[1] Review by Clash from Chattanooga, TN, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/7/2008 6:49:30 PM)
"Vintage 1993 - A pitch black appearance with no head. The aroma is soy sauce, chocolate, coffee, and some dark fruits. The flavor is rather sour with some soy sauce, grapes, chocolate, and noticeable alcohol. This was ok for a small amount but nothing I would drink alot of.
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Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (6/7/2007 5:56:05 AM)
"Pitch black colour, big brown head. Aroma is chocolate, roast and a lot of vinegary hints. Flavour is coffee, roasted malts, alcohol and chocolate. Some vinegary hints also. Enormously well aged (early 80's vintage). "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer many times. (11/30/2005 5:19:04 PM)
"Vintage bottle 1983, Sampled September 2004.
The cap pops off of this beer with a bit of a hiss. There is some light carbonation left, and the beer itself is pitch black in color. The nose has notes of cherry, thick rich plum, molasses, sherry, and malt in the background. Surprisingly there is only a hint of dark malt left after all this time. There is some acidity left here from the dark malts, it is not roasty up front, but there is a nice long finish with solid notes of coffee. The fruit notes are not as evident in the taste as in the nose. The acidity definitely dominates up front, but this is not an acidity from an infection.
Vintage bottle 1983, Sampled October 2002.
This was a 6-pack of the 1983 picked up from the Kulminator in Antwerp, for $7! Thick black and wonderful looking. Tasted of sherry, burnt caramel, and raisin. Very full mouth feel, yet you could tell that the body has thinned noticeably with age. This beer has held up very well, despite being obviously oxidized. This in my opinion just added to the character and complexity of this beer."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 9.2oz @ $1.17 Unit Cost: $2.03 per Pint
[4] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer once. (7/22/2005 12:20:18 AM)
"~1992 Vintage:
An exceedingly rare bottle, that I picked up via eBay, to spoil myself over the holidays. And while the 170mL bottle (complete with a far amount of dust over the past dozen years) took months to get shipped over from the U.K., the rsulting beer was more than worth the wait. In a word, this is superb.
A minute "pfft" was the one and only herald to announce to the world that this beer had been popped open. My biggest fear was that the beer would be infected and gushing. No, this gentle giant slumbered contentfully in one or more dark and quiet cellars overseas, only to be awakened half-the-world away, on a cool and rainy Southern Californian Wednesday afternoon.
Gentlly poured the entire contents of the bottle into my George Gale's stemmed glass. Minimal if any yeast sediment. Absolutely nil carbonation, but that was certianly no surprise -- and definately forgiveable, considering the age. In fact, I would think that any spritziness to this beer would get in the way of the more complex undertones in the flavor profile.
And complex this is -- most certianly sir. Please alow me to put this into terms that may just fit this almost Napolenically massive beer. Immeditately hits the mouth with an opening barrage of raisins and figs, with the cavalric flanking charge of port wine and maybe dates. Then, to continue the assault, a certian intriguing nuttiness goes Over The Top, through the wire, and brings the fight to your own frontline. Your taste buds fight the good fight, but there is no getting out of this combat. With the wave of flavor sweeping on to other parts of The Front, your taste buds can only put down their muskets and bayonnets, and surrender to the almighty bliss that this beer brings to the war... ;)
By far the most perfect Imperial Stout that I have ever had the fortune of running across. And while even the sample size is ideal, this beer's rarity is not. Worth spending cold hard cash on? Absolutely -- that is, if you ever happen to see it. Seeing that I do not expect to ever see or sample this ever again, it will haunt my memories and torment my dreams.
A world-class beer, without a doubt.
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by Vac from San Diego, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/23/2005 9:21:53 AM)
"1983: Pours with a black body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty yet sour and vinious with a slight roastiness. Medium to full bodied and smooth."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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