3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(22oz bottle, courtesy of Cavie) Pours a clear amber body with a tall dense beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roastiness, caramel, nuts, and bread. Flavor of roasted malt, cocoa, grass, florals, and caramel malt with a dry, bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber, bottled March 2011. Pours slightly hazy, very dark orange and red, with a small latte-colored head. Aromas of pine, earth, cocoa, and dark roasty malt. The flavor is spicy pine and slightly bitter dirt and bark. Smooth, with medium carbonation and body. Good stuff. [643]
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours clear brown with a large, creamy beige head, long retention with excellent lacing. Aroma and flavor are heavy malt (bread, cookie, nutty), earthy and woody hops, dates, and wood notes. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation with a dry finish.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
651mL thanks to nmann08. Pours a clear, raspberry ruby with a tan head leaving some big, sheety lace. Aroma is 100% acetaldehyde. Text book brewing flaw. All bruised, red apples and green apples. Taste is spicy, bitter, lemon, spice, some chocolate and roasted malt bitter. Watery mouthfeel.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
New entry to Chicago, lets check this out... A nice looking beer, a dark brown wit h a great light tan head that has lacing for miles... light aroma, nutty smoke, roast, if stronger would really enjoy... the taste has tons of hoppy, a really nice hope brown. roast and nut are gone through, tastes like an ipa with a bit of caramel
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sweet toffee nose with raisins and just a hint of plastic-y green beer. Taste is moderately sweet, moderately bitter, a bit metallic, some toffee, some raisins.
2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Hazy brown color. Aroma of dirty caramel. Taste is caramel and pepper in an odd combination.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a thick brown color with a small off white head that recedes to a small ring. Nose is caramel, brown sugar, cola. Palate is full with a nice bite and a decent chewiness. Flavors of cola, floral hops, brown sugar, molases, light nuts, and caramel.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma is chocolate: oily ans syrupy. Crumbly cookies, slightly burnt. Hint of roasted plums.
The fluffy meringue of of head lasts forever. Brownish brick red. Thick and cloudy. Head is astounding. Scant lace.
Dates, plum, raisin flavors. A chocolatey base, roasted, nutty and well-malted. Hazelnut. Sweetish finish, with can sugars.
Feels oily, buttery smooth. Creamy and milky. Touch of pleasant grit. A really beautifully balanced beer: by turns roasted, nutty and slightly sweet.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle in a shaker. Pours opaque brown with a lacy, light tan head. Aroma of caramel and cereal, but the hops are strong with a hint of citrus and floral notes. This is a really hoppy brown ale with a strong caramel malt presence. Average texture. Probably one of the best brown ales I’ve had.
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