 Viper666 (419), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Jun 19, 2008
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur brune-rouge foncée et claire. Nez fruité (raisins, prunes, léger de figues, notes d’ananas), de malt rôti, moyen de caramel toffee aux petites notes brûlées, léger de chocolat noir et de café ainsi que des notes de réglisse noire. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche, crémeuse et aux notes sirupeuses. Goût fruité (raisins rouges aux faibles notes vineuses, moyen de prunes, notes de figues et de mûres, traces de poire) accompagné de notes de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyennement amer de malt rôti aux petites notes terreuses, moyen de chocolat noir, de caramel toffee (notes brûlées) et de mélasse sucrée. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un moyen-léger goût d’alcool aux notes réchauffantes ainsi qu’une amertume légèrement asséchante de houblon herbeux jusqu’en finale, où on note également la présence d’un léger goût de café et des traces de fumée de bois. Post-goût long-moyen et légèrement sec, moyennement amer de rôti (faibles notes brûlées), moyen de houblon herbeux de chocolat, d’alcool, de fruits (moût de raisins, pelures de prunes) et de fumée de bois.
nearbeer (1199), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 17, 2008 650 ml, bb Dec 31 2008. Clear (when held to the light), deep mahogany with a small, persistent head. Aroma is an odd mix of wood, chalky caramel, fruity-herb coffee and chocolate. Flavor is chalky cocoa with some light apple-cherry and char. Finish of coffee, char, marshmallow and light alcohol. Medium body is a little too watery and frothy, but nicely dried by some roasty flavors.
BillWyce (11), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle poured into English pint glass. It
poured dark brown, almost black with a
2-finger tan head. Aromas of roasted
malt and some underlying nuttiness. The
taste was primarily malt sweetness with
undertones of chocolate, caramel and a
very slight smokiness with a nice, slightly bitter finish. Overall, very nice.
SQNfan (424), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Deep brown in color with a thin head that dissipated quickly. The nose has aromas of chocolate, plum, fig and spice. In the mouth it was medium to full-bodied and semi-concentrated with a slightly dry finish. Fairly simple but nice.
NomDeBeer (129), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Heavy flavors of roasted malt and chocolate. Thinner body than I expected, and the head dissipates quickly. It’s a good beer and I’ll probably revisit it, although I would rather have his one in 12oz bottles rather than 22oz.
blankboy (2562), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 13, 2008 Bottle (22oz). Pours a very deep ruby-brown with a large diminishing frothy tan head. Aroma’s roasty and quite fruity with notes of coffee, chocolate and toffee -- pretty nice. Flavour of dark malt, dark fruit, toffee, nuts and chocolate. Decent bitter finish. Alcohol’s totally hidden. Medium bodied, oily mouthfeel. No complaints here, it seems right on style and I quite liked it. Almost hard to drink the whole bottle though due to the style, just a personal preference.
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