3.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Reviewed 1/30/2010 (Draft @ Flying Saucer, Houston, TX):
Pours a very dark yellowish red brown color body, opaque. Small whitish head, somewhat lasting. Hoppy malty sweet aroma, syrupy. Fruity like strawberries, seeded fruit. Sweet syrupy taste, some hoppiness, citrus. Some roastedness. Not my thing. Dark brown sugar like taste.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught. Hazy with no head or lace. Aroma of orchard fruit esters and malt. No noticeable hops except a little spiciness on the back. Slick thick n oily with a little metallic aftertaste. Nice for a change but not an awesome example.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Serving: Draft at Roasthouse Pub. It pours brown with small head. The nose has some earth but is mostly fruity. The flavor is sweet with notes of cherry, earth, and some booze. Medium bodied with average carbonation and a fruity finish. It struck me as a darker, fruity, slightly boozy amber. Not bad, not great. Take it or leave it.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy copper pour with thin head.
Big malty nose, hints of maple syrup Semisweet overall.
Light body. Pleasant to drink but not mind blowing.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at te Roasthouse early this week. Lighht Brown color, with no head or lacing, Grapes and port and caramel with some candy sweetness
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Rattle with Andrew. Pours a hazy ruby red body with no head or lacing. Aroma is fruits and light cherry. Mouthfeel is light with notes of cherry, fruit malts and light hops.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught Pours clear brown with little tan head. Aromas are light but sweet and malty. Tastes are light sweetness and some maple. Body is thin for the style.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours brown with a brown sugar taste but not overly sweet. Goes down smooth and is light on the palate to not to overpower a lighter dish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Beer Republic during SF Beer Week, what a week! Pours murky dark brown with thin tan head. The aroma offers up sweet dark fruity esters like prunes, figs and dates as well as some roasted malts and chocolate malts. The taste begins with a sweet dark fruity ester onslaught coming from all direction via prunes, raisins and figs and then picking up a modest amount of dark roasted malts, chocolate malts and a mild yet pleasing earthiness. It lingers with some chocolate and roasted malts into the finish. Pretty right on for the style.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Lyons Fork. Pours a dark brown with sticky lacing. Sweet, peaty aroma. Smooth malt profile in the flavor. Not overly sweet. Light bodied and delicious.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Half pint @ Chuck’s. Not sure what the deal is but I can’t seem to smell much of anything. That leaves a saccharine sweet malt base that I’m glad I only got half a pint. Maybe I’m done with scotch ales?
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