 DrnkMcDermott (1844), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 28, 2007 33 cL bottle, fancy laser label. Something that looks this fancy goes into my snifter, I guess. Kicks up a great barley smell, like your favorite brewpub on brewing day. Thin barleywine type head, deep brown body with red where the light can get through. Taste is big, bold, grainy and very sweet, just a teensy bit of sourness to suggest a smoke Affy Tapple. If they made wort into candies, this is what it would taste like. Lots of heady brandy-ish crystal malts. Still has some yeasty esters that might improve with aging, but I don’t know how long I can hold on to this. Some general bitterness that becomes German hops largely by the power of suggestion. I found this at Binny’s in Willowbrook, though they are clearly making a push into the US market. Let ’em come, I say!
swoopjones (1896), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 26, 2007 12oz bottle. Toffee, dried fruits. Dark reddish brown color. fulll head. Sweet malts nicely balanced with mild bitterness. Heavy mouthfeel. Beer’s version of a nice heavy cab or zin. Beautiful beer.
Harsebrau (164), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 23, 2007 Dark brown pour with a tan head of medium thickness that didn’t last too long. Rich aroma of malt and chocolate. This beer was thick in the mouth but not overly heavy....there was some carbonation. Tasted of molasses, malt, chocolate and a hint of blueberry. Holiday purchase from John’s in Iowa City.
entropy1049 (40), Oxford, Iowa, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 21, 2007 Dark brown passing no light through the glassware. Big thick loose head of medium beige that dissepates quickly Smells like roasted malt, licorice, and chocolate. Thick mouthfeel and very sweet. Definately a licorice and dark molasses flavor; well carbonated for as dark as it is. Very gentle alcohol burn-just enough to warm you up.
detroiter (958), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 19, 2007 Pours a dark brown with an inch of tan foam. Moderate head retention, some lacing - but not much. Too thick? Chocolate, caramel, and alcohol in the aroma.
Sweet chocolate flavors, with well-roasted grain, caramel, and even some moderately smoky undertones. No discernable hop presence. Nearly full-bodied, mild carbonation.
faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 19, 2007 Bottle thick dark borwn colour with a bubbly short head. Aroma of caramel and sirup, malt and some alcohol. Flavour is strong though still smooth, quite caramellic, malty, fruity and warming. Bitter-sweet finish. A good strong and filling Eisbock.
charlotte (2013), Vanløse, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 18, 2007 Nice dark brown colour sweet with a frutiy tast of raisend you dont feel the alc. and its almost warms you.Tasty.
Stew41 (1049), Caulfield, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 15, 2007 Cola-like appearance although definately more brown than black. Thick cooked, caramalised nose, traces of vegemite, elegant. Palate shows excellent balance, notwithstanding the 9.2%. More raisened, caramel malts, hints of chocolate sweetness in the mid palate. Low fizz is very appropriate. Really quite impressive.
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