Magicdave6 (5520), London, Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 17, 2009 Bottle at the legend of chriso’s pre GBBF09 tasting. Alround rating: Fairly big malty beast of a barley wine, some raisin like fruityness, some brown sugar. Decent stuff. Zinister (1201), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Aug 16, 2009 Houston Tasting August. Pours a rich copper color with no head. Aroma of hops, malts, oak and caramel. Flavor is dark fruit, oak and caramel. Full bodies with a smooth, clean finish. JK54B (931), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 4, 2009 A 0.65L bottle tasted at Vastaranna Kiiski. Vinelike nose. No head. Hazy pale amber colour. Sweet taste. Mild hoppiness. Not very oaky. Too sweet. Rciesla (3670), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Aug 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours an orange golden body with a white head. Woody with a dried spicy character. Chewy with a modest etoh warming. A bit unbalanced with a candy sweetness. Decent. patrick767 (2033), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 1, 2009 bottle - Pours light, hazy amber with a very thin head. It smells of oak, malt, and some dark fruit. The toast of sweet, strong, and woody with a touch of dark fruit. It’s full bodied with some hops and alcohol in the finish. Interesting, good, but not fantastic. oh6gdx (8839), Vasa, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 1, 2009 Bottled. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is some fruits, yeast, mild notes of nectar. Quite pleasant. Flavour is sweet apricot, some earth and mild notes of wood. Arayaga2 (970), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jul 27, 2009 Orange in color with very little head. Aroma is like tangerines with deep, almost meaty notes. Tangerine continues into the taste without being particularly citrusy. Very little oak beyond a slight initial impression of tannin and vanilla. $12/750 anders37 (4700), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 12, 2009 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty caramel aroma with some oaky hints and some hints of vanilla. Sweetish malty fruity caramel and vanilla flavor with some oaky hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
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