 dmac (884), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Apr 27, 2008
750 ml bottle purchased from the Captain himself. Pours a deep dark brown with a small creamy head. Aroma has lots of funk, red wine, roastiness, chocolate. Body is thin, a little to thin for my taste, and light carbonation. The funk stays strong into the flavor with lots of wine notes, chocolate and wood. By far my favorite from the SFTO series, so far that is.
MI2CA (1099), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Bottle shared at 2008 Indy Microbrewers Fest - Aroma or red wine, dark malts, oak and sour yeast goodness. I could keep my nose in the glass all day. Pours dark brown with a nice bubbly brown head. Never had the base beer, but I think it’s the barrel I’m in love with. Flavor matches aroma and that’s a good thing. Palate is creamy with a dry tart finish. Awesome brew.
beerbuzzmontreal (2740), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 27, 2008 Pours a dark brown color with a thin light brown head. The aroma has wood, brettanomyces, sourness, some sweetness and a distant wine quality. The flavor is solid, wood, brettanomyces, sourness and yeast blend well together. The body is medium with a vinous texture and gentle carbonation. As usual, Captain Lawrence delivers a very good product.
juiceisloose (336), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Courtesy Cheeseman. Batch 2 bottle. This one gushed out a bit, and poured a deep mahogany color that is almost black with a thick, foamy tan head that shows good retention. Thick sheets of lacing are left behind. The aroma is spectacular on this one with vinous red wine, oak, roasted chocolate and caramel, and funky brett blended together. The flavors follows with more of the vinous red wine flavor blended with the roasted and dark chocolate and burnt oak on the back end. Medium-full bodied with subtle carbonation and a slightly tart mouthfeel. The finish is long and dry with some chocolate covered fruit left behind. This is a very well crafted brew and a pleasure to try. I hope I get to try this one again, awesome stuff. Thanks again Dan.
hopscotch (4577), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Updated: Sep 30, 2008Bottle... Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8... This beer rocks!... Pitch black with a small, creamy, off-white head. The nose provides chocolate, black cherries and lactic acid. Full-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Chocolaty and tangy. Lengthy, tart, dry finish. Big time thanks to TheCheeseMan for giving me the chance to finally try this excellent, world class brew!
GAManiac (338), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sep 15, 2008 750mL bottle, batch 2, courtesy of beerbill. Sure enough, we’ve got a gusher! Pours dark, dark brown (and full of foam) out of the bottle before settling in to a black in the glass with a huge tan head that lingers forever and leaves blankets of lacing.
The red wine and slight funk hit me from across the room as it gushed out. As it settled down, the aromas of the porter, with its roasted malts and dark chocolate, came out a lot more.
The initial sour red grape taste dominates everything else. There are faint hints of the porter in the background and a bit of roasted coffee and chocolate in the finish.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied and uber-carbonated which leaves the palate tingling with the sour red grape taste.
This is extremely complex and tasty brew, though I wish the porter came out a tad more in the taste. Nonetheless, original and enjoyable.
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