 mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 15, 2008 Courtesy BBB63. Handbottle. Pours a fairly clear amber, with a light bubbly head. Smells of big oak, caramel, and sweet fruit. Lovely blended mixture. The flavor is of sweet caramel, and some sweet fruits, grapes, and apples. Got some Belgian yeast in there too. Pretty good amber brew. Had some barley wine characters to it, and was very flavorful. Liked it.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 9, 2008 Date: 02/23/2008
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: hazy amber, scant head,
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma with lots of apple character, vanilla sweetness brings out even more fruity character,
Flavor: sweet caramel and vanilla flavor, nice fruity character, light oak and spicyness adds some balance but lets the sweet fruityness rule, touch of alcohol does not interfer,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
shp555 (1690), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 23, 2008 Pours an amber color with a white head. Aroma is sweet malt, yeasty esters, banana, a hint of diacetyl, some oak, and some hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, oak, vanilla, light fruit, earthy hops, and alcohol.
CaptainCougar (5520), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 23, 2008 Handbottle thanks to BBB63: Pours a transparent amber copper with a spotty lacing white head. Aroma of woodsy oak and sweet toffee with a touch of light fruity esters. Body starts fairly full with a mild caramel sweetness, some smoky notes, buttered toast and earthy oak. Finishes bittersweet, slightly grassy and peaty with a hint of funk. An interesting, pretty well-balanced brew.
BBB63 (4257), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 10, 2008 On tap and enjoyed at Steve’s Birthday bash, snifter: Crimson and brown hue with no head to speak of nor lacing (again this needs more time to carbonate). The aroma has big fruity esters (apple, pear, grape), sugar, caramel, toast, and herbal hop, This is phenolic and lightly alcoholic, sort of like an apple brandy (but much less than Captain Lawrence Golden Delicious).
The taste starts with yummy fruit and spice with a constant yeast driven background. Mild pale malting are counter balanced by a tannic wood presence. A hint of fusel alcohol and vinous. The mouth feel is soft and lush with a slight warming trend. A powerful but clean barrel influenced beer. (no bourbon stuff here!)
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