 yespr (12429), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 26, 2007 75 cL bottle, Kerstbierfestival 2007 in Essen/Belgium. Pours golden brown/orange with a huge light orange head. Roasted malt aroma with a note of spiced yeast. Flavour is strong caramel malty wiht a nice lingering spiced and mild fruity yeast note. Mild liqourice note before the finish. Very soft and perfectly balanced.
MesandSim (5972), London, Greater London, England
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 24, 2007 A Mes rate: from a 75cl bottle at Kerstfest, Essen.
Cloudy amber brown with an impressive white head. Slightly oxidised? Putty, earthy, barrelly and lots of alcohol. Caramel and orange and the wood of the barrel is very clear. Impressively dry. Bush with some serious knobs on. The barrel aging works really well. Bloody lovely.
dahfoto (7), Denver, Colorado, USA
does not count  | 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 From Magnum @ Kerstbier Fest, Essen. Amber color with notes of caramel, oak, prunes and raisins. Very complex on the palate and reveals so much more as it warms up. Dark fruits with a tart oak background. Outstanding and will only get better with age.
KimJohansen (7264), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 15, 2007 [Bottle at Bier Circus] Hazy amber with small head. Sweet aroma, with wood, toffee and strong notes of alcohol. The sweet flavor has oranges, wood, yeast and strong pressence of alcohol. Full bodied. Alcohol is to present and aging will do this one well.
DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 6, 2007 Bottle from Capone’s. Turbid dull orangy pour with 3-fingers of off-white head. The head was very fizzy and loud, but stuck around for a while, and reappeared at every repour, and due to the big carbonation, repours were numerous. The aroma was oaky funky malt, sour mashy figgy fruit, champagne yeast, some old aley dusty fruit wafts. The flavor was fruity in a champagney way, with some dusty yeast esters throughout, plus some earthy oaky malt notes, and spices noted late. Very complex palate with a fizzy yet rich feel on the tongue. This beer is marvelous.
aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 3, 2007 Tasted at WBF. Pour: orange with sediment. HeadL off white and fizzy. Aroma: apricot, sweet, vanilla/oak, bourbon, alcohol, hoppy. Flavor: alcohol, thick, very malty, hoppy, vanilla, oak. Palate: thick well carbonated. Finish: warm.
bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 24, 2007 750. Thanks, hogfodder! I’m going to have to try this again, much earlier in the evening, before my tastebuds have been shredded by lesser beers. Pours hazy copper with a pale orange head. Lightly sweet flavor, with citrus, spices and oak. Any more definition is going to have to wait for a second tasting. Dry woody finish.
rcarleyjr (1), USA
does not count | 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 17, 2007 This is the first beer I’ve ever had that made me want to write a review. It is, in a word, amazing. There is such a depth of complexity imparted by the oak aging that builds on an already extraordinary beer. Vanilla, spices, rich fruit. Just about every good thing I could think of is going on in this beer. I wish I could find another to spend $50 on all over again.
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