MarinaMarket (38), Washington, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Aug 29, 2009
Batch 74. Fantastic strong dark ale. Love this beer. Sweet molasses, chocolate, smoke and great mouth feel. Superb aroma - well balanced cross between barleywine and stout. A keeper!
 dogfish120love (279), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Pours a dark brown with little lacing. Flavor is heavenly chocolate, coffee figs and other dark fruits. Flavor is somewhat funky peat like with a smokiness. There are also notes of chocolate, dark fruit and soy sauce. Amazing
mastabass666 (69), California, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma- raisins, walnut, leather, spice, caramel. Taste-leather, smoke, molasses, prune, dates, tobacco, shellfish, Keemun tea, I feel like I could go on forever, there are so many layers. Aftertaste is a warm sweet glow of loveliness. One of the most complex, unique beers I have ever had. batch 74
abemorsten (181), Randaberg, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Clear and deep red brown body with a huge brown head. Excellent lacing. Prune, citrus and alcohol on the nose. Taste adds roasted malts to the aroma. Heavy sweet and light bitter. Long finish. Medium to full body. Soft syrupy mouth feel and some alcohol sting in the finish. A real treat!
(Bottle, courtesy of tarjei 12.12.2009)
finol (525), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Pours dark brown with a small milky head.
A very nice and complex beer!
At first some belgian fruityness, then leather, soy and tarr and finishes slighty hoppy.
altonbrownd (1960), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Bottle from Whole Foods (Houston/Bowery). Unexpected and very happy find. Dark brown syrupy body with thin dark brown head. Nice nose of dark fruits, coffee and plenty of chocolate. Flavours same. Very warming, and delightful. Rich in flavour. Really well done.
jbender (23), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Aroma has an awesome spice feel to it...can get a little of the alcohol. Appearance is very dark brown with a small white head. Taste backs up the spice aroma...with a very complex initial taste with a smooth finish. Creamy on the palate..well at least much creamier than one would expect....Delicious.
WabashMan (817), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Sadly, it is too common for a beer to fail to live up to expectations and all too rare for it to exceed them. This, fortunately, is that latter exception in many regards. A beer that has been on my wish list for years, this was an unexpected and happy find. The aroma of the beer is a highlight, as it warms to feature a nice chocolate note and a little alcohol and spice. The flavor is really very good, featuring that same chocolate, combined with dark fruit flavors, a mild hops note, and a touch of roast. Not too strong an alcohol flavor, for a 10% beer. Really, this was top notch all around.
EHopper (348), Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Bother Jeff brought this one to me at family reunion in Colorado. Several bottles to share. Wonderful dark, slightly cloudy look with tan head. Inviting aroma of a milky way bar. Chocolate malt and alcohol from a wooden cup drank by a smoky fire flavor. Nice bitter finish.
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