 austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 21, 2009 Bottle #3306. Black with small nicely tanned cocoa head. Nose is rye pudding, little butter, old licorice and hints of whiskey. Flavor has whiskey, molasses, some rye pudding, little ice cream and islay whiskey hotness. Dryish apteekin salmiak in the finish. Light and slightly empty palate, just like the rest of the series. A tad hot too. I can’t get too much out of these, just easy and tasty.
DuffMan (2784), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 14, 2009 Bottle, thanks again to my inlaws. Pours a near-black with a medium brown head that lingers. Very enticing aroma of burnt malt and whiskey barrel with some smokey tendrils reaching forward. Velvety smooth mouthfeel, richly flavourful without feeling heavy. Heaps of burnt malt with whiskey wood and peat character to match in perfect balance. Sweet and smokey in just the right amounts. I wish this weren’t so expensive, as I would stock up!
GranvilleTim (529), Granville, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 14, 2009 Bottle 23022/Sept 2007. Dark black pour with thin brown head that disappeared quickly. Subtle notes of whisky and chocolate in the nose. Very smooth tasting- whisky, oak, chocolate malt. Leaves a pleasant roasted aftertaste. It left a nice lacing on the malt whisky tasting glass. Tasty, worth the price beer.
jfenglish (217), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Waited over a year for this one- cellaring since Aug 08. Just felt like opening it tonight, a cool fall Friday after a really long week at work. Pours coffee black with a tan cappucino head. Aroma of prunes and licorice. Viscous stout taste- like an Imperial Russian. Chocolate notes and dark roasted malts. Slowly a faint whisky burn grows in the back of my palate, then fades. As the beer warms slightly, the body thins out. Neither the malts nor the whisky come all the way through- falls a touch short of the $13.00 I paid for this 11.2 oz bottle. Was expecting something more- in my opinion the 30-year barrel aging doesn’t add much to the beer other than price. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout is still my barrel-aged benchmark.
lithy (1850), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Thick brown with a powerful cream tan head. Aroma is smooth chocolate, light whiskey smoke, big maltiness, roast. Taste is again, pure smooth chocolate, oily maltiness, light smoke and wood. Lovely stuff.
richlikebeer (832), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 so much better than the 12...alot smoother and better blended in the flavors between the beer and the whiskey...same flavors, wood, whiskey, burnt, and chocolate with hints of molasses and anise, but everything about this one is more enjoyable.
JPDIPSO (4944), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Bottle #06291. Dark brown with a thin lid of tiny tan bubbles. Scents of molasses, licorice, soy sauce, along with hints of oak and bourbon (not really catching the whisky). Flavor is like a shot of whisky followed by coal and oak. Seems thin and quick to me.
Sigmund (2301), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Bottle No. 01232, March 2009. ABV is 8.0%. Pitch black colour, big tan head. Strong aroma of whisky cask, notes of peat, tar and vanilla. Intense but well rounded flavour of malt whisky, oak, malty sweetness, coffee and tar. Moderately bitter aftertaste.
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