 Ungstrup (11136), Frederiksberg, Denmark
May 20, 2005 Updated: May 21, 2005[GABF 2004 first beer!!!!] A pitch black beer with no head. The aroma is sweet roasty with notes of alcohol, chocolate, and coffee. The flavor is also very sweet with notes of prunes, alcohol, coffee, and chocolate, leading to a very dry, woody finish.
Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Dec 23, 2006 (Handbottled 35,5 cl) Pours completely black and opaque with a pretty much absent head. Also the carbonation pretty much got lost in the handbottling process. Fat aroma of roasted malt and dried fruit - very vinous, sort of like the Amarone of the beer world. Extremely full-bodied, pours thick like tar. Wonderfully complex woth lots of raisins, sweet roasted malt, oak, vanilla, bourbon and a burning alcohol. Even without the carbonation this is a grand beer indeed. Wauw. 191206
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Name: Owd Macs
Date: 04/29/2006
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Dark Lord Day, 2006
Vintage: 2002
muddy brown, whispy beige head, rich malt aroma with tons of earthy hops, thick body, rich dry malt flavor balanced by tons of bitter hops, long bitter finish,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
sk8viking (6077), Copenhagen, Denmark
Mar 3, 2007 Handbottled thanks to Henrikb, blind tasting together with 4 other Bourbon Barrel aged Stouts. A black beer with no head. The aroma is oxidized, alcoholic, licorice and some wood. The taste is the same but not as oxidized, but it taste old. Medium to full body with a light sweet alcoholic finish.
Rastacouere (5270), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
May 1, 2005 2000 vintage. Thanks Denis! Very dark brown hue. Light brown head. Well balanced aroma (very close to a 9 that one) hinting at whiskey and bold impy typical components with intensity when needed and restraint otherwise. Tar and soy flavours are quickly joined by banana and sweeter vanilla beans to muster enough sweetness to balance the strong anise reminiscent and peaty whiskey aspects. Complex nuances of chocolate, grapes, vegetal undertones… Strong and hoppy taste with more citrus than I’d expected. Vaporous alcohol is harder than the nose led to believe as well. This is ultimately an odd and pleasant mix of salty woodiness and fruity (peach) yet roasted and earthy malts. Oily texture, mildly carbonated, which leads to a slick mouthfeel. Impressively well aged.
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