 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 29, 2006 12 oz. bottle, Batch 3. Deep amber/brown, medium light beige head. Vinous nose with some sour notes, and aromas of dark fruits. Rich, thick mouthfeel, very little carbonation. Sweet flavors of grape, raisin, caramel, and dark brown sugar give this a port or maeira like quality. Some bitterness in the finish that is quite persistant, but yielding to the sweetness. Alcohol is quite evident throughout. Best drunk slowly over a long period after dinner.
Gregis (1135), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 19, 2008 2005 Vintage bomber shared by Indra at csbosox’s tasting, on 3/7/08. Pours a muddy brown with a thin beige ring around the edge of the glass. The nose is sweet and malty, dominated by notes of brown sugar and a solid punch of alcohol. Full-bodied, almost syrupy, with a warm alcohol finish. Brown sugar, candied dark fruit and alcohol. Appropriately named, this is a big warming monster of a beer. Thanks for sharing it with us, Eric.
BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Batch 1 - I sware to god, the turbinado sugar makes all the difference in this beer. This is really nicely done. Not extremely complex, and really on the larger side for the style, almost like you would think of an amped up Quad. Cookie dough, fruit cake, molasses and other various spices, really test the limits of balance, with this much alcohol in a beer. It almost tranisitions into an apertif, this is like a lighter version of cognac
ehhdayton (1115), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2006 Pours a reddish amber with small head. The aroma is full with toffee, hops, spices, fruit, molasses, and raisins. the flavor is equally complex with molasses, raisins, dark fruit, maltiniess, and hops. The overall there is a syrupy, like a liquer, mouthfeel.
CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 27, 2008 2006 bottle. Intense on the nose and in flavor. Knocked out by the sweetness and my head is swimming from the alcohol. Drinking this one alone could be dangerous.
BOLTZ7555 (1113), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 26, 2009 Crimson body with a thin eggshell head and no real lacing to speak of. Cotton-candy, brown sugar, molasses, and raisin are only outdone by the alcohol. This one is HOT. Warms the throat and then the belly as it goes down. Thick and chewy; like maple saltwater taffy. Slight Belgian influence...heavy influence of ethanol!!!
alexsdad06 (1106), Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 13, 2009 22 oz. bottle Batch 2 shared by Tmoney99. Pours a hazy amber color with a small rapidly diminishing off white head. The aroma is heavy on the malts, caramel, fruity, resiny, citrus, and some alcohol. The flavor opens with a big dose of caramel/toffee sweetness, smooth,fruity, still with strong alcohol. The alcohol is not the burning rubbing alcohol sensation I remember from a couple of years ago, but something slightly more mellow. I think this one can still develop further and look forward to revisiting this in another year.
Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 12oz-batch 6. Beautiful dark amber color, small white head. Malt bomb, raisiny as well, lots of sugar. Big warming alcohol, kind of like a fruty liqour going down and coating the back of your throat, wow. This is the kind of stuff you look for, pretty damn good.
|
Statistics
Find This Beer (Want/Have)