3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle - Odd, I had this one months ago and don’t have my review entered. Anyway, it poured dark brown and mostly clear. It had a caramel malt aroma with some citrus hop notes. The flavor was sweet malt with chocolate and those nicely balanced citrus accented hops. I’ve noted that this big beer was very enjoyable without completely blowing me away. Another job well done from Avery...
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 15, 2007 Bottle from Friar Tuck in Savoy, IL. Pours a beautiful dark brown/black with a thick brown head- very stout like. Aroma of caramelized sugar, raisen, hops, and tobacco. Full bodied with a slight stickiness to the rich malty texture. Initial flavor of molasses, cocoa, and raisen that immediately gets zapped by a citrusy hop middle. Bitter finish is peppery yet moderately sweet. I am not totally sold on black IPA’s yet, but I enjoyed this much better when it warmed. I think this is better than Stone 11th, at least right now.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours deep brown with a red hue and a slight light brown creamy head. Dried fruit malty aroma. Heavy dried fruit flavour, dry. Slight sweet and liqourice note reaching the finish with a nice level of bitterness. Nice balance and a good flavourfull brew.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Brought out at Cameron’s Brewing Cask night. deep mhogany brown, some foam. Nose is pine hops and sweet malts. Taste is hops sweet malts molasses and booze, but still balanced and enjoyable
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma was really nice. Rich malty chocolate and a some belgian spiciness to this. This beer really seemed like an abbey dubbel rather than an ASA. Flavor was actually very tastey but it was just a little to sweet for me. A slight hoppiness and bitterness to this. Kind of a hopped up dubbel which was pretty interesting and i actually enjoyed this a lot.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark copper color with a light tan head. Aroma is of molasses, citrus hops, caramel, dark fruits, and some alcohol. Very complex aroma. Starts of with sweet malts, molasses, citrus hops and some toasted malts. MIddle flavor is of dark fruits and nuts. Finishes with floral hops and alcohol to give it a delicious ending. I really enjoyed this brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber. Pours very, very dark reddish brown with dense tan head. The aroma is very fruity-- tons of candied pineapple, some grapefruit, cherry, lime, and papaya. There are also milder scents of raisin and green wood. The flavor is very piney at first, and an assertive, darker woodiness follows quickly. The initial edge wears off soon and a maltiness reminiscent of molasses and ultra-bitter chocolate moves through the middle of the mouth. Some fruitiness pops out here and there, usually in the form of pineapple or grapefruit. The finish is somewhat dry and woody with a peanut-shell tone to it. Dry nuttiness lingers in the aftertaste. Pretty good brew.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Smells different than it tastes, so the dry hopping is apparent from the get-go. Not as malty as the Commercial Description would make you wish to believe, but this tastes great. Hops set off the malts in a big way, but it’s still creamy enough to set it apart. Poured with a mammoth head that vanished in the time it took me to walk from my kitchen to this here keyboard. Good stuff.
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