 SilkTork (4173), Rochester, Kent, England
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 5, 2003 Bottle conditioned Old Ale. Excellent! Rich Imperial Stout aroma. Ruby port colour. Tastes like a cross between an Imperial Stout and a Kriek Lambic. Light but oily texture with an acid oak bite. Damn, this is a fine ale! Complex and different enough to provide hours of amusement, but very tasty and drinkable - some challenges for the unwary, but the challenges come with stabilisers.
MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2002 Cherry sherry and better pepper in winey honey…Bitter butter and ample apples in silky milk…Time for my pills…(Mine too was 9%)
JorisPPattyn (5174), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 14, 2004 Red-amber, hazy; yellow rim, fast gone. English hops smell, alcohol (brandy-like) and brambles, very specific. Slight acidity, sweetness, fruit (brambles, sloeberries). Citrus retronasal. Oily mouthfeel, very nice aromas untile in the aftertaste. Nice beer, quite in the line of other Gale's ales.
omhper (12229), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 12, 2005 Bottled, 2005 vintage (10%). Clear brownish amber. Aroma of toffee and dry white wine. Richly malty with some peppery brandy character. There’s some leather, lactic acidity and licorice.Complex andvery interesting.
johndoughty (2159), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 17, 2006 Probably the most expensive bottle of beer I have purchased. Was it worth it? Well what I got was a bronze coloured ale tasting a bit like a port.Strong inviting aroma ansd a compex mix of tastes.Strong alcohol presence with some sweetness but not overpoweringly so. The bottle said 10 per cent not 9. A unique, well balanced ale-not sure though if it really was worth the price but its too late to worry about that.
rickgordon (3300), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 10, 2005 Updated: Jul 21, 2005 Bottled, Vintage 2005, 10% ABV. Rerate.
Dark red-ish. Berry nose, slight marzipan and LOADS of Danish(which was it?) cheese. Cellary.
Brother of Prize Old Ale, sour, syrupy, aged feel, wood, slight licorice, ripe apples. I like this one! Medium-full bodied. Complex. Nice balance of sourness, sweetness, and body. And an interesting bitterness.
Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2008 Pours brown with no head to speak of. Smells of caramel, dark fruit, sherry, port wine. Tastes sweet and sugary with a nice complimentary tartness and a fruity finish.
Stefano99 (19), Ghezzano (Pisa), Italy
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 29, 2001 A unique beer in its style , poor carbonation, high alcoolic rate, liquorous taste. To drink at the end of a good dinner during a cold winter night. PS I don’t think that the alcoolic rate of the beer is 4,2%, the bottle I drank was 9%
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