 shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Oct 17, 2009
2007 Vintage
10/03/2009: Sprecher Scotch-Style Ale aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels... Aroma: Caramel with more than a tinge of something sour or similar to green apple; I am a bit worried... Appearance: Deep, cloudy amber color; frothy and creamy deep beige crown, lasting. Flavor: Hmmm... This is a hint of oak with the underlying flavors of the regular Pipers peaking out here and there, but an unusually sweet but strange blend of sour/apple/cheese seems to dominate; not much finish as the beer drops off quite quickly right after swallowing; I don’t get any of the sweet caramel malts and deeply caramelized smokiness that should be found in a Scotch Ale. Palate: Medium-full to full; thick, but very smooth and creamy; seems to thin out a bit as it breathes. Overall: Very disappoininting; not sure if this beer was never very good or just didn’t age well (was there a bug or something in the barrel that has now ruined this beer 2+ years later?); the regular Sprecher Pipers Scotch-Style Ale is tons better, cheaper, and somewhat easier to find...
1 liter flip-top bottle (9.5% Alc. by Vol.) from Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, Ohio. Rating #92 for this beer.
boto (1339), Granby, Connecticut, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 1 liter swing-top bottle: This one pours a dark coppery color. There was a small tan head onit that didn’t hang around too long. The aroma had a bit of bourbon to it, as well as some caramel malts. Maybe some smokiness to it also. The taste has notes of the bourbon, a rich malt taste, smokiness, maybe a tinge of vanilla. Somewhat slick and silky mouthfeel. Nice!
jcwattsrugger (5528), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 @TBBC tasting Thanks Mrs D-1L bottle-pours a
light tan head and reddish/brown color. Aroma is vanilla, wood/bourbon, secondary sweet. Taste is vanilla, wood, bourbon, secondary sweet, smooth.
williamherbert (466), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 The color is dark cherrywood copper red. Smooth puffy head that slowly dwindles. Cloudy like dark cherry juice. Really impressive look.
The smell is a sweetish but grainy malt, as if sauteed over wood chips. There is a bit of a musty funnk. Could be a little stronger.
The flavor is a major smoky chipotle tanginess. A second-sip blast of sweet caramel and bitter coffee. Smoky and tangy and pungent. Mellows a ton as it warms, but real real good.
Feel is thick and chewy. It’s milky but smooth and nicely bodied. Leaves a lasting mark. It’s sweet and yet bitter. Smoky and caramel. An excellent brew.
cbkschubert (2002), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 One liter bottle via trade with tytoanderso some time ago - Pours a clear brown color with a 3/4 finger thick light tan head. Light cabonation and lacing. Aroma is toasted malt, dark esters, and oak. Flavor is much of the same with the addition of some vanilla. The esters linger on the palate along with a little oak/bourbon. Mouthfeel is a little thinner than I expected. I probably should have drank this last year. Oh well, it’s still good. Thanks Tyler.
fiulijn (7330), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 8, 2009 Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Hazy dark amber color. Malty aroma, with vanilla oak. Woody caramel flavor, dryish, but mostly alcoholic, with an underlying sourness. The final is quite dry, still with traces of vanilla, with a lightly astringency. A bit too chaotic.
fonefan (11800), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 10, 2009 Bottle 100cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #5. ]
Hazy medium to dark amber color with a small to average, creamy to frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, vintage malt, dark berry, raisin, wood, bourbon - alcohol, light licorice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20090612]
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