Oakes (7030), Miami Beach, Florida, USA May 9, 2008 Dark brown colour. Chocolatey nose with hints of nuts. The flavour is a bit thin but actually has a nice balance of cherry accents and chocolate syrupy character. JPDIPSO (4344), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA Sep 11, 2005 Very dark brown with a foamy half inch of tan bubbles. Rich roasted malt and a hint of cherry. Sweet roasted malt flavors mingle with mildly sweet cherry juice. Somewhat like eating a dark black forest cake. Seems quite simple, but no real flaws. Thanks jerc. jcwattsrugger (4087), Florida and, New Jersey, USA Jun 9, 2008 341ml bottle-pours a thin light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt/oat-chocolate, dark fruit-cherry, acidic. Taste is thin dark malt/oat-chocolate, dark fruit-cherry, acidic, seltzery. Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing. jjpm74 (3446), Connecticut, USA Apr 18, 2008 Bottle courtesy of hogtownharry. Pours muddy brown with a tan head. Smells of light cherries, some sweet malt. Tastes of artificial sweet cherries, some cocoa, some earthiness. T was hoping for some more intensity from the cherries, but this is nice. Some caramel on the finish. Radek Kliber (3402), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 4, 2005 Updated: Feb 16, 2007On tap @ Volo, Toronto
<br />
2007 Version , fresh cask. Pours brown with good top.
<br />
Felt much richer than old 06 version . Plenty of chocolate, roasted malts less so cherry. <br />
Old: Sweet brown malts dominate this scene, hint of euro continental hops behind.
<br />
Full , matured dark ale. Good , full bodied . For Starbucks lovers think of Raspberry Mocha but with cherry accents. Great improvement vs. batch one. Good brew.
Clean slightly vinous . Pleasant, neat woody bitter touches. Late fruit finish. Brewmasters excellence and detail oriented techniques are well shown. Almost perfect as dunkel goes just a bit boring / mainstream .
|