Captain Lawrence Nor’ Easter Winter Warmer

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Pleasantville, New York USA

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a brown shine under a lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of brown sugar and prunes as well as hints of bourbon. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and oranges and again a light touch of bourbon. The alcohol is felt on the sides of the tongue.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of markgugs. Pours completely dark brown and almost opaque, there’s a warm, reddish glow underneath with a light brown head. Distinct and lovely aroma of bourbon and dried fruit. Rather full-bodied with plenty of sweet, roasted malt, vanilla and oak accents. The bourbon really shines all through also flashing quite some alcohol in the finish. Quite interesting. 100807

Bottled, thanks jjpm74! Very dark brown, beige creamy head. Oaky nose with an interesting touch of elderflowers. Sweet and softly malty with roasty malt and molasses. Bourbon brings flavour and warnming alcohol. The bitterness is low. Big, yet well balanced, although the sweetness is a bit much. Really good!

From 75 cL bottle. Pours very deep brown with two finger tall light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, slight earthy and yeasty. Flavour is malty, chocolate, bitter/sour to slight citric flavour blending with the a bourbon flavour of the alcohol. Thick alcohol mouthfeel. Strangely spicy and liqourice in the finish. I did not sense elderberries at all.

Bottle 75cl. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ]. [ Batch #2 ].
Clear dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is berry, edelberry, oak, cask wood, grape, chocolate and vanilla notes, moderate to light heavy bourbon. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel has alcoholic notes. [20090411]

Name: Nor’ Easter
Date: May 03, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: dark brown, frothy beige head
Aroma: dark malt and fruit aroma with earthy balanced hot bourbon that burns your nose
Flavor: sweet dark fruit and caramel flavor, lots of bourbon and sweet vanilla character, touch of bitter dry dark chocolate in the middle of a sweet fest, ends up finishing rather dry

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **4

Name: Nor’ Easter
Date: November 26, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: opaque dark brown, wispy beige head
Aroma: sweet plum and bourbon aroma, touch of chocolate turned milky sweet by the vanilla
Flavor: sweet bourbon and chocolate flavor, lots of fruity character, sweet vanilla, tart cherry pit character

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Batch 002
Slightly lighter dark brown than the 001. The aroma is boozy still but a little more pronounced to the bourbon. Soft chocolate and toffee come together well. Soft body with a delectable brown sugar note. Seems to surrender some complexity to achieve a more pleasurable character, but a nice brew. 7 3 6 3 14 = 3.3

Batch 001
Very dark brown with a thick head. Very pretty beer. Boozy, woody nose with molasses accents and burnt raisin notes, and a hint of chocolate chip cookie dough. Boozy and harsh on the tongue, with some chocolate and toffee undertones. Gets woody and very dry in the finish. 7 4 7 4 14 = 3.6

(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Medium tan head atop cola black body. Aroma is medium sweet, vanilla/bourbon, oak, light blueberry, caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, berry, caramel, some Bourbon. Medium-full body, low carbonation.