 PilsnerPeter (1214), Flushing, New York, USA
May 12, 2008 Bottle at Paul’s Hoboken Gathering: Amber with a strong tan head. The aroma has some carmelized malts, subdued/aged hops, and a papery oxidized suggestion. Fluffy/creamy body with a rich malt presence. Lots of caramel with little hop character left. A bit peppery and earthiness comes through to balance the earlier caramel sweetness. It aged pretty gracefully.
rustychiles (211), Mesa, Arizona, USA
May 10, 2008 Rating #200
750ML Bottle
Been saving this one for a while, and it lives up to the hype.
Pours a nice hazy red with a large tan head. Aroma of malt, molasses, caramel, figs, chocolate, hops, dough, rasins, clove, brown sugar.......you name it it’s got it. This brew has a nice full body, sticky hops, fruits, chocolate, toffee, bread and caramel all come together in amazing balance. I feel un-worthy to rate this beer, so much is going on and there is no way my feeble palate can detect it all. That said, amazing brew.......another winner from alesmith. YUM!!!
Marsiblursi (1168), Göteborg, Sweden
May 1, 2008 (Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD) Pours beautiful deep dark red with a medium light brown/sand coloured head. The aroma is massive yet elegant with light burned caramel malt, dark fruits like plum and fig (marmalade) and lime-citrus/earth/floral/mild resiny pine like hops up front. Some lychee and star fruit. Undertones of vanilla ice cream (typical Alesmith), cookies, mango and ripe pear esters, hints of raw potato, chocolate roast, wet gravel/minerals and maybe a touch of subtle spices. The flavour is a well balanced mix of fat caramel/toffee-ish malt and earthy/mild citric hops. Wide fruit spectra of lime, figs, pears, oranges, mild pink grapefruit unripe mango and star fruit. Undertones of bread, cookies, chocolate and vanilla. Also some vinous hints along with a good alcohol warmth. The mouthfeel is fat malty soft and smooth with a rather sharp carbonation. The finish is dry, numbing and bitter which is a good thing because of all the sweetness. Medium to full sweet and medium to full bitter. Near full bodied. A very interesting blend.
tjthresh (1166), LaPorte, Indiana and Belton, Missouri, USA
Apr 11, 2008 750 ml bottle from Kan. pour a muddy brown with a decent beige head. left some lace behind. What a knock out aroma. Warm caramel and fresh cookies. Fruity tropical hops are very up to the task as well. Again, the malt and hop flavors are terrificly balanced. Caramel, toffee, chocolate, and wonderful fruity hops. I’m working on the bottle of the bottle. I can taste the yeast. Not too big of a deal. Rather full body. Think hot chocolate made with milk. I’m thinking carbonation is high, but not spritzy. Balanced finish. This is very Old Viscosity-esque, but I like Old Vis better. Still, this beer kicks much ass.
jasonp (1400), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
Apr 3, 2008 Bottle, courtesy of Artusory. Deep red with a high beige head. Rich caramel, grassy hop nose of moderate intensity. Malty - notes of cherry, caramel, toffee, a bit of wood, with plenty of smooth, ample hop bitterness. Very well-balanced. Pleasant sweetness level. Sort of barleywine-esque. Very full, round and smooth with subtle carbonation. Very good stuff.
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