 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 Bottle, at London Shindig, August 2007. Very dark brown colour. Whether you like this will depend on whether you like Islay whisky. How you rate it will depend on whether you think a beer that doesn’t taste of beer should be highly scored. That said, the aroma wasn’t entirely overwhelmed by the whisky, with the smoky and tarry notes in the beer providing some contrast. But, on the palate, its Islay all the way. Reminded me of the LagaLimfjord at RBESG a couple of year ago. I liked this, even though I’m more of a fan of Lagavulin than Caol Ila. But plenty won’t. Not sure I could handle a pint though.
anders37 (4796), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty smoky aroma with hints of chocolate and coffee. Also some hints of licorice. Roasted malty warming smoky flavor with hints of chocolate and licorice. Roasted malty warming smoky finish.
maeib (4774), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Aug 7, 2007 Bottled - Chris O shindig 2007 - Wow, some thought this was sensational, some thought it terrible. I’m in the second group. Beautiful to look at with its black colour and beige head, although the head could stay longer for me. But the aroma and taste are just shot to smithereens by the islay. It’s got strong medicine cabinets and turf things going on. Shockingly strong Islay flavours. No thanks.
leaparsons (4755), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 24, 2008 Cask, Leicester Fest 08. Black with a beige head. Aromas are earthy roast coffee with spices and lots of alcohol. Flavours are rich strong bitter coffee with liquorice and medicinal notes. Bitter on the finish. Good but not quite as good as I expected.
ChristianScheffel (4679), Odense, Denmark
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 20, 2007 Dark brown with a light brown head. Peat and medicine totally dominates the aroma, leaving nothing beer-like in my nose. Dry and roast flavour, still with peat dominating.
Lubiere (4552), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 18, 2009 A deep dark stout with almost no head, of white. The aroma on this is quite intense and interesting: tobacco, leather, phenolics, wood essence, bitter chocolate, whiskey barrels and tar. In mouth, a nice sweetish and peaty chocolate, with light sweet fruity notes, intense yet subdued, complex yet almost quaffable. Bieropholie import, BB 03/03/2010.
HenrikSoegaard (4430), Randers, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 2, 2008 Bottle. Creamy lightbrown fair mostly deminishing head. Black colour. Heavy malty woody ansd smoked aroma. Moderate bitter great flavor, islay flavor is distinck but not to powerfull. Very woody and smoked notes. Long finish. Creamy palate. Really great.
motelpogo (4399), Plzen, Czech Republic
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 4, 2007 bottled, at bon accord, glasgow. close to black, steady beige head, aroma of marinated chicken, hints of peat, light vanilla sweetness, caramelised soy sauce, extremely salty which nullifies some of the whisky character, still quite a curiosity
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