3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Date: 10/17/1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival
dark brown, light toasted malt aroma, rich malt flavor with toasted and chococate character, slight sweetness, no bitterness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft. Medium beige head atop clear nut brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, chocolate, some cherry. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, chocolate. Light-medium body, some stickiness, some wateriness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap-pours a tan head that laces and mahogany color. Aroma is nutty, sweet medium/dark malt, secondary hops. Taste is nutty, sweet malt/dark malt, secondary hops. Mild carbonation.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: APR 24, 2012 Draft at the Drafting Room, Exton. Pours deep brown with little head. Aromas of malt, almonds, some hops and toffee. The palate is on the light side, with finishing malt, nuts, and slight hops and toffee.
NOTE: Bottle sampled 24-Apr-2012 was infected with lactobacillus.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Growler courtesy of Proteus93. Thanks! Pours a chocolate brown color with a moderate sized offwhite frothy head. Good head retention and lacing. Odd aroma of nuts, chocolate, varnish. Taste is nutty, chocolate, leafy hops and a bit of saltiness. Medium bodied. This is an odd beast.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at TJ’s: Aroma of malt, chocolate, Earth, leaves, light nuts, and some raisins. Poured deep amber/brown in color with a small creamy, tan head that lasted throughout. Hazy. Sparkling. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Tastes of malt, nuts, chocolate, water, Earth, and a hint of hops. Medium body. Thin, watery, then dry texture. Cask carbonation. Malt, nut, chocolate finish is dry.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Roasted nuts in the aroma with caramel sweetness to back it up. Medium brown pour with a short lived head. Roasted nuts, caramel, and light earthy bitterness in the finish. Sessionable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Barcade. Pours a hazy brown with a thin white head. Caramel, chocolate, light vanilla, some nutty malts. Medium bodied, chocolate, vanilla. Finishes dry and with a light roasty bitterness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
KSBF 2006. Pours a brown copper with a bubbly light tan head. Aroma was nutty, sweet, malty along with some raisons. Flavor was malty, toasty, nutty and some cocoa.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Pours deep brown with a beige head. Nutty and roasty aroma with a light sweetness. The flavor has nutty chestnut like sweetness, light roasted malts, and a hint of caramel. Pretty good.
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