fobar (68), Søgne, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 500ml bottle. Unclear red/brown color body with rusty head. Tastes roasty nuts, caramel and alcohol. Aroma of raisin and caramel.
 MesandSim (5851), London, Greater London, England
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 A Mes rate. Bottle at Pigs Ear thanks to Knut.
Very hazy orange amber with a thin beige head. Superb sweet barley wine snout with a good resinous topping and a bit of a boozy sting. Faint bubble gum and putty to be added to the list once it gets in the mouth. Thick and gloopy and just a barrel full of fun. Stunning bittersweet finish. Excellent stuff all round.
GAManiac (1163), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 500mL bottle poured into a snifter.
This one pours a murky brown that shows some amber when held up to the light. There is a small creamy off-white head that recedes to a small cap which is fed by a stream of bubbles from the bottom.
The aroma is very sweet with caramel malts and toffee. There are dark fruits as well as a lightly toasted nut character with some spices.
The taste actually has a definite hop kick up front, a fairly earthy one, before the wave of sweet caramel malts, dark fruits and brown sugar take over. The finish is slightly dry with the oak coming out.
The mouthfeel is fairly full and slick with a low soft carbonation.
I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It’s definitely a bit raw and could benefit with age but it’s a very good beer as it is.
Sigmund (2284), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Batch #435, ABV 10%. Deep brown colour, slightly hazy, big beige head. Pleasant aroma of brown malts, notes of rum-raisin and fortified wine, hints of spices and oak. The flavour has loads of malty sweetness and alcohol, notes of dark dried fruits and oak, hints of spices (esp. anise) and liquorice. There is a firm hoppy bitterness in the finish. Powerful beer, a bit "raw in the edges", will probably benefit from a year or two (perhaps more) in the cellar.
gunnfryd (3590), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is hop. caramel, dried fruits. Flavour is hop, caramel, alcohol, apple, raisin, malt, dried fruits. Full bodied nice beer.
Theis (3753), Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Bottle at home. Cloudy red/brown - offwhite head. high malty, light sweetness, roasted, berries, dark fruity, nice hoppy, ryebread, licorice, chocolate, caramel, toffee, prunes, raisins, fat/sticky body. OK.
KnutAlbert (3127), Oslo, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 Bottle at Olympen
Fungus-like head with coarse bubbles. Sweet berries, caramel. chocolate, prunes.
Heavy , a bit oily.
For late night drinking with a good book.
larsga (2959), Oslo, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Small offwhite head. Deep brownish red body. Nutty earthy strawberry aroma with roasted almonds and toffee notes. Sweet-dry alcoholic dusty roasty strawberry taste with fruity nutty caramel notes. Fullish body. Rounded, warm mouthfeel. Dry roasty dusty nutty malty aftertaste with earthy syrupy roasted almonds notes. Complex and harmonic, even though it’s still strictly speaking quite green. Will rerate, because this is bound to improve with age. (0.35l draft, Olympen, Oslo.)
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