 Kestral (212), Oslo, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 4, 2009
Bottle. Pours a dark, dark brown that settles black in the snifter with a good, creamy light brown head that stays quite a while. Aroma is not surprisingly salt liquorice, peat, smoke, bacon, and alcohol, as expected from Islay whiskey. Underneath, notes of oaky vanilla can be detected. Basically smells like an islay whiskey. Luckily, I really like that smell. A sip reveals a richer palette of flavours than the nose gave away. The same elements are there, but now with roasted malts, dark, high cocoa chocolate, and a fruity side to it. it finishes with an ashy, smoked burnt dryness. It feels full in the mouth, the carbonation is fittingly sparse, but definitely noticeable. Creamy and smooth. I’m not sure if it’s possible to balance a beer with islay whiskey notes. This one is also too dominated by the whiskey notes, but far more balanced by the comparable BrewDog Paradox Smokehead. Still, I’d like it toned down a bit to let the RIS underneath shine through stronger.
sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Crygasm story coming out now. Very smoky, peaty malts some chocolate, some boozy notes, crygasm coming soon.
fonefan (11929), VestJylland, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Bottle 375ml.
Clear dark black to brown color with a small to average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, smoke - peat, wood, dark chocolate, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20091023]
austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 37,5cl bottle, 2006, label states 9,4%. Black, coarse tanned head. Loads of salt watery, peaty whiskey on the nose, dry smokiness, very enjoyable and real Islay character. Flavor has molasses, licorice whiskey alcohol, subtle smoke, not as peaty as the nose. Medium bodied, a bit hollow, mildly carbonated palate. Flavor is a bit of a let down, but the nose is a must for every Islay fan, very real.
TBone (6868), Pori, Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 Bottled (vintage 2006, alc. 9.4%)
Pitch black color, small brown color. Smokey, peat, whisky aroma. Mouthfeel is a bit for this ABV. Very strong peaty flavor, maybe ashy too. Lots of Islay whisky flavors. Long peaty smokey-tobacco aftertaste with some alcohol. The most interesting of these Whisky blends, Islay is all over this beer.
oh6gdx (9155), Vasa, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 Bottled (from realale.com). Very dark brown with amber hints, mediumsiized brown head. Aroma is peat, roasted malts, toffee, mild notes of burnt bacon and smoked wood. Flavoru is peat, roasted malts, some vanilla, smoked wet wood as well as mild notes of liquorice and chocolate.
joergen (8709), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle at Papsø’s hotel room, thanks to fonefan for sharing.
Black coloured with a small beige head.
Roasted aroma of smoke and whisky with notes of dark chocolate.
Roasted flavour of smoke, whisky and dark chocolate.
Roasted and smoked finish.
KimJohansen (7303), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Near black with a medium beige head. Smoked aroma with burned malt, chocolate, leather, liquerice and woody notes. Flavour had burned malt, dark bitter chocolate, smoke, whiskey and woody notes. Quite full and balanced. Lovely.
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