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Tent Town whale

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sample at Linköping Beer Expo. Almost clear amber liquid with small white head. Aroma of raw sugar, bourbon, toffee, wood, maple syrup and light booze. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of bourbon, wood and raw sugar. Medium to full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Really nice albeit maybe unnecessarily strong.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle - Rich caramel, chocolate, vanilla and rich barrel notes. Clearcopper wit a decent white thin head. Caramel, vanilla and some light bourbon notes. Rich and nicely balanced. Very nice.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy brown copper with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong candy sugar, oak, and pine. Medium mouthfeel with sweet candy sugar and sweet finish. Hides alcohol well, very good.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled in July 2012. Pours slightly hazy deep orange copper color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, brown sugar, molasses, raisin, plum, fig, orange peel, light pine, clove, oak, light bourbon, light vanilla, floral, grass, herbal, and oak/yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of deep malt, fruity yeast ester, and moderate oak barrel presence; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, toast, toffee, maple, brown sugar, biscuit, molasses, raisin, plum, fig, orange peel, light pine, oak, clove, light vanilla, light bourbon, herbal, floral, grass, and oak/yeast earthiness. Some minimal earthy floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, toffee, maple, brown sugar, biscuit, molasses, raisin, plum, fig, orange peel, light pine, oak, clove, light vanilla, light bourbon, herbal, floral, grass, and oak/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of deep malt, fruity yeast ester, and moderate oak barrel flavors; with zero cloying sweetness or booziness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full bodied; with a very creamy, slick, and lightly syrupy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light-moderate warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome barelywine. All around great balance and complexity of deep malt, fruity yeast ester, and moderate oak barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draught @ CBC 2013 [ Red Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2013, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, DenmarkClear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, caramel, dried fruit, alcohol, moderate hoppy, dusty. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dried fruit, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130504]

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours clear copper amber with off white head. Nose and taste of bourbon, oak, vanilla, sweet malt, caramel, toffee, sticky resin, maple syrup, sticky orange candy and candied citrus. Full bodied. Finishes with a touch of alcohol, but not as much as expected given the ABV.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draught @ CBC2013. Pours clear amber with small golden head that quickly dissipates while leaving a small trace on the glass. Smell is sweet and malty with caramel, biscuits, vanilla fudge, oak, crackers, dried apricots, alcohol, pine needles and dried dark fruits. taste is sweet, bitter, malty and fruity with caramel, biscuits, dried dark fruits, charred wood, grapefruit rinds, alcohol, resinous wood, dried apricots and cookie dough. Mouthfeel is round, soft, tiny astringent and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with caramel, biscuits, grapefruit rinds, dried dark fruits, pine needles and resinous wood.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

75cl bottle sample @ RBBWG 2013, courtesy of ThirstyBird. Orangée léger trouble, col beige. Arôme est malté, caramel, houblonné moyen avec ce bouquet sucre caramélisé/brulé avec une petite note beurre, caramel sucre cristal. Palais est typique d’un barley américain, malté caramel le tout gardant un profil houblonné léger mais restant quand même prononcé, ce dernier ajoute une note amer à un profil de bouche relevé par les 15%. Reste fleuri sur un côté doux caramel, sucre brun. Pas mauvais, mais l’alcool est un peu trop en avant et ajoute ce caractère chaud alcoolisé tout au long de la dégustation.