 miketd (337), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Aug 17, 2008 On draft at Ushi Tora. 2004 Vintage. No other way to say it...this beer fucking rocked! I could have drank a liter of this myself. Granted, I would have been drooling on myself by the end of the night, but it would be worth it. Pours brown with a very tiny brown head. Aroma of a great barley wine...ripe fruits, candi sugar, leather, earthy and alcohol. I could smell it all night. Flavor is not a letdown. Chocolate, vanilla, sweet fruit and awesome alcohol burn...very nice. Full body and smoothly dangerous. I want more!!!
thebeertourist (1786), Oslo, Norway
Apr 5, 2008 On tap at Popeye, Tokyo. 2000 vintage. Dark brown with a small froth. Superior complex aroma with raisins, nuts and chocolate as well as potent sour fruit. Chocolate, raisins and everything that tastes good. Smooth as velvet and full-bodied without being sirupy. Top-notch beer.
theisti (1034), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Mar 24, 2008 12 oz. bottle, 2000 Vintage, courtesy of hogfodder. Pour is brown black with just a rim of a tan head. Aroma of scotchy peaty earthy sweetness caramel, though the whole mix is somewhat muted. Taste is winey, caramelly, a bit earthy and grassy. Also quite a bit of dried fruit in the taste as well. Really good. Thanks for sharing this one Rick!
after4ever (1710), Brier, Washington, USA
Mar 21, 2008 2000. 12-oz. Thanks, Hogfodder! Super dark mahogany, crystal clear, with big caramel golden highlights. Still, flat, headless, laceless. Huge port, dates, figs, and raisins on the nose, along with peat and iodine. Medium, oily body. Port and raisins on the mid-palate. Long figgy/datey finish. Great stuff.
ChainGangGuy (1524), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Feb 14, 2008 Appearance: Pours a dark brown body with a tiny, thin ring of white bubbles.
Smell: Sweet-smelling caramel and chocolate shavings. Roasted prunes. Some boozey notes.
Taste: Caramel and light chocolate maltiness with a candy-coated sweetness. Tart taste of sherry-soaked prunes. Flash of Kikkoman. Not really much in the way of hops or bitterness. Long, warming finish delivers a bit more fruit.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Interesting from the outset. In fairness, it is a tad hot and a bit light bodywise, but still pretty good.
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