hike20 (35), Iowa, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 30, 2009
Bottle dated Sept 2007. Black pour with a creamy milk chocolate brown head. Whiskey dominates the aroma, but there are also notes of vanilla and faint chocolate. Whiskey flavor is not as overwhelming as I expected. I also taste oak, with a bit of vanilla, chocolate, malt, smoke, and a slightly bitter finish. Overall nicely balanced. Mouth feel is medium with a slightly oily edge. Not bad overall, but I like the GI BCS a bit more though.
 mjs (1506), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 (Bottle #60293 from Alko Arkadia) Poured almost black with fizzing, quite quickly disappearing and light brown head. Aroma contained whisky, liquorice and roastedness. Medium bodied and dry palate with quite high carbonation. Flavours were roastedness, ash, whisky, liquorice, chocolate and bitterness. Aftertaste contained whisky, bitterness and ash.
dnstone (209), Mons, Belgium
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Smokey, chocolatey nose. Pitch black color, slight tan head. Smokey/chocolate. Slightly smothe texture.
planky84 (127), , Greater London, England
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bottle from Utobeer market stall. Pours a dark brown with a beige head. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, smoke, malts, sultanas. Flavours of bitter chocolate, sultanas, dark fruits. Quite peaty. Warming alcohol mouthfeel. Gentle, hoppy finish. Nice.
corby112 (741), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 Pours pitch black and completely opaque with a thin .5 finger brown head that quickly fades into a lasting ring. Not much in the way of lacing, just some sporadic small spots.
Strong roasted malt aroma with a decent amount of malt whiskey that doesn’t overtake the other aromas. Dark chocolate, roasted coffee bean and roasted nut notes. Again, the aroma is dominated by a deep roasted maltiness but there is a good bit of oak and whiskey to balance things out.
Again the flavor is dominated by a deep roasted maltiness with lots of complexity and bitter dark chocolate flavor. However, they whiskey presence is much more prominent in the flavor than in the aroma. Lots of hot whiskey alcohol warmth but fortunately the other flavors still shine through. Not one-dimensional at all. Plenty of roasted coffee bean, burnt toast, hazelnut and dark chocolate notes. Sligthtly sweet because of the strong alcohol, whiskey and chocolate malt components but is overall nicely balanced with even some subtle hops, resulting in a big beer that is quite drinkable. Recommended.
mgermani (865), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 pours an impenetrable black with a ring of creamy foam and just a bit of lacing. Lightly peaty aroma, wonderful dark malt sweetness. Yum! All of the peaty notes from the 12 but a bit more tempered and balanced: earthy peat, malty molasses sweetness. Thin body and light carbonation. Tasty and more refined than the 12, definitely more quaffable. Would have liked a little more engine-oil thickness in this one.
Geiserich (1785), Vienna, Austria
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 Intensive aroma of wood barrels, hints of coffee and bitter chocolate. Black color, foamy brownish head. Flavor is malty and sweet, sherry notes, wood barrels and hints of alcohol and coffee. Dry, quite bitter end. Lovely brew.
Ungstrup (15259), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 3, 2009 Bottled. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, and whiskey. The flavo ris sweet with notes of sweet malt, roasted malt, whiskey, tar, wood, and vanilla, leading to a dry woody finish.
Svesse (2657), Hässelby, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 (Bottle) Very dark colour, almost black, with ruby hints when seen through light. Creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, cocoa, dark fruit and woody, slightly smoky hints of whisky. Malty, roasted taste with creamy coffee, chocolate, dark fruit, raisins and oaky, smoky hints of whisky. Bittersweet finish with moderate bitterness and a warming puff of alcohol. More than medium body, smooth mouthfeel. Brilliant balance, the whisky character stays in the background but is always evident. Subtle but impressive wood ageing. Lovely beer!
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