 Snojerk321 (1984), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 12oz bottle from South Bay Drugs. 2008 bottle, brews pours midnight black with zero head. Tons of bourbon, vanilla, oak and heavily burnt malts. Flavor is very big and full of Vanilla, bourbon and some chocolate. I’m gonna pick up a four pack of this and let it age for sure.
cbkschubert (1983), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 10, 2007 12 oz. bottle via trade with JCapriotti - Pours a dark brown color with a one finger thick tan head. Aroma is chocolate, esters, brown sugar, and oak. Flavor is chocolate, oak, and light vanilla. Medium to full body. Has a slight lingering alcohol aftertaste. The alcohol is noticeable. Very good beer. Thanks Jason.
MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 3, 2005 Jet balck pour w/ a dark brown tall small bubbled head w/ nice lacing. Strong bourbon aroma w/ a toffee, butter and roasted malts. Thick well coated creamy palate. Very buttery flavor w/ bourbon toffee and light chocolate. This is nummy.
Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 12, 2003 Very black color,small tan head that faded quickly.Roasty,chocolate aroma with hints of alcohol and plums.Wow flavor up the wazoo,kind of thick and syrupy.The flavor is roasted malt and alcoholic with a mild hint of fruit but a nice hit of chocolate and coffee.There is a nice bourbonesque quality to it,and the alcohol really gets in your face.It's IMO not a real gusler but more of a sipper.The after taste is dark with a nice roasty taste and hops bitterness.It will be nice to see how this brew ages and if the alcohol mellows and the flavors come together.At the moment it seems very young and could use a little more time but,that by all means doesn't mean that it's not a good brew.Thanks go out to Iwantalambic for this great brew and the 2nd one as well which i will age for later.
hophead75 (1959), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 10, 2006 12 oz bottle at the CL RB gathering. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma is heavy chocolate, bourbon, coffee, and alcohol. Taste is the same, with dark fruits in the taste. Bourbon and a roasty bitterness in the finish.
Terminus (1955), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 7, 2004 Updated: Dec 7, 2006ReRate-Oh man, how my taste has changed. I origonally had this beer at a 3.8 for some reason (thought it was too hot). It seems much more balanced and has amazing complexity. I really dig the woodyness of this beer along with all the char, anise, black patent malt and vanilla.
bottle-12/27/03 RB three floyds gathering-thanks to EddieG for bringing this brew into the event! Thick oily black appearance with no head-little carbonation, like bells expedition 02. Very burbon/alcohol/chocolatearome with slight coffee notes tucked under the wiff of bourbon. pretty cool! surupy-chewey palate. Very thick on the toungue. It felt like i had to scrape my toungue after sampling even a small dose. somewhat smokey mid-palate with alcohol coming in the finish. kinda unbalanced, but still pretty cool brew.
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 5, 2006 12 oz. bottle huge thanks to Duane. Pours oil black with a brown head that fades while still analyzing the aroma. Speaking of aroma, huge bourbon as expected. Some dark cherry and molassas too. Chocolate notes as well. Flavor is hot alcohol/bourbon a bunch of ainse. And more bourbon again and all the way through. Good stuff, but I couldn’t drink it too often. There is a reason I drink beer and not bourbon.
beerbill (1954), Laurel, New York, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 26, 2007 12 oz. bottle. 2007 vintage. I was almost in shock when I saw this at the bottle shop a few weeks ago because I had never seen it anyplace on Long Island and I’ve had it on my wants list for a long time. Pours a dense black with a thin brown head that completely disappeared after the first sip. Wonderfully huge aroma of lightly roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, oak, caramel, and chocolate. As strong as the aroma is, the flavor is even more intense, with again malt, bourbon, vanilla, oak, caramel and chocolate. The flavors, although strong, all blend harmoniously. Just the right amount of bitterness at the finish. Some definite warmth from the alcohol, which fits very nicely with the flavor profile. This is an outstanding beer.
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