 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
Dec 8, 2007
Poured a hazy toffee brown. A very sweet aroma with lots of caramel and strangely some blackcurrant. Quite strong on tasting, with the glands working overtime trying to process the sweetness. A full bodied beer that sort of reminded me of Salvator in both its strength and sweetness.
Pyobon (139), Sydney, Australia
Mar 20, 2008 Bottle. I didn’t pour this carefully enough - it’s very dark and I got a fair amount of the sediment, which did settle out in the glass after a while. So initially it was a muddy brown, but it cleared to a deep red brown. There was little head. Rich malty aroma. Full body, almost oily, with very light carbonation. Flavour was predominantly rich alt with a dark toffee or treacle taste. There was a reasonable amount of complexity and some bitterness to balance the sweetness. An enjoyable drink, but not an every day drink.
voota (754), Melbourne, Australia
Jan 15, 2008 Pours ruby brown with a pretty dismal head. The aroma and flavour of this beer are so similar I’m going to write about them at the same time. Brown sugar, peach, brown sugar and alcohol, and brown sugar. Its pretty balanced, simple and sweet... and for some reason it works for me quite well. More so than their other beers anyway.
highlandlad (1187), Sydney, Australia
Aug 18, 2007 Described on the bottle as a "Strong Celtic Ale". No idea what that is but this was a sticky monster of a beer, thick with residual sugars. Echoes of Pauwel’s Kwak, in that you need a really sweet tooth to enjoy it. I liked it a lot, but it was Beer No. 5 in a tasting, so my palate was not as sharp as it could have been. Muddy brown colour with a good lacing cappuccino head. Thick aroma of toffee, smoky malts, Bundy rum and brown sugar. Geez, it’s sweet - if you stepped in this aroma it would stick to your shoes. Creamy palate. Lactic mouthfeel. Sweet molten caramel and a lick of turpentine. Very nice. It’s all about the sugars. Happy to go a bit against the grain here. (33cl bottle from Cloudwine Cellars, Melbourne.)
ChrisTurner (199), Bulleen, Australia
Apr 13, 2007 Bottle -- Deep, deep red with initial active carbonation that soon dies away -- how odd. Next to no head and negligible lacing. Rich aroma of spice and malt with some smokiness. Warming alcohol with maltiness and rich fruitiness in the flavour.Nice bitterness. Conjures up visions of cheese and open fire places on cold winter nights! A nice drop.
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