 GodOfThunder (864), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 3, 2009 Thanks to Solan. Aromas of dark fruits, oak and some brown sugar. Flavors are mostly dark fruits and brown sugar with some of the oakiness coming through.
Allen (1339), Switzerland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Vintage 2006. Courtesy of Daniele. Vinous aroma of glue, cork, marmite, crackers, pear, oranges, apples, alcohol, mushrooms and oak. Alcoholic and sweet. Huge amounts of marmite in the taste. Overly sweet. One-dimensional. Extremely low bitterness. Some coconut, oranges, pear, apples and cork sneaking in. Vinous and salty. The alcohol is rather apparent with the calvados characteristics being overbalancing. Sweet finish with marmite being dominant. Dissapointing, somehow reminiscent of Floreffe Prima Melior.
bitbucket (2031), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 26, 2009 Sweet caramel and nut nose with a soft and round taste of nuts, figs, spice and caramel. Medium body and minimal carbonation.
patrick767 (2019), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 21, 2009 2006 bottle - Pours dark brown with a big, thick tan head. The aorma is of caramel malt, vanilla, and some spice. This brew has a very sweet taste of toasted caramel malt, vanilla, and spice. It has a medium to full body and is easy to drink for all that alcohol. The 10% abv is mostly buried. It’s an excellent brew. I wouldn’t mind it a little less sweet.
M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 6, 2009 2006 from Monk’s. Pours black with a thin oily ring of beige head. Strong alcoholic vanilla tones, oaky, quite a lot of nail polish, malty, spicy and calvados spirit. Superb taste, liquorice, chocolate, malt, vanilla, with quite a nice long apple taste. Despite its strength it is smooth to the last, and with very little alcohol there. Excellent.
daknole (2895), Plantation, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 4, 2009 2005 bottle. Pours brown with a tan head. Aroma of dates, raisins, honey, brown sugar and some vanilla wood tones. Flavor has some slight oxidation wtih some tartness. Raisins, vanilla, alchohol, wood, apples and a hint of chocolate covered coffee beans. Nice nice beer.
DerWeg (760), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 28, 2009 Double-barrel aging must give this BSA such a smoothed-out character. I pour the 33cl bottle (Bar Volo) and watch a medium-viscous pour of deep dark brown form a dense tan head that likes to leave hazy dense rings when swirled. It releases aromas that are subtly vinous, yeasty and gently sweet-malty. Taste is very refined and wine-like with muted muscat grape, raisin, and vanilla with some other subtle dry fruit hints and toffee in the background. French oak character is much rounded, and the vinous tanginess holds on to the long finish. Almost light feel but it activates many parts of the mouth senses. Not overwhelming in any respect and good stuff - would be fun to also try regular reserve and original.
mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 25, 2009 [2018-20090226] 330mL bottle. Sugary yeast and figgy fruit malt aroma. Hazy, dark brown body with a medium-lasting foamy light tan head. Heavy yeast sugars flavour with heavy malt background and aftertaste with more sugar. Medium body, not sour but tangy. Don’t like the tang, flavour doesn’t follow through but it smells good.
(Vintage 2005; c/o HogTownHarry, w/ jerc)
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