 patrick767 (2033), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 28, 2009 bottle - Pours hazy dark amber with a dense, lingering, light tan head that leaves heavy lacing. The aroma is of malt with caramel and dark fruit. It tastes of sweet malt with toasted caramel and ample hops bitterness. The finish is bitter and lasting with some alcohol. Nice brew.
bacchanalia (68), milton, Cambridgeshire, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 Pours a deep black with a lovely dense head. Then having a sniff, I don’t know how you can get a better nose, I may be proved wrong in the future but for me this nose has everything, power & complexity. There is this deep malt with toffee & drinking chocolate & underneath lies this terrific floral perfume with a touch of fruit & lychees. The palate is round & silky, conditioning is good, the flavours are great too, dark fruits, some sweetness, liqourice & then good balancing bitterness.
esox (268), Oulu, Finland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 50 cl bottle. Dark brown to ruby colour. Massive and thick head is creamy and looks awsome. The aroma has loads of hops and sweet maltiness. Hop profile is fruity(mango, lemon). Resiny pine needles in the aftertaste. Slighy roasted and chocolatey malt base. Sweet and a bit creamy toffee cuts some of the bitterness of the finish. Very long and hoppy aftertaste. Full bodied and syrupy thich mouthfeel. Biting bitterness in the finish. Good stuff but a few months in the cellar might make it even better.
yalnikim (782), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 23/10/2009. 750ml bottle, shared, at Hashigo Zake. Hazy chestnut (though it’s dark in there and hard to tell). Light tan head. Burnt sugar toffee and resinous hops. Herbal. Solid, pleasant, but unspectacular.
chimplechamp (465), Oslo, Norway
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 18, 2009 another rarity in norway, but here in new jersey, i find my dad drinking it everytime i go home. pours brownishamber with a tiny beige head. sticking to the edges, nose is rich, caramel, some sort of flower i cant remember, clover honey, mead. big mead nose. taste is. well sticky mouthfeel, great balance between sweet caramel malt and bitter orange rind great mouthfeel that is sticky and syrupy without overdoing it. a beautiful brew. one of the best ipas i think ive had.
puzzl (2635), New York, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 18, 2009 Bottle from Nickls, who brought it over for a tasting. We didn’t drink it at that point, and he left it here, then moved to Switzerland, so I’ve decided to drink it. I’d say that’s fair. Thanks, Nick :D
Pours is extremely murky brown with quite a nice head. Herbal, full, soupy aroma. Blunt, bitter flavor, very murky and yeasty and satisfying. Surprisingly easy drinking for a IIPA/barleywine hybrid. I dig.
donfardz64 (427), Wellington, New Zealand
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 15, 2009 Pours hazy deep red, nice foamy tan head.
Aroma has a lot of brown sugar and a strong citric hop character. Smells like a hoppy Barley Wine.
Sweet brown sugar initially, followed by grapefruity hops. The sugars really take over with a molasses and raisiny sweetness mid way through, but somehow the generous hopping manages to balance this perfectly. There is a slight roastyness throughout, and none of that 10% alcohol at all in the flavour.
Shit, I’m feeling this one! A sign of an amazing barley wine/IIPA
gyllenbock (307), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 8, 2009 Bottle bought at Systembolaget.
The fragrance is wonderful, taste some chocolate, but above all a lot of hops, citrus and pineapple. Really great! Well balanced, long aftertaste.
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