 Cavie (1317), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Feb 8, 2009 Dark pour. Taste is accompanied with a spicy taste. Might be ginger? Very prominent though.
BeerViking (192), Brentford, Greater London, England
Feb 7, 2009 355ml bottle from 2008, imported. Pours almost black with a fine white shortlived head. Cloves and nutmeg dominate the nose, with malt in the background, then a touch of port and something vegetably - pumpkin? Cloves again on the palate but now with peppery hop, a little ginger, and a little demerara sweetness too. The aftertaste has a slightly burnt caramel character with astringent bitterness and a touch more nutmeg. The spice thing is a bit overpowering.
aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
Feb 7, 2009 Much more malt forward nose than in the past. Toffee and roasted pine nuts with mild spiced candy on the palate. The nutmeg seems to be much lee prominent.
Linnet (107), , Sweden
Feb 6, 2009 Deep opaque colour, small creamy beige head, lots of lacing. Spicy and fruity aroma, sweet and roasted too, yeasty. Flavour is metallic, dry bitter and roasted. Notes of dark fruit and coffee and there is some funky acidity to it’s taste. Mouthfeel is average with small bubbles. the beer is very drinkable without being extraordinary in any way. Actually it is pretty bad for being anchor, my expectations were higher than this.
Serving type: bottle
BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 6, 2009 Brewed in the USA...... Vintage 2006 !! Pours a dark brown color with a super thin white head. Aroma of sweet malts, spices, flowers and a slight hint of cinnamon. Taste is of nutmeg, spices, earth and malts. The mouthfeel is thin but kind of sticky with a slight dryness at the finish. This was very drinkable !!
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Feb 4, 2009 Bottle at The Bruery, 2008 vintage. vertical with 2001 and 2002 vintages. Dark amber color with an off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. Flavor is the same, malty with spices, not quite as mellow as the oldies but good. Medium-full body.
altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 4, 2009 2007 bottle from Bier Koning. Dark brown body with rocky tan head. Really nice roasted malty nose, spicy too. Nice taste of malts, chocolate and some vanilla. Tangy finish. Nice composition.
hayduke (1619), Eureka, California, USA
Feb 2, 2009 From a big magnum bottle with a gold foil wrapper on the top, this poured a rich mahogany color with a big foamy tan head and rich lacing. Nose of caramel malts with cloves, pine, flowers, citrus, and cinnamon. Good clean mouthfeel. Flavor is very complex and spicy, and the finish is dry and slightly bitter. A very good beer for its type.
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