MrGGen (231), Italy
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Mar 8, 2009 Questa è una signora birra,di gran lunga tra le migliori dell’arcipelago britannico e tra le mie favorite di ogni tempo.
Birra quasi nera con schiuma sottile e beige.L’aroma è complesso e piacevole: una certa dolcezza,di bacche, fragole e uno poco di alcool.Complesso è anche il sapore,un pò trappista,un pò vino secco e speziato.Complessa e nien’affatto noiosa.Grande birra TET (236), Finland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 7, 2009 Almost black beer with small beige head. Aroma is complex and pleasant: some sweetness, berries, strawberries and hint of alcohol. Flavour is also complex, berries, slightly trappist-like, even like wine and quite dry and spicy in the end. Full-bodied and nicely slippery to drink. Appereance differs from aroma and flavor and that was surprise for me. Traquair Jacobite Ale is very complex beer and you cannot bore this beer. Archibaldo de la Cruz (403), Finland
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Feb 28, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown colour with a very small off-white head. Spicy aroma with notes of liquorice, plum and some sweetness. The flavour is very spicy and malty with some liquorice, coriander, pepper and toffee. Medium-bodied and smooth mouthfeel. Reminds me a bit of Rochefort. Delicious. MitchWayne (264), Kokkola, Finland
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Feb 27, 2009 Haven’t been back since this place blew up so I will start by shooting off some half assed, non analytical reviews of my favorite beers. Hoo boy, this is lovely, the nose is so nicely spicy, chocolate, one of the most elegant bodies in beer I have encountered. I would pass a reasonably good lay for this. I am gay for beer. punainen6 (93), Finland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Feb 26, 2009 330 ml bottle, Dark ruby pour. Aroma has fruits and berries. Quite flavorful without having any of the flavors is too strong or overwhelming Tiny hints of chocolate. Carbonation is just right, not too much. Delicious well balanced spiced ale.
esox (265), Oulu, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Feb 26, 2009 Dark and very beutiful ruby color. Thin head is blond and quite creamy. The aroma is powerful. It has lots of malts, dark fruits (raisins, dates), sweet berries, wine qums and some alcohol in the finish with quite intense licorice aroma and darker malts. The flavor is vinous, strong on sweetish maltiness and chewy fruitiness. Alcohol is present in the finish. Low bitterness. The palate is slick,slightly syrupy, low carbonated and medium to full bodied. jeverszeuge (183), Germany
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Feb 25, 2009 ersma: sip slowly and remember the old toast "to the king o´er the water.", so stehts auf dem rücketikett in schöner schreibschrift.
ein sehr dunkles ale, fast schwarz. schäumt mächtig auf, aber der schaum verschwindet (ale-typisch) schnell wieder.
das bier hat einen unglaublich würzigen geruch. was nicht weiter verwundert, sind doch auf der zutatenliste neben quellwasser, malz, hopfen und hefe auch gewürze aufgeführt. dazu malzige süße. der antrunk ist entsprechend: röstmalzig, süßlich und sehr würzig. kann die gewürze nicht näher spezifizieren, zimt, kardamom, die richtung. schokoladig schmeckts auch. da gibts bei bto berufenere nasen für die genaue analyse. jedenfalls passts prima zur weihnachtszeit. im unterton leichte hopfige herbe, die zur mitte ausgeprägter wird, aber ohne der dominanten süße konkurrenz machen zu können. das ende komt ausgewogen süßlich-herb, die gewürznote klingt langsam aus. ein traum von einem bier. die süffigkeit leidet ob der aromavielfalt. dieses bier verweigert ein reinkippen. siehe oben.
die flasche hat zwei schwarz-weisse etiketten, sieht alles handgemalt aus. wenn ichs recht verstanden habe, gibts bei dem haus ein tor, das zuletzt 1745 von bonnie prince charlie benutzt wurde. der ist vermutlich auch auf dem frontetikett gezeichnet. aus anlass der 250-jährigen torschließung wurde dieses bier 1995 aufgelegt. haltbar bis 2014, also durchaus noch am reifen.
fazit: das zweite bier aus dem hause traquair und ein weiterer volltreffer. ditmier (1086), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Feb 24, 2009 2007 Bottle - Pours a rich dark amber with a large off white head...aroma is spicy malt, a bit fruity...flavour is similarly dominated by dark malt syrup, I get the coriander, and a bit of anise...it’s a thick brew, and gets a bit cloying without any bitterness...good fun though...
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