 Kestral (210), Oslo, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 17, 2009
Bottle thanks to TheCheeseMan. Pours dark, dark brown, brown highlights, 1cm brown creamy head. Aroma is slightly sour, berrylike. Some wood, booze, whiskey, roasted notes, peat, a hint of vanilla, prunes. While the nose is boozy, the taste of it isn’t. Flavour is rich and full. Loads of roasted notes, burnt notes, smoke, coffee, some slight sourness, wood, dry dark chocolate. Feels well balanced, the whiskey not overpowering the beers original flavours. Some alcohol in the finish. Wonder what the abv is, certainly gave me a kick in the rear. Body is medium to full, carbonation is soft and fittingly sparse. A sipper with loads to be discovered.
MrChopin (681), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Bottle at 12/19 Pgh tasting thanks to Beerman6686!
Dark brown with a blonde head. Nose leaves no room for interpretation, slamming you with alcohol, coconut, light wood, and the requisite imperial stout notes mainly in chocolate and roasted malt. Flavor is similarly brutal, an onslaught of sweetness with wood and whiskey notes as background. Thick and salty. Bigger is not always better, and as an experience, this one left me bored and needing to move on... and that was after only a couple of ounces.
cheapdark (2047), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 3/10 | 1/5 | 6/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 From Beerman6686 at the Pgh RB gathering 12/09, thanks Dan! First let me say that I am not worthy of this beer. I rate by how much I like it and not to scale so blow off my numbers. Smells like a mild imperial stout. laced with some volatile whiskey. Hot alky burn on the intial taste. Whiskey, commencement, way too much for this lager lover. Anise, locrice, perhaps coffee and other dark rude desirable atttributes. Barely any carbonation. Over the top, just like a big beer should. Oily mouth coating finish, overall pretty strong.
BOLTZ7555 (1113), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Bottle 62/450 shared by Sparky27...thanks again ERIC!!! Midnight pour with dark mahogany edges that produce a fluffy latte head that diminished to nothing more than a swirl. Aroma is bourbon, brown sugar, cherry skin and cocoa. Flavor also shows the cherry tartness accompanied by molasses, chocolate, vanilla and oak. The bourbon is evident more in the nose. Nice creamy mouthfeel. Good brew.
Sparky27 (1608), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Bottle 62/450 by way of daknole – thanks Dak! Pours a deep dark reddish brown with a thin tan head. The nose is sour fruit, bourbon and vanilla. The taste is roasty malt, caramel and coffee with a nice smooth bourbon finish. Medium creamy mouthfeel. Very good.
yespr (12407), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is phenolic, citric and fruity. Roasted malty too. Citric and fruity flavoured. Lingering fruity, phenolic and roasted malt flavoured. Lingering malty note into the finish.
madsberg (5059), Søborg, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Bottled. Thx to lbrew2or3. Very dark reddish brown colorued. Dense light brown head. ARoma of vanilla, wood, spice, sweetness. Dense vanilla flavour. Roast, sweetness, light alcohol, berries, sugar and chocolate. Medium to full bodied. Dry. Has a roasty and sugary bitterness in the end. Again a quite balanced and smooth brew from CCB. One of the better bourbon barrel beers, I’ve tried.
Pinball (2998), Allerød, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Shard by madsbeg, thanks a lot
dark brown, light brown smooth head.
slightly berryish aroma, wood, ashy note too.
flavor is wood, roasted stuff, malts, licorice, caramel.
Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of wood, brettanomyces, roasted malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of wood, soy sauce, malt, and roasted malt, as well as lighter notes of brettanomyces, and a bit of whiskey, leading to a dry woody finish. Thanks a lot MadsBerg for sharing.
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