 Gr0ve (1406), Oslo, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 17, 2008 250 ml bottle. Brown colour. Almost clear. Medium-sized off-white head. An explosion of aroma. Cloying sugars, alcohol, yeast, tobacco and raisins. Mellow texture. Mix of sugars and acidic sharpness and dark fruit. Quite nice actually. Wonderful balance. Aroma was a bit offensive at first, but the beer is actually very drinkable.
JensenTaster (1587), Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 4, 2008 (bottle, vintage 1998, thanks a thau thewolf) Canesugar, yes, but still a vague tartness. Thin and waterish mouth, taste is lightly creamy, raisins and vanilla, flat finish with a light oxidation
faroeviking (6109), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 Bottle. Vintage 1998. Clear dark brown colour. Mouldy sweet aroma. Sweet malty yeasty caramellic sour flavour. Strange but nice. Thank you a bunch thewolf
thewolf (5796), Kolding, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 Bottle @ thewolf tasting.
Bought @ YNWA, Kolding.
[vintage 1998]
Pours clear brown, with a frothy brownish head - super lacing. Aroma is mild, a bit moldy and caramel sweet. A bit thin mouthfeel. Sweet flavour, though not as sugary as many other faros - more caramel. Some slight tartness. Light oxidation, but not so that it interferes. Some raisins and plums finish it of nicely.
BelgiskOlklub (406), Viby J, Denmark
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 1/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 Bottle 25 cl. Best before end 2004. Small fizzy white head diminishing 100 %. Clear brown/ruby color. Aroma of caramel, light hoppy, earth and brown sugar. Light body, flat carbonation. Heavy sweet flavor, lightly acidic.
tcruicks (282), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 6, 2008 Very nice. Sweet, caramel, bourbon. Makes me want to find other faros (maybe older faros even).
pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 6, 2008 Thanks to Mike for sharing this gem! Looking at these other ratings, maybe this was a magic bottle... as this came off rather differently. ’97 bottle according to Mike. No head at all. Very still caramelly orange. Big sweet nose! Vanilla! Bourbon, really a dead wringer for a decent bourbon, sans signigicant alcohol. Light fruit sweetness to the nose too. Flat. thinnish. Subtle body. Wow! Sweet with a big tannic oaky body (every beer seemed to leave my tongue feeling rough after this one) Oaky vanilla nose foreshadows the big flavor. Fruity slight lambic tartness, but it’s so so so subtle. Very subtle bit of acidity. Leaves the tongue exceptionally rough with tannins. Truly beautiful.
yjb (110), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 5, 2008 Updated: Jan 6, 2008Wow! I really love you. what must they be thinking, these people? Can’t they see how beautiful you are? Sweet caramel! You remind me of my favorite America’s national drink. People stick things in bourbon barrels to get you’re great taste. You remind me of JP La Roja Grand Reserve. Sweet sour bourbon caramel vanilla yummyness.
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