Newport Storm 07

Thanks to skyview for sharing. Hazy brown beer. Malty carob/chcolate nose. Sweet carob body with some oak. Very nice.

bomber poured into a snifter, dark non transparent brown in color bordering on black, light carbination that is typical for this yearly release. aroma of chocolate malt, dark chocolate, plumb, vanilla, caramel, light coffee, and surprisingly light alcohol for a 10.8%. taste is medium mouth feel, chocolate on the front of the tongue, somewhat thick caramel chocolate malt, slight background hops add a nice layer as well. as it warmed it became more sticky and barley wine like as there other years have been but this one is definitely a huge improvement from the past. also noticed some dark cherry and slight wood, so smooth and drinkable for the 10.8% have been saving this one for Christmas eve and here it is. big beer for these guys and will taste much better with some time on it, will get some more this summer when up in ri. to put away.may have rated a notch higher but the ommegang indulgence was better the other night.

I think dragonstout brought this one, thanks! Big acrid chocolate roast malt aroma. Good bittersweet chocolates throughout. Surprisingly smooth for its strength and bigness. Finish is roasty, semi-dry even. Very dark brown color but not opaque. Nice one.

Really cool, unique, classic looking bottle that looks like something you’d find on a deserted island. From that bottle, a flat, opaque, slightly watery deep brown brew pours with absolutely zero head with some very faint sediments setting on the side of the glass. Strong aroma of roasted malts. nuts, alcohol, expresso/coffee, brandy, chocolate. Their description says the nose has citrus and floral notes, I’ll let you decide whether that’s true, but if they are there, I wished they were a tad more prominent. Flavor has plenty of roaste malt, coffee, touches of maple syrupy, wood, whiskey, oak, vanilla, soy, choclate and nuts. Finish is very oily, my guess is the alcohol doesn’t help the texture or mouthfeel. Lasting flavor is a bit nutty, coffee bitterness and plenty of legs from the heavy alcohol (think a glass of Johnny Walker). Pretty good, individually the aroma, flavor and finish are good, but it’s not a great marriage. Got a few bottles in the cellar, hopefully things mesh better with age.

Thank you Skyview! Murky black color with no head. Strong aroma of soy sauce and molasses. Big coffee, chocolate, soy and sweet malt flavors. A little spearmint. Everything blends together and makes it almost like a port or Madeira. I like it!