 RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Jul 4, 2008
12oz bottle. Bottle# 10364. Aroma: Rich roasted maltiness with notes of peat smoke, chocolate, caramel and anise. Barrel aroma comes through strong with some oak and vanilla. Salt water and alcohol. Appearance: Dark, dark brown in color with no highlights. Medium tan head was full and foamy with good retention. Good lacing. Flavor: Roasted malt with notes of bittersweet chocolate, coffee, caramel. Lots of peaty smokiness upfront and throughout. Barrel flavors are well done with oak, vanilla, and lightly toasted nuts. Fairly big alcohol kick for an 8% beer. Nice, smooth finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Light alcohol warmth in back of mouth. Overall: I liked this a bit more than the 12. The peat really came through strong here, and the barrel flavors were a bit smoother. But, the mouthfeel still feels a little light for everything that’s going on. Pricey, but worth a try.
Indulgence (118), Ajo, Arizona, USA
Oct 6, 2008 No 22378, Sept 07. Yes, my favorite of the 3. This one comes off more balanced with the aromas, roast, oak, smoke, peat and chocolate... the 12 and 16 year are smoke, salt and peat bombs compared to this one. Highly enjoyable.
uhre (276), Denmark
Oct 5, 2008 Black with almost no head. Aroma of wood, dark fruit and smoke. Flavor is of wood, smoke and burned malt with some raisens too.
joergen (6529), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle.
Black coloured with a small beige head.
Roasted aroma of whisky, dried fruits and smoked eel.
Roasted flavour of dried fruits and whisky with notes of smoke.
Roasted finish.
Rune (1809), Tromsø, Norway
Oct 1, 2008 Black as the Scottish devil, supported by a beige head. Smoked, dark malts to the nose. Milky chocolate hints in a roasted malty flavour, added by soft warming whisky notes. Silky and very, very smooth in the mouth. Full bodied (sampled from bottle at EBF, 12.09.2008).
dchmela (772), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Pours blackish brown and cloudy with a thick tan head. Chocolate malt, oaky vanilla and big whiskey aroma. Smooth chocolate malt vanilla taste, not a much whiskey barrel as the aroma. Nice medium body and a great sipping beer. Very good. Not really sure which of the three I liked best.
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