3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: 03/15/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear brown with ruby edges, fine tan head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet nutty chocolate aroma,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice chocolate character, lots of earthy bitterness dries it out a tad too much,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(12oz bottle, bottled 8/17/05, best by 11/17/05) Clear, dark brown-red body with small off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, caramel, some nutty. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, caramel, nutty, some salty. Light-medium body, with light stickiness. Gets worse as it warms.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Not a great brown ale. My six may have been a bit off... fishy aroma.
Flavor is malty and well-balanced, but thin.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours light brown with a creamy white head. Smells of nuts, earth, vegetal. Tastes of sweet malt, earthy, tea, some fruity hints.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy brown pour with medium off-white head. Aroma of malt, almonds, corn flakes, chocolate. Tastes malty, nutty, with chocolate and dark fruit in the finish.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market in Raleigh, NC. Pours a clear reddish brown color with a medium head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma is dark, very faintly roasted malts, chocolate and caramel. Taste is toasted malts, chocolate and very faint leafy hops. A nutty note in the finish. Medium bodied.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle dated 4/4/07 purchased at the brewery. Nice mahogoney brown color and fully laced head. Nice roasted caramel aroma; wow, this has a nice woody, nutty, earthy flavor ... this makes me want to go camping. (#2838, 5/4/2007)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a clear, light brown with an off-white head that dissipates quickly. Aromas if heavy on the hazelnut and walnut with some caramel malt. Taste up front is nutty with some milk chocolate and then moves to oats, caramel malt, and roasted malt. Slightly roasty finish. Watery mouthfeel.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: Pours a light hazy, brown body with a small, wispy white head.
Smell: Semi-sweet chocolate and roasted nuts with a handful of spruce twigs and spice.
Taste: Chocolatey, with a taste of burnt nuts, a dash of mocha, and a muted sweetness - like a Nutella-based beer. Hops tasting of spruce with a medium bitterness. Spicy, drying finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation that pricks the tongue at times and enhances that spicy finish.
Drinkability: Loads of character for a humble brown ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught. Clear brown color with tan head. Nutty, milk chocolate nose with a hint of sprucy hops. Slightly sweet with roasted milk chocolate flavor and spicy finish. Very good brown ale.
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