4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at a June ’11 BA/RB "beer camping" excursion in the Oregon Cascade foothills. Colour... nearly black with no head. Nose... burnt cherries and cherry compote. Palate... much the same as the nose but with hints os dark chocolate, much like those cherry cordials that people like to put in the freezer. Yum!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
pitch black, smooth light brown head. 4 . Dark roasted malty aroma, dry subtle balance, faint fruity aroma. 8 flavor is red fruits, mild roasted malts,7
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, pours pitch black with light brown head..... the aroma is coffee, roasted malt, dark fruits... the flavor is bitter, sour, lots of fruits..... sweet sour fruits finish....
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours pitch blac with a medium but fast deminishing tan head. The aroma is tart cherries, light roasted malt, metallic notes and some dark fruit. Quite acidic flavour with notes of berries, sweet malt, light cherries, chocolate, and finishes quite tart. Was not impressed at all.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle shared at the July Santa Cruz tasting. Pours dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma is chocolatey, but sort of salty too, like, uh, those salted chocolates. A touch of soy and smoke, coffee, and a mild cherry tartness. Flavor is dark chocolate and cherry juice with a nice dry finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A: The pour on this one is almost black with a tall tan head.
S: Strong notes of roasted malts and a bit of dark chocolate, too. The cherries really stand out and there is a big fruitiness. Strangely, there is a slight tartness to it, but I like it.
T: Woah, the tartness on the palate is rather strong. Quite acidic, much more so than just some sour cherry juice/fruit flavor. There is a lot of cherry flavor and a fair amount of roasted malt.
M: Medium in body with a medium to high carbonation.
O: The tartness on the nose was nice and added some depth, but it really took over on the palate and became too much.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tried this one out last year on a whim. Talk about the quintessential dessert beer...Michigan, particularly the area around Traverse City, produces some amazing and flavorful cherries, and Bell’s found a way to bottle them. Rich and decadent, bursting with cherry and chocolate...not too dense, though, so it’s an easier sipper. Imagine it with a slice of red velvet cake and a scoop of Cherry Garcia on the side...
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pour is black like stout with a little tan head. Nose is of cherry. Taste is of cherry and chocolate mostly with some coffee hints as well.
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