 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 30, 2007 Updated: Aug 13, 2008
Date: 09/18/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: cloudy red, huge creamy beige head settles down to a lingering fiine head, starts with solid lace and eands up with drippy streaks of lace once the head settles,
Aroma: sweet dark ripe fruit aroma with lots of rum raison cookie character,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of fruity character, sweet ripe raisons and dates, touch of candy caramel adds to the sweetness and brings out the fruit, the yeast shot adds some bready character that melds well the sweet fruit to make a rum cake, little to no aparent alcohol, very light bitterness in the finish adds some balance but does not detract from everything else,
Overall: the creamy body and ripe fruit flavor combine for an exceptional treat
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Date: 07/08/2008
Mode: bottle
Words: Green’s
yup, it’s really that good
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 9/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 10/10; Overall: 19/20
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: ****/4
fonefan (4468), Ulfborg, Denmark
Sep 6, 2008 Bottle 75cl. @ home.
Clear medium to dark red brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, berry - dark, plum, prune, light hoppy, citrus, moderate yeasty, banana, apple notes, rød gajol. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. (290608)
mdm46410 (560), Griffith, Indiana, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Poured from a 750ml caged and corked bottle and served in a tulip. This beer poured a murky reddish brown hue with a one-finger thick head of fizzy, tan foam that quickly settled into a thin, lasting cap. A decent amount of bubbly lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of vinous dark fruits, candi sugar, caramel, and some alcohol. The flavor consisted of grapes, plums, dark fruits, a hint of chocolate, and an annoying element of dry, dull alcohol. The mouthfeel was crisp and full-bodied. Definately not one of the finest examples of the style. Pretty average.
Arayaga2 (755), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Hazy brown with a thin, off-white head. Aroma is piquant caramel apple, with a note of alcohol. Taste is same, but sweet, with toasty chocolate , and vinous apple skin (cloying defect), which carries well into the finish with a medicinal alcoholic undertow (GF 6/10). $10/750ml
heemer77 (3667), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Aug 26, 2008 From a 750ml bottle. The bottle was hazy dark brown with rusty orange at the edges. The head was large and biege tinted. The aroma was rich and fruity with some peaches and cinnamon. There was also some vinous character that seemed a little dry especially compared to the fruit. The taste was surprisingly dry with some vinous character and a little bit of plums. There were also some herbal and medicinal notes. Both are short lived as the vinous character and booze came through in the finish. I was not impressed with this one. However, others that liek a cheap wine character in their beer might appreciate this one.
yespr (6373), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Aug 16, 2008 75 cL bottle. Pours clear yet deep hazzlenut brown with a lacing tan head. Aroma is mild spiced of cinnamon and a bit of cardemomme, mixed with caramel-toffee and mild yeasty notes.Sweet and slight oldish flavour, yeasty and caramelish too. Slight sweet and fruity finish with a distinct herbal honey like accent, going gradually more dry. Surely a quad, yet somewhat more on the herbal and less sweet side.
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