Zimnyaya Myelankholiya (Winter Melancholy)
AF Brew
- From:
- AF Brew
- Russia
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
Ranked #96 - ABV:
- 10.3%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,963 - Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 11.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 13, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
A New Year's Eve version of warmly recognized Melancholy, our Imperial Baltic Porter. Smooth touch of Kenyan coffee and bourbon vanilla turn the beer from egocentric and depressive to meditative and reflexive as we all become on the first days of the New Year. Aged in Chivas Regal barrels.
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Rated by Captain68 from Russian Federation
4.23/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
91
May 06, 2020
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
3.99/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A 330ml bottle, bottled on 9th July 2019. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Dark brown to black in colour with a one finger brown head that had decent retention and left nice spotty lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, iron, bourbon, coffee, chocolate, with some light smoky tobacco notes.
Taste: Strong roast, moderately sweet, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, with light alcohol notes, maybe bourbon, and notes of tobacco.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice roasty notes with good chocolate, coffee and vanilla flavours. I would have liked for the body to be fuller, but otherwise, this was enjoyable.
Jan 23, 2020Appearance: Dark brown to black in colour with a one finger brown head that had decent retention and left nice spotty lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, iron, bourbon, coffee, chocolate, with some light smoky tobacco notes.
Taste: Strong roast, moderately sweet, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, with light alcohol notes, maybe bourbon, and notes of tobacco.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice roasty notes with good chocolate, coffee and vanilla flavours. I would have liked for the body to be fuller, but otherwise, this was enjoyable.
Reviewed by Dzu from Russian Federation
4.17/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into goblet.
L: Dark brown coffee like color with a no foam head.
S: Cpffee notes, sweets, caramel may be.
T: Strong saturated sweet coffeee taste. Nice aftertaste.
F: Low carbonation, tight body.
O: Very impressive one. Like it.
Aug 12, 2016L: Dark brown coffee like color with a no foam head.
S: Cpffee notes, sweets, caramel may be.
T: Strong saturated sweet coffeee taste. Nice aftertaste.
F: Low carbonation, tight body.
O: Very impressive one. Like it.
Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
4.21/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Opaque black with 1.5-finger tan head, moderate to low retention.
Smell - cocoa nibs, vanilla, chocolate.
Taste - coffee, cocoa, caramel, vanilla.
Full body, soft carbonation.
Jun 07, 2016Smell - cocoa nibs, vanilla, chocolate.
Taste - coffee, cocoa, caramel, vanilla.
Full body, soft carbonation.
Reviewed by Oleg85 from Russian Federation
3.8/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours very dark brown color. Nearly black. 1 finger tall head reminds dark chocolate, decreases fast. Aroma of coffee, rye bread crust, dark chocolate. The taste repeats the smell, a bit sweet, a bit sour. No alcohol on the tongue or palate.
Feb 05, 2016
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