Br. De Silly
Silly, Belgium
9% abv
Serve 45 degrees
750ml bottle
$13.00 Ashley’s of Westland, Michigan
I had to buy two of these bottles because I love a great tawny
port. Now, take an already sweet ale,
Scotch Silly, add some port barrel aging and this could be really good.
Appearance: nice medium-dark amber with a hint of ruby port color to the body
with a one finger tan head and not much on the lacing front
Aroma: sweet malty nose; whiff of cotton candy sugar; not
much on the port
Flavors: tart apple; caramel; sweet grains; caramel/toffee
cotton candy; dried out stale black licorice; oak spice; flavors just seem DE shoveled
I sure am missing the port concept here – I love a nutty port
with a rich caramel/toffee style with a nice woody quality and some dark fruits. All this is - is a slightly tart Scotch Silly.
Mouthfeel: dry; tart yet sweet; low carbonation; bitterness
on the finish; lighter than I expected in body; dirty tart aftertaste
To the Point: wow, 87 points on BA with 26 reviews; I’ll bet
$100 that only two of them have ever had a great port – hell, I’ll bet only
four of them have ever had a port;
This is not all that interesting to me; I don’t know if I
could even give it a 72% to keep it in the C range I’ll have to give it a C-. Damn, I had a fine cigar planned for this
ale.
Anybody want to buy my second bottle.
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