sirpsycho (342), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 1, 2009 Bottle. Pours a very dark brown, red highlights, small tan head. Aroma is sweet and roast malt, hops and a touch of coffee. Flavor is semi-sweet malt, light hops and touches of roast coffee, wood and chocolate. Finish is slightly bitter. JediMindTricks (240), Hampton, Virginia, USA Aug 31, 2009 bottle, garnet amber colors, head dies quickly, aroma of coffee, raisins and chocolate, flavor is effervescent coffee, spices , and cocoa, finish is light
Pookie9121 (83), Columbia, South Carolina, USA Aug 28, 2009 12 oz. Bottle. Beautiful brown color. Pleasant aroma of malt and chocolate. Smooth taste. Easy on the palate. Recommended beer. Jblauvs (531), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Aug 25, 2009 On tap at Barely pub. Chesnut pour with a bit of offwhite head that dissipates. Aroma is of some caramel and sweet dark fruit. A bit of coffee as well. Mouth is sweet, caramel, some nutty malt and a bit of breadiness. Pretty nice. Brandman (94), Helsinki, Finland Aug 24, 2009 tap on brewpub. brown body with lightly tanned head. some maltiness, nuts and caramel. flavour has malty
caramel. mild bitterness. not a very good one. TheJester (694), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Aug 23, 2009 351 mL bottle. Opaque chestnut brown with just a ring of head. Aroma of walnuts, brown sugar and oxo cubes. Flavour has . The flavour starts very full up front, before thinning out a little on the back end. It has burnt caramel, dates, nuts, and bready malt. Some bitterness in the finish, moreso than most brown ales. Good beer. dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA Aug 18, 2009 brown color, tiny tan bubbles for a head, some lace. aroma of malt, coffee, chocolate. flavor of chocolate, offset by mildly roasty malt and lightly bitter coffee. medium bosied, sweet finish. a typical brown ale, a touch too sweet. the more i drink, the more cloying the sweetness becomes. bottle @ newark airport renaissance hotel. KajII (50), Macon, North Carolina, USA Aug 17, 2009 Bottle. Poured a muddy dark brown in color with a light brown head the disapated at an average pace. Aroma was that of coffee, chocolate and toasted malts.Tasted of coffee and chocolate with hint of hops the aftertaste being the same and lasting only a few seconds. Mouthfeel was smooth and creamy but slightly watery, a medium bodied brew. Overall a good brown al but I have had better.
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