 DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Mar 14, 2006
Barrel Draught from the jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 30/09/2005
Mid brown coloured and very strong in alcohol with fruit aroma and flavour. Warming malt finish.
riversideAK (1561), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Aug 7, 2008 Dark red pour with a big beige head. The aroma is spicy and vinous with notes of grapes, sweet dark bread, tobacco and brown sugar. Very layered with a bit of age/oxidization starting to show. Sweet and malty with figs, tobacco, grapes, plums, prunes, brown sugar. Smooth with medium carbonation and a little alcohol warmth. I thought this was doing very well at the time. It was pretty damn good.
kmweaver (1948), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jun 16, 2008 750mL bottle, courtesy of jjpm74. Thanks, John! Pours a murky, brownish color; light-tan head with patchy lacing. Toasty aroma, showing nougat, milk chocolate, and sweet bready malts. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy breadiness, brown sugar, maple syrup, and sweet maltiness at the core; slight oxidation; very chewy caramel and sweet brown sugar maltiness. Messy, chewy quad. Lengthy finish: brown sugar, sweet malts, and breadiness.
gotbeach (121), San Diego, California, USA
Feb 9, 2008 Bottle@Dr.Bills Pours dark redish brown with a bubbly thin head. Slight sour smell. Starts out sweets with figs and chocolate and then drys up at the end to make one very drinkable brew.
Bockyhorsey (1951), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jan 15, 2008 Mesa Gathering October 07. Sweet molasas and licorice aroma. Black body with tan head. Good thicker body texture. Sweet licorice and roasty flavors. Sweetness left on the palate. Alcohol noticeable as my notes went down hill from here. Usually do aftter a real good one.
dahfoto (7), Denver, Colorado, USA
does not count  Dec 23, 2007 750ml bottle. Poured with large light tan head. Aroma of vanilla, caramel, banana. Flavors of dark fruit, bananas, caramel, chocolate and vanilla. Very creamy texure. Has gotten more complex since my first tasting over a year ago. All in all one of my faves. Great for the holidays with dark chocolate. Have one more bottle. Will cellar til next year, should be even better.
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