 pepsican (766), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Jul 11, 2008
I figured I should pop open something decent for my birthday, and I figured this would do. Pours dark brown with a thick head. Grape, caramel malt, candi sugar, and tobacco nose. Flavor was very similar, lots of dark fruits come out as well. Finish was thick, lots of stuff going on but not something I really cared for.
EnSiFeRuM (308), Quebec, Canada
Oct 15, 2008 Bouteille de 330 ml. Vieillie 3 ans
Pour mon 300 ème rating j’ai décidé d’ouvrir une bière rare et classée dans le top 50 mondial. La bière se présente avec une robe brune et des reflets bourgogne et un col de mousse beige compacte qui couvre au complet le précieux liquide du début jusqu’à la fin de la dégustation. Au nez on découvre une complexité hors de l’ordinaire. Des arômes de raisins, de prunes, de chocolat, de caramel écossais, de fraise confîtes et de genièvre réjouissent mon sens de l’odorat. En bouche le corps est moyen rond avec une effervescence moyenne élevée. On goûte au départ le sucre brun, par la suite les fraises confîtes et le caramel crémeux et le tout se termine par des notes d’alcool et de madère. Merveilleux
Swolf3 (102), Elkton, Maryland, USA
Oct 13, 2008 Bottle shared with GMCC2181. Poured murky brown, with nice head. Aroma was raisin, and sweet like candy. Taste was very nice, with dark fruits, raisins, and finished nice smooth and rolled right down. Enjoyed a lot.
JAXSON (109), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Big thanks to Brad. Amazingly, a darker pour than the 12, really deep brown, a creamy beige head. Aroma of prunes, figs, some maple syrup. Not really a massive burst of fruits and sugars like the 12. Flavor has that really rich, elegant, clean alcohol sugar purity, fresh and exciting. There are a lot of figs, and a slight bittering component of hops on the back end that isn’t necessarily welcome here. A little too much carbonation, but still creamy and smooth. Over-ripe bananas play a role as the beer warms. The comparisons to the 12 are inevitable -- this is less of everything but still delicious.
GMCC2181 (434), Bear, Delaware, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Bottle from Brad. Thanks brad. Dark brown almost black in color, good size head. Weak aroma of raisons and some sugar. Taste is smooth... Dark fruits, sugar. Reminds me more of a quad. I think it is better then the westy 12. The texture is perfect. Creamy and smooth, rolls right off the tounge. Over all good beer.
lithy (247), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Cola brown with an active light tan finger of head and tons of swirling yeast sediment and carbonation. Head settles quickly with no lacing. Aroma of dark pruny fruits some earthy sweet candy sugar and a light spiciness but definitely not as ’full’ as the Abt 12. Very light mouthfeel, doughy, more candi sugar followed by a mix of figs, prunes and alcohol. Slight saltiness and nuttiness. A little too thin in the finish for me.
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