hobbersr (393), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Nov 27, 2008 Purs a dark red with a very small white head. Aroma is of chocolate and coffee, and a hint of spice. Palate brings a little coffee, a little chocolate, a touch of hops, that’s about it. Good drinkable beer, but not the best out there. j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA Nov 20, 2008 Pours a transparent brownish ruby color with a medium tan head. Aromas of toasty malt. Very thin body, almost watery in consistency, with small sharp bubbles. Finishes with a little bit of hops, but otherwise rather dull in the finish. Seems a middle of the road brown – something I wouldn’t be sad about drinking again, but I doubt I’d choose it over anything decent looking that I’ve never had before. Homer321 (127), Rockledge, Florida, USA Nov 20, 2008 Strong chocolate with slight roast in the nose, slightly astringent. Deep rich ruby color with light brown, minimal head that leaves little lacing. smoooth taste that starts full and creamy and fades to coffee, finishing smooth. A decent brown ale, but not enough hop character to be an american version and not enough backbone to be an english version. good job on the complexity, would just like a little more malt backbone lending a toasted, biscuit type of character. Block (363), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Nov 20, 2008 Brown pour, off white head. Caramel malt aroma and a strong caramel flavor. Full body and no bitterness. ericandersnavy (1039), crossroads, Texas, USA Nov 20, 2008 bottle thanks to swalden 28. poured a clear brown with red hues and a beige head. aroma of nuts, fruits, malt, and notes also mention butter. flavor had caramel, nuts, slight roast, and some alcohol spice. a darn good brown ale overall. Swalden28 (1440), McKinney, Texas, USA Nov 17, 2008 Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX. Pours a clear brown, orange hues, with off-white head. Aroma of toasted grain. Flavor of faint caramel, toasted grains, as well as a slight hoppy flavor and nice small bitter. Light-medium body with high carbonation....Over all, easy drinking and tasty.. ilovedarkbeer (1326), Dallas, Texas, USA Nov 16, 2008 Pours a dark mahogany color with a small tope head. Nose: caramel, chocolate, roasted malt that smells a bit stale. Taste: Is watery burnt coffee. Actually kind of gross. mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA Nov 2, 2008 deep brown with a very nice thick cream head. sweet malts and bitter hops on the nose. easy on the palate with a very sweet malt flavor that finishes with a chocolate flavor as well as some nuts and coffee.
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