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Black Toad Distinctive Dark Ale

Black Toad Distinctive Dark Ale

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69
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A Brown Ale brewed by
Goose Island Beer Company

Chicago, Illinois USA

bottled
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Commercial Description:
We begin with a custom mixture of dark and roasted barley malts, then we add the choicest hops. The resulting ale has a dark chestnut color and a deep nutty flavor. Brewed specially for Trader Joe's.

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 Icommonsewer (119), TUCSON, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20

Aug 31, 2007  
Only $4.99 for six at Trader Joe’s, and this beer proves to be a great porter in disguise simple as a "dark ale"!

 can8ianben (668), Pasadena, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/512/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Dark and smoky, but light enough that it wasn’t a beer that made me feel heavy. Much darker than a typical brown ale, but similar in body and mouthfeel. Black.


 Strykzone (1070), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 15, 2008  
Almost black pour with a short lived head. Red highlights. Aroma is full of malt, nuts, milk, unmalted barley. The barley gives a sorghum molasses flavor. Faint hop presence. Lactic acid. Mild effervescence. Smokey. Medium bodied. Not bad at all.


 fidel (310), Livermore, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 20, 2008    Updated: Oct 28, 2008
Dark brown, smooth, sweet roasted malts, molasses, nutty, little coffee, slight hop.


tmongoose (35), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 20, 2008  
a dark ale that poured to a nice head. it quickly dissapated. for me this is a beer that i could drink on a regular basis. its not heavy at all, refreshing and has a good roasted malt flavor.


 HonkeyBra (509), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 18, 2008  
While I was telling my Aunt about my beer hobby, she pulled this out of the fridge for me. She said my uncls didn’t like dark beers and this was a bit too dark for her. Dark brown pour, roasty aroma. Flavor was sweet and roasty, I almost thought this was a thin porter. Pretty decent, though. Especially for a random contract brew.



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