Craftsman Edgars Ale

Brewed by Craftsman Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Pasadena, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Name: Edgar’s Ale
Date: 11/28/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Stone Biestro

opaque dark brown, dense tan head, rich dark chocolate aroma with a touch of milk chocolate sweetness and sweet fruity esters, rich chocolate flavor, nice spicyness, mostly dry with just a touch of sweetness to bring out the chocolate, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hints of sweet liquerice. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, liquerice and bitter coffee.

On Tap. Pours with a brown head, and a black body. Good retention. Aroma of leather, chocolate, and brown sugar. Taste is leather, brown sugar, chocolate, and goodness. Medium bodied. Nice and chocolatey. A bit dry.

Draft. Blackish beer with a tan head. Rich toffee and molasses aroma. Flavor of molasses, toffee, light smoke, and chocolate. Medium bodied. Molasses and light smoke lingers with chocolate.

ON tap at Lucky Baldwins. Dark brown with a creamy head. Chocolate and roasty aroma and a smooth chocolate taste. Quite good.

Black color with tan head. Dark fruit, dark chocolate, tobacco aromas. Rich, smooth mouthfeel. Dark fruit, dark chocolate, honey, deep roasty malt flavors--very good.

On tap at Stone Bistro. Pours black with a one-finger tan head and good lacing. Aroma is very nice and roasty with coffee and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, slight anise, vanilla, and a touch of dark fruit. I would put this in the porter category. Palate is medium-light and carbonation is medium. Very good overall.

Tap @ O’Brien’s. Dark brown with a small beige ring. Dark fruits, oak and bourbon on the nose. Same on the flavor with an extra hint of vanilla, very smooth and creamy on the palate.

On draft at Beachwood BBQ. This is a nice looking pour: walnut brown with a 1’’ dirty white head. The flavor is dry with some chocolate notes and it has a nice roasty aroma. Very tasty.

On tap at Stone a little while ago. Dark brown with virtually no head. Aroma was very roasted with some coffee and light chocolate elements. Flavor was of coffee and roasted malt, with some chocolate and fruit presence. A really light palate that was almost watery. Flavor lingers for a while. Not much hop presence.