 Indra (2029), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 12, 2008 330ml bottle. Mildy sweet, fudgy chocolate aroma, very lightly smoky, earthy and peaty, with faint tobacco and raisin. Solid ebony color with a hint of brown showing around the edges, and a very fine, slight head. Flavor is predominantly roasty and sweet to start, dark chocolate character in abundance, turning lightly bitter and showing hints of old wood before finishing with lingering, darkly sugary, nutty tones of whisky and toffee. Mouthfeel is very gently acidic and smooth, lightly coating and ultimately drying, with a full, almost syrupy body. Some late warmth. Really rather subtle, particularly for it being a barrel-aged beer of its heft.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 3, 2008 Pours a black color almost, with light shades of dark brown. Rich, dark malty, caramel and light peaty smokiness. Taste is dry almost roasty, peaty, a touch tart, and chalky. Medium to thin bodied. Perhaps not worth the price, but certainly not a bad beer by any means. Just not my style.
radiomgb (1989), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 5, 2009 Black in colour with a thin brown coloured head, some light lacing. The aroma is quite smoky with lots of malt, some alcohol and roasted chocolate. The flavour is quite smooth, some bakers chocolate, smoke, light sweetness, very light alcohol. Smooth mouthfeel, medium body, mild carbonation. Finishes smooth and warming.
Slightly better than the 12 Year, very smooth.
330ml bottle from Sahara Mart in Bloomington, Indiana.
Opened on December 19, 2008.
Bottle #06613, Bottled September 2007.
MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Sept 07 btl 9300
Dark opaque pour w/ a wispy tan head
Hints of oak & vanilla hints of raisin lots of sweet sugars .
Good pal a bit thin for what it is supposed to be
Lots of dark fruit plum fig hard raisin flavors subtle wood dryness in the finish hints of sugar’d alcoohl good but lacking definition.
Definitively not worth the price tag.
Snojerk321 (1962), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 Bottle @ Toronado. Dark brown with a smallish tan head. Aroma is deeper in sweetness and fruity notes than that of the 12yo. Still plenty of bourbon barrel. Flavor retains a nice smokey to sweet balance with more raisin and toffee. Nice malt balance.
hophead75 (1957), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 23, 2008 I really couldn’t tell much of a difference between this one and the 12, but I didn’t drink them side by side. Note to self: see other rating for notes.
scraff (1942), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 31, 2008 Updated: Apr 3, 2008#1500 - Black, thin khaki colored head. Intense leathery peat smoke and chocolate coffee layer on undercurrents of whiskey and vanilla wood. Flavor comes on strong and balanced with oaked whiskey and smoke flowing over mild chocolate, earthy vanilla, and dry roasted coffee-like tones. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, lightly bittersweet finish. A special thanks to Rick at IM Wine (Fulton, MD) for this opportunity to taste all the Ola Dubh’s side by side. All were very good, but the 16 wins my vote by a hair...
travita (1920), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 29, 2008 Smell is smoke, beef jerky, whiskey, and oak wood. Look is dark almost black with some brown highlights. Decent tan head. Taste is dried fruits, oak, smoke, malts, and roasty.
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