Score: 88
1999 vintage bottle. Forgot to write down the bottle number (out of 3,000). Served in a snifter and enjoyed on 04/25/14. Review is from iPhone notes.
Appearance: The cork fell apart while opening the bottle and had to be pushed into the bottle to be opened. Bits of the cork were strained as poured. The beer pours a murky brown color with lots of fade and sediment floating. Not quite sure what mix of the sediment is old/dead yeast or cork residuals. No head off the pour. No legs or lacing. 3/5
Smell: Fiery, fusel alcohol followed by dark fruit, caramel, leather and wood. Kiss of
vanilla too. Super boozy and alcohol forward, but behind that is a nice and
big strong ale with some positive/fruity oxidation and sherry. 4/5Taste: Fruity oxidation, leather, and a little green pepper towards the finish. Lots of caramel flavor, with a touch of vanilla that is extraordinarily muted side by side with Utopias 10th Anniversary. 4/5
Mouthfeel: Viscous and full bodied, virtually no carbonation. Drinks like an oily spirit. Sweet-leaning. 3.75/5
Overall: A good, not great beer. Utopias was better. This 15 year old beer is probably past its prime.
Cost: $900 for a 750 ml bottle
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