My review:
overall: 4.15
appearance: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | mouthfeel: 4.5 | drinkability: 3
Appearance - Very dark, mahogany with ruby highlights.
Smell - Hints of vanilla, molasses and raisins. Some other aromas that, for some reason, that remind me of beef jerky. Go figure.
Taste - Extremely malty and candy-like.
Mouthfeel - Thick and borderline syrupy.
Drinkability - For me this beer is atmosphere dependent. My feeling is that a majority of the time one beer is enough.
[ serving type: bottle ]
From the brewer:
This listing encompasses: A) the November, 2001 release (18% abv), B) the November, 2003 U.S. (but not U.K.) release (18.8% abv), C) the November, 2004 release (18% abv), and D) the November 2005 release (17.8% abv) and E) all subsequent releases due both to their similarity in alcohol content and a lack of change in recipe. None of the releases' labels provides its abv, however:
November, 2001 release (18%) displays the unaltered words "Vim and Vigor" on the label, gold cap
November, 2003 U.S. release (18.8%). No "Vim and Vigor" present, gold cap ("Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the November, 2002 release (23%), which is not rated under this listing)
2004 - Bright yellow cap, no date stamp
2005 - Bright yellow cap, date stamp on bottle neck
2006 - Dark green cap
WorldWide Stout is one of the world's strongest dark beers. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged for half a year. Dark, rich, roasty, and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer (released in early winter with very limited availability).
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