 j12601 (1282), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 12, 2009
Fancy 1 liter swingtop that I brought to Captain Lawrence during the release of Smoke from the Oak Apple Brandy Barrel. Pours a deep black with a medium tan head. Caramel, burning sugar, toffee, coffee, and roast. Viscous with nice vanilla and crème brulee notes along with some smooth coffee. Finishes up nice and smooth with a lovely roast character.
fiver29 (718), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 12, 2009 Bottle shared by Josh. Thanks Josh! Pours black with tan head. Aroma is dark roast, coffee, and chocolate. Viscous mouthfeel. Flavor follows the nose and has some vanilla and a slight wood component as well. Finishes with a semi-sweet chocolate flavor. Great beer. I didn’t get any whisky notes as described on the bottle. Still a fine brew.
Ober (1200), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 10, 2009 @ LCRBM 2009. A black colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. The aroma of sweet fruits and bitter chocolate. There is some wood. The taste of chocolate with sweet. Some bitter coffee. Flavors of vanilla with wood. The aftertaste is dry with bitter chocolate.
JorisPPattyn (5171), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Small, rosy-cream rim over black beer. Wood-smoked nose, with ethanol and garden herbs and dark chocolate. Woody, chalk, plywood, and cacao powder, with some spirit/vanilla touches, giving complexity. Medium to well-bodied, very slick, grist slickness. Rather special, nice Russian Imperial stout - I like the Cyrillic embellishments.
yespr (12173), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 5, 2009 1L bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours dark brown with a small redish glare and with a small tan head. Roasted, chocolate and smooth vanilla flavoured. Bitter, roasted and lingering chocolate flavoured into the finish. Nice one.
TheEpeeist (1454), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 24, 2009 1 liter swing-top, 2006. Dark brown with a tan froth. Nose is coffee, chocolate liqueur, raisin, molases and hay. Medium body, kind of milky; soft carb with a faint buzz. Taste is coffee, grape, cocoa and brown sugar. No problem consuming the entire bottle.
BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 1 litre swing-top bottle purchased at Barb’s Beer Emporium in Concord, 2008 vintage. Pours an opaque dark black body with a shot lived thin film of light brown head. Smells amazing - vanilla, bourbon, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, toffee, all mixed perfectly balanced. Vanilla, wood, bourbon, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, toffee, toast, roast... Full-bodied, bordering on viscous, with low carbonation. This beer is most definitely a sipper, as should be expected for the style. But wow. Tastes amazing, smells amazing. I can not come up with a single flaw in this beer... Practically perfect in every way, and well-worth seeking out. And for the price, perhaps the absolute best beer for the price.
PhillyHomeBrew (176), Forest Hills, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 16, 2009 Dark brown with a light tan head with quickly fleeting bubbles. Malty aroma with a lot of yeasty flavors and just a hint of black cherries. Nice, full bodies espresso flavor without much bitterness or toasted malt flavor. Very nice.
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