3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Drake (4803) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - AUG 17, 2008
16.9 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. Deep, dark reddish brown color with a 2-finger head. Good retention and lacing. Slightly fruity roasted malt aroma. Roasted malt taste with dark fruits and caramel notes. Medium body.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20 JK54B (1202) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 17, 2008
A 0.5L bottle from Alko shop. Dark red brownish colour. Pale brown big bubbled nose. Maltiness and licorice in the taste. A slightly sour and coffeish taste also some syrup. Bitter hoppiness in the end.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Vac (2420) - Capistrano Beach, California, USA - AUG 13, 2008
Bottle...I think from my brother Beer_Hawk. Pours with a dark brown body topped by a thin head with some lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty with a slight roasty note and a light bitterness. Medium to full bodied and smooth.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 austone (1062) - Turku; Pori, FINLAND - AUG 1, 2008
Black w/ nice, creamy beige head. Alcoholic, sweetish and burned aroma, little wood and fruitiness. Very sweet, a bit alcoholic flavor, molasses, soft burned malts, little dark chocolate in the finish. Medium bodied, very smooth palate. OK as dessert, but just not that satisfying.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 bermod (119) - Jyväskylä, FINLAND - JUL 25, 2008
Sweet, roasted malty aroma with some chocolate notes. Very sweet, roasted malty flavor with coffee, hops and hints of chocolate.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 MrBunn (2006) - Western, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 18, 2008
Bottle. Pour is a cola-like brown with a bit of highlighting and a thin head that is all but gone in the time it has taken to type this. Aromas of clay, dust, cola, prunes and black cherries. In spite of the thin appearance, mouthfeel is heavy and syrupy and flavors are very sweet... almost a bit cloying. Maybe like Cherry Coke syrup (or at least flat Cherry Coke). Fruit is there, as is a cola like presence. This isn’t for me as it needs a little something (more alcohol or some more pronounced hops?) to balance out all of that sweet stickiness.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 estpiwo (938) - ESTONIA - JUL 15, 2008
Bottle. Dark brown with creamy head. Strong grainy caramel aroma, Flavor is sweet and full. caramel, chocolate and really cola taste Not so strong. Aftertaste isn´t long.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 jsquire (2461) - St. Marys, Ohio, USA - JUL 12, 2008
Mahogany hued beer with a fluffy beige head that left lots of stick lace on the glass. The nose had a strong raw grain note that reminded me of dried dog food, with a cola sweetness. This is a really sweet beer, with lots of cola, caramel, sweetened tea, and some white sugar. There is some roasted grain, a hint of chocolate and raisen, and an alcohol burn. It seems a little thin. I’m not a big fan of this one.
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