour with a small head. Sweet malty aroma and taste with notes of fruits and sugar. Alkoholic finish.
drfabulous (1225), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 2, 2007 Sweet. Malty. Intense alcohol content. While I’ve had this one long ago, much props to my brother in law for sending me a new bottle from his trip to Colorado. Very nice American Grand Cru.
saxo (3561), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2007 Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is ruby amber. Aroma is rich with fruits and slcohol. Taste is extremely powerful with lots of fruits, molasses and alcohol.
pineypower (1090), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 28, 2007 2006 Bottle. Pours out brown/slightly reddish with a small to moderate off white head. Aroma is of sweet fruit, molasses, and alcohol. Taste is complex, up front sweet syrupy alcohol, fig, some dark fruit. Warming alcohol on the finish. Overall not a bad beer, but too syrupy for my taste.
BeerBelcher (937), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 27, 2007 My bottle was dated as being produced Nov 2006, and was of the 14.6% ABV variety. I was grateful to have the oportunity to sample this very unique beer. But I found it to be a bit punishing to drink, although its pleasures slowly revealed itself to me as I sipped away at a 12 oz bottle (poured into a Michelob Celebrate glass which has never [and will never] contain Michelob Celebrate [thanks Michelob!]).
This beer pours an intense ruby-red with a light white head which had good staying power. This beer succeeds at its intended mission (as I understand it), which is to compete with liquors like cognac and brandy. The aroma is intensely malty, cerealy, and boozy. True to its origins as a beer, flavor was also very malty, but with an alcohol astringency and malt-ball flavor that was difficult to adjust to. As the nearly 15% ABV warmed my mouth, throat, and belly (which took only a few sips), I warmed to the beer, but have trouble calling the flavor superior or the beer drinkable. Mouthfeel was difficult to discern due to the intensity of this beer. But, it was not especially viscous, nor thin.
I thought this beer was very unique, but a bit difficult to drink. Its appeal was certainly not immediately apparent, but for an acquired taste I thought it pleasant, as evidenced by the fact I’m looking forward to Samael’s and Mephistopheles waiting for me in my fridge (for another night...not tonight).
Recommended.
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