SoberCajun (49), Nashville, Tennessee, USA Apr 6, 2009 Pours dark reddish-brown with minimal head. Very sweet raisin aroma with a hint of chocolate. A nice balanced malt flavor with bitterness at the end. Nothing bad to really say about this one, it was a pleasant surprise. Anchor brewing company continues to impress me with their solid offerings. halfonit (419), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Apr 4, 2009 Nice dark color to this one. Smells of malts and raisins. Taste is a little complex. Not that carbonated at all. Has flavors of malts and a very bitter fruits. Has a very bitter aftertaste in the end. But overall, not too bad of a brew. jjuf1853 (467), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA Apr 3, 2009 The bottle pours a dark brown/chestnut color with a small, but solid tan head. Nice lacing along the side of the glass. The beer has a distinct aroma of malt and rye. Flavor includes roasted malts, more of the rye notes, with hints of dates and raisins. There’s slight hop bitterness in the finish. This is a tasty, solid offering from the folks at Anchor. I highly recommend taking a tour of the brewery if you are ever in San Francisco, very cool tour! PorterPounder (3132), Tallahassee, Florida, USA Apr 2, 2009 Ft. Myers, Fl. - Total Wines - 12 oz bottle. Finally found this elusive brew from Anchor - one of the only ones I am missing. Very dark brown - almost black pour with a decent sized mocha colored head. Pleasant wort-like aroma with some dates and raisin notes. Good, solid rib-sticking bock flavor with brief hints of licorice, raisins, baked brown bread and a brief hint of chocolate. Thickish mouthfeel for a bock Solid, as expected. angrypirate06 (678), Texas, USA Mar 31, 2009 Bottle. Pours dark brown with a red hue and a quickly receding head. The aroma is soy and bitter hops. Light hop taste, with wheat, salt and pretzels as well. Sregnar35 (729), Rotterdam, New York, USA Mar 29, 2009 On tap at Mahars. Pours a nice brown color with little head. Flavor is sweet and nutty, but watery, still good though. jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA Mar 28, 2009 12oz bottle-pours a rich light brown head and mahogany color. Aroma is roasty-dark malt, pine hops fades in and out. As it warms molasses too. Taste is ashy-dark malt, earthy hops. As it warms the ashy is replaced by chocolate which improves the taste. Thanks jwc215 for picking this out. fidel (884), Livermore, California, USA Mar 24, 2009 Poured reddish dark brown, nutty, roasted malts, bready, molasses, caramel, little dark fruits, slight hops.
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