 elihapa (1072), Honolulu, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Bomber. Pours dark orange/amber with a small head. Aroma is of dark fruit, spice, and alcohol. Flavor has same dark fruit component as aroma, along with same mixed chocolate and nutmeg. Finishes with warming alcohol. Overall, I found this beer to get too cloyingly sweet when it warmed. There is just not enough complexity to withstand the onslaught of sweet fruit.
rustychiles (1071), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 Batch 1
Pours a slightly hazed brown with a large off white head. Aroma is caramel, dark fruits, spices, toffee, yeast and a little earthy. Flavor is candi sugars, caramel, dark fruits, spices, yeast, chocolate, biscuit. Finishes bittersweet with some faint faded hops mingling with the sugars and a slight chalkiness.
Nicely crafted Belgian Strong Ale. I heard the newer batches aren’t as good, but I’ll have to wait 2 years to find out.
desurfer (1069), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 23, 2008 Draft at Oldsmar Tap House. I didn’t take too many notes on this one. It was sweet and more alcoholic than its ABV would suggest. Not too much in the way of hoppiness. Pretty good, but not all that memorable.
Cobra (1066), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 10, 2008 22 oz. brown, bomber bottle. No freshness date seen. poured out a deep copper color, with a sticky tan head. Aromas are of Belgian yeast, sourdough bread, cloves, some bananas. Flavors are more of a weizenbock than anything else. Cloves, yeast & esters galore.
Medium mouthfeel, OK body. Nothing to write home about though.
ben4321 (1061), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2009 Location: 22 oz bottle from Gilly’s, batch # 3 (Feb 2009) 8.97% ABV
Aroma: Banana, clove, some bread, yeast, sugar, a pretty complex and interesting nose
Appearance: Hazy dark orange/red color, decently thin white head
Flavor: A pretty complex sweetness that works pretty well, but not great...
Palate: Decent mouthfeel here, medium to full bodied
Overall Impression:
I really like the idea of this beer and the story.
As of today (5/19/09) I’ve never had anything from Russian River, though I have heard good things, and I’d love to try something fully made by those guys. I have had a few others from Avery and I like what they are trying to do most of the time...
papajohn (1055), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 18, 2008 On tap@OBrien’s: Dark ice tea amber color with a wisp of off white head in the form of a halo. Smokey caramel sweet and over ripe fruit nose. Flavor starts rich caramel followed by cherry candy and ripe fruit syrup (apricot, peach). Medium body is smooth with moderate carbonation. A little overly sweet for my taste, but a good blend.
MrBendo (1052), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 2, 2007 Updated: Jan 19, 2008Thanks to RagallachMC for the bottle. Clear copper with a medium head. Good lacing. Smells of belgian yeast (bananas, cloves), nutty, caramel and dark fruits. Taste brings out the yeast and prunes, as well as alcohol. Medium-heavy body. A bit syrupy. Alcohol was well hidden.
crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 30, 2007 Draught @ Brew Kettle: Pours a dark murky purple-brown with very small ivory head. Aroma is subtle but fruity with lighter fruits like apples and pears. The flavor is a sweet sugary malty goodness this one is very complex and to be honest hard to describe. Starts off sweet but not too much with sugar and caramel, toasted malts almost nutty then light fruits apples, raisens, and even a touch of maybe hallertau and cascades in the back with just a tiny bit of chocolate as well. Just an awesome mouthfeel very creamy, smooth and easy to drink the alcohol isn’t there at all and just a slight bitterness to it and the sweetness is just right. This is a malt lovers beer it just has so many flavors coming out. I want more, I slammed this fast.
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