robertsreality (2462), Minnesota, USA Dec 5, 2005 Brown Coloring with White Skin. Sweet Heavy Hop Aroma. Mouthfeel Isn’t Creamy as Much as its Incredibly Smooth with Light Dusty Malt and Dry Hop Aftertaste. Hops are More Apparent After Continued Sampling. Overall a Pinch on the Simplistic Side, But a Nice Brown All the Same. Bockyhorsey (1878), Mesa, Arizona, USA Oct 18, 2005 Updated: Jun 12, 2006Cask; had a medium sweet caramel aroma. Deep amber body with no head. Flavor was like drinking a warm ginger brandy. Was smooth enjoyable beer. StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Oct 14, 2005 Cask. Deep, solid mahogany and barely translucent with a lasting creamy tan-to-grey head. Caramel, unsalted pecans and mild cocoa butter take lead on the nose, congruently joined with a signature spiciness, hearty whole wheat and rye dinner rolls. Oaky cask smoothness is immediately appreciated by the palate. Ginger snap cookies take the brunt of flavoring while basking with subtle artesian chocolate. Rye, peat, whole wheat dough and almond butter add more to this rendition’s appreciation. Rich and modestly heavy palate feel are inflicted from God knows where. Carbonation is nearly extinguished, allowing the true body to shine. Perhaps the best brown I’ve ever had. badgerben (2989), Blaine, Minnesota, USA Oct 8, 2005 Cask. Brown to red color with what appear to be hop particles floating around. No head. The aroma is very hop pronounced with a bit of a vine quality to it. Flavor of muddled hops. Dry and slightly bitter finish. A bit one dimensional, but tasty enough. JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Jan 4, 2005 Darm amber color, off-white creamy head. Smelly foot hop taste. Weird, don’t know why. Same w/ aroma. Like some overly aged Italian deli string cheese.
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