 LanceUppercut (133), Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2009
Totally fresh bottle: A faint nose of vanilla, whiskey, chocolate and a bit of metallic funk. Taste is of vanilla, chocolate, metal and a raw note of whiskey, tar and smoke.
Body is a bit thin. Finish is a little acidic, bitter and dry. Alcohol comes through as it reaches room temperature. To sum it up: The bitterness is too present, the notes of whiskey are too hay-like and raw, and the other flavors doesn’t quite come out and/or melt together. It probably has to settle down a bit. Just 3 months or so.
Pinball (2990), Allerød, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 clear very dark amber, small
mild aroma, darkish.
flavor is imp. stoutish, but mild, some wood notes, some sugar,
madsberg (5049), Søborg, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Bottled. Very dark brown coloured with a red gleam. Aroma of roast, sweetness, cocoa, berries. Flavour is sweet, full of berries, roast, chocolate and light liqourice. Meidum bodied. dry. Sugary bitterness in the end.
Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of Storm. Pours dark brown with a tint of red and a tiny rough off-white head. Lovely sweet whisky aroma. Solid body, low in carbonation, very burned malts, woody, burned, ashy and astringent. Very malt astringent actually. 161209
anders37 (4760), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with hints of smoke and some hints of licorice. Roasted malty whisky flavor with hints of chocolate. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish with hints of whisky.
OleR (2104), Oslo, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Bottle from Systembolaget, Charlottenberg. Dense, bubbly tan head with a ruddy hue. Body is dark ruby brown and almost translucent when holding it up to the light. Surprisingly rounded aroma. Fresh acidulous, almost Belgo-yeasty up front. Then a a well prononced roastedness, some peaty, light smoky malts, and a tone of salty licorice, actually. Restrained whisky aroma. Taste has a bold, roasted malt flavor. Not very sweet, chocholaty, with a solid, earthy and spicy hop bitterness in the backbone. Suggestions of tar, bitter coffee and campfire. Alcohol (and whisky) well masked, some warmth in the ending only. Medium to full body strenght. Juicy mouthfeel, very smooth. Both powerful, complex, and easy drinkable. I like this a lot.
hobbersr (412), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Acquired in a trade with matt7215. Thanks Matt! Pours a dark brown with a thin beige head. The aroma is roasty, sweet, and had the distinctive scotch aroma. The flavor is a nice mix of sweet scotch, oak, roasty malts, and alcohol. Decent. Thabks Matt!
Cole (311), , Alberta, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Pours black not much head, light on the carbonation. Sweet woody , whiskey aroma. It really smells like an Arran malt. The flavour is very sweet and strong with a distinct woody flavour that blends very well with the whiskey flavour. It definatley tastes like the Arran. It also has a very rich bold roasted malt flavour which is very well integrated into the palate. I am very impressed with this beer.
tmoreau (597), Lombard, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Fortunate sifter full from the last of the gravity-fed cask at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL. Dispensed with a black/brown hue, minimal, bubbly, off white ring and film that diminished quickly to nothing but a few sparse spots on the glass. Kind of expected this along with the very low carbonation. The aroma was roasty and vinous, almost sherry like, with dark chocolate, sweetness of dark cherry, and pleasant, whiskey soaked, oaky tones. Stronger notes of caskwood, smoke and char were present with these in the flavor, along with a moderate bitterness that lingered into the finish. A nicely complex brew that I wish I could have sampled earlier under even some low carbonation, to amplify the flavors and mouthfeel more. Irregardless, I still got the big picture.
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