 travita (1970), 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.
MIBRomeo (1966), 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.
hophead75 (1964), 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.
altonbrownd (1962), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2009 Bottle from Bierkoning. Luscious brown body with thick tan head. Heavenly nose of chocolate and whiskey. Nice taste of malts, chocolate and strong flavour of licorice. Smoked ham towards the end. Dry and smoky finish. Delectable.
scraff (1955), 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...
tronraner (1939), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 5, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours black with orange edges and a pretty tan head. The aroma is sweet chocolate, whisky, caramel, raisin, and some tar hints. The flavor is fine tobacco, chocolate, raisin, wood, and a more subtle whisky presence than I was expecting. There is a bit of ashy bitterness, with a slight roasty-sour bite in the finish. Lingering aftertaste of dark molasses and whisky. A very light alcohol warmth builds up. Excellent.
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 4, 2008 33cl bottle, #03750, Sept 2007. At $10/bottle, this better kick ass... Near black with a thin brown head. Huge nose, sweet brown sugar and molasses, distinct whiskey notes. Very peaty flavor, whiskey and molasses, a tad hot, but not in a bad way. Rich chocolate malt, woody and roasty. Awesome satiny body. This is a lovely, rich, sipping beer.
marcus (1904), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 4, 2008 This black ale poured with a thin brown head and a strong chocolate malt aroma. The flavor is roasted malt and cherry cordial with a bitter coffee finish. The single malt flavor is detectable, but not overwhelming.
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