 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 6, 2007 2004 #11840
This bottle poured a hazy brownish with red high lights. Almost no head at all. Really wish I would have aged this more, but the wife, anti-beer and all, thought it looked cool, and suggested it now. Anyway, the nose was wood and sherry and port. Taste was strong alcohol and prunes? or should I say dried plums, and deffiatly oak. Sweet as well, and strong. This will only get better.
Major Thanks to SHP555 and mystery swap 2.0!!!
fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
May 6, 2007 Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber with a small off-white head that lasts leaving minimal lacing. Aroma of port wine, sherry, oak, alcohol, caramel, and cognac. Taste is the same as aroma with a very strong alcohol warmth, notes of dark fruit, and a strong bitterness. Full sweet mouthfeel that is a little cloying. A good beer but I think it needs at least a decade off cellaring to smooth out all the flavors.
BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
May 5, 2007 [Sampled in 2003 as a newcomer.] Not used to taste "things" like that I was surprised that a beer could taste in this way. Portnotes, bitterness and oaky in a way that I never before had tasted something. I’ll rerate it one day, surely. Also to taste it in the right way.
Furseth (1328), Kungälv, Sweden
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 2, 2007 Bottle.Thanks to Ricgordon:
Red colour,flat head. Aroma of Vine,malts,and a bit sour!. Flavor is Vine,malt citric,and lots of alc bitternes in the end. Medium body, medium finish.
cgarvieuk (4183), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 2/20 |
May 1, 2007 Well how on earth is this so highly scored. I’ll try a 2nd bottle but 5 os us could not finish the one i had.Red brown colour, with a hoisin sauce nose and a hoisin sauce flavour. Alcholic Hoisin sauce!!
smartlung (154), Valrico, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 1, 2007 bottle from Knightly in Orlando - did not get year of vintage - sweet carmel, fruity, sherry like - delicious
jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 30, 2007 2003 Bottle #01051. Poured a deep amber red body with a nice thin head. Aroma is of dried fruit and a brandy like scent. Flavor is sweet with dried fruit, currants, plums and a very noticable alcohol taste, as this was very young yet. Very calming beer, this one exceeded my expectations. Can’t wait to try some of the ones I’ve been cellaring.
TBone (6788), Pori, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 28, 2007 Bottled vintage 2006, #28954
Dark nutty brown, ruby color, no head. Cookies, barley and rye bread in the nose. Bready, portwineous, hints of rye and licorice. Some hops, dark fruits, wood and alcohol in the aftertaste. Bitterish and salty. Nice dessert beer, but not so complex as expected, propably needs a couple of years in the cellar.
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