 omnivore (270), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 26, 2006
More subtle aroma, typical color. Nice, warm flavor. Woody, strong. Very nice.
beerbill (1951), Laurel, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Updated: Nov 30, 20092005 vintage. 9.3 oz. bottle. Pours a murky dark amber with some scattered dark floaties and a small collection of bubbles that quickly disperse and leave no lace. Pleasant aroma of sweet malt along with caramel, oak, a bit of vanilla and some alcohol vapors. I am not really picking up any influence from the port wine in the nose. The flavor is very sweet and vinous with lots of sweet malt, caramel, port wine, and oak. The port wine is well represented in the flavor. Silky on the palate and fairly full bodied. Very nice beer to sit and sip slowly.
scrizzz (1276), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 I got the clear half. clear tawny. oak and raspberry aroma. why is this pasteurised? seems dead. caramel and earth, solid but lacks depth
shawnm213 (935), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 2003 bottle shared by BBB63- THanks again Mike! consumed 10/9/9. Notes of caramel, port, grapes, dark fruit, candy. Really good, but i enjoyed the sherry and whiskey barrel j.w. lees more.
¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 Resinous and thick texture, little to no bubbles, unfiltered body, amazingly intense malt-driven nose. The port character is more sweet on the tongue than the aroma suggests, with some candied but aged (and caramelized) apricots, cherries and red grapes. Intensely aromatic, the woody port, toffee candy and oxidized dark fruit is exactly what I love to find in British-style strong ale.
inkubus27 (250), Highland, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2009 2005 Bottle... Aroma is winey, and vinous... flavor is really sweet, lots of grape or fruit flavor and tons of alcohol. Not a big fan of this at all...
GranvilleTim (482), Granville, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 7, 2009 2006 vintage. Murky orange/brown pour with off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits-plums,raisons. Deliscious- dark fruits, creamy, smooth, little smoky wood at the end, sweet. Head went away quickly, but I really didn’t care. Dang! This is good. Alcohol is noticeable, and it blends well with the rest.
TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Pours a flat orange. Nose is plums, grapes, fig, heavy port. sherry, oxidation, plum. Flavor is big cherries, dark fruits, fig, plum, sweet grapes, booze, sweet caramel, apple. Treat!
corby112 (716), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 25, 2009 Pours a cloudy golden amber color with hardly any head at all. Very thin and off with white that immediately disappears with no lacing at all. Aroma is overpowered by sweet alcohol presence with notes of vanilla oak, cherry and nutty malt backbone. Thin mouthfeel with a decent amount of alcohol heat balanced by light fruit notes. There is just enough of a malt backbone to balance out the cherry, apple and pear fruit notes. A nice slow sipping desert beer for the winter months.
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