Comment:

1999 vintage, 1 year old. Dark brown, almost no foam, fruity wine nose, short head quickly disappearing, strong malt sweetness, long bitterness.

1998 vintage
3.5

1997 vintage
3.0

1996 vintage
2.8

1995 vintage
2.5

1994 vintage
sampled in january 2007 pours a dark unappetizing brown cloudy colour with absolutely no foam; aroma of cocoa and plums, vinous and Portwine-like; almost no carbonation, solid malt body, oily, syrupy palate, some sweetness before a late and robust bitterness; long fruity and malty finish with notes of chocolate and warming alcohol
2/8/6/3/14

sampled in december 2002. Brown colour, absolutely no foam, aroma of port-wine and unfermented malt, strange, vegetables. The aromas just do not fit together. Very sweet, oily with a long, very bitter and alcohol finish. I thought it was supposed to improve while aging ?!? (4/3/6/3/7)

1993 vintage
3.3

1991 vintage
sampled 10/2006, 15 years old, courtesy of Laurent Mousson - hazy brown colour and absolutely no foam; very complex nose of cocoa, herbs, menthol and biscuits; very thick and sticky, some sweetness with a powerful bitterness; strong alcohol kick in the finish along with more cocoa notes and a never ending bitterness - deeply impressive ! (9/4/8/4/17)

1989 vintage
courtesy of Laurent Mousson - nut and caramel, mint, fiarly madereized and full-bodied, solidly bitter, long malty finish

1987 vintage
courtesy of Laurent Mousson - aroma of bretts and cork, acidic and sticky, some meat, almost no carbonation; fruity malty finish with lingering acidic notes - a beautiful beer

Rating (appearance,aroma,flavor,aftertaste,overall impression):

4/9/8/4/17

Date:

October-06