3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a bright ruby tinted mahognay brown with a thick yellow coloured head. A ton of frothy whipped lacing coasts the glass. The nose is of heavy toffee and caramel malts, rye and bready notes, a hint of citrus malts with a light splash of vanilla. Smooth and malt forward with big caramel and biscuity bread malts, heavy toffee and sweet brown sugar notes. A bit of a citrus hop and light resinous flavours. Not well balanced, but a good malty heavy ale with a mild earthen note. Overall, quite good.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours nice. Tastes great but the aroma felt muted for some reason. Nice robust hop profile but is a still definitely a winter brown ale. Yum
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Foundry: pours dark clear amber, thin khaki ring. Nutmeg, caramel malts, smoked wood and bread, dark fruit on the nose. Roasted malts, caramel malt sweetness, nutmeg and Xmas spices with a reasonable mid body. Sessionable Xmas beer
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. Pours a deep dark red with small tan head. Aroma is pronounced caramel malt. Big malty flavor with some bitterness to match. Quite good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle to Christmas glass at mother in law's place. Citrus (grapefruit) and caramel. Dark red/brown with khaki head, good retention. Nice Christmas spice. Balanced moderate sweetness with lightly bitter finish. Medium body. Short finish. Solid, balanced, pleasant.
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown pour with medium tan head. Hoppy grapefruit nose with a background of caramel malt sweetness. Flavor matches the smell. Really balanced dry finish.
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3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours very rich with an amber or even red color. Taste is malty, with hints of chocolate and fruit. Flavor also quite hoppy but a good combo. overall a good choice
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
25th anniversary bottle. It poured a dark brown color with a small tan head. The aroma was big caramel and malts, with some toffee as well. The taste was of toffee and malt with some dark fruit. Very nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Type: 12-oz. bottle
Glass: Restaurant Firestone pint glass
From: BevMo in La Mesa (San Diego, Calif.)
Price: $1.39
Misc.: Best by May 6, 2013
Poured a mahogany color with 2-3 fingers of frothy off-white head. Well-layered, thick and sticky lacing on the sides. Pretty good retention all the way down.
Smelled heavy malts right from the get-go. Also got caramel, toffee, dark fruits, blueberry, rye and iced tea with a touch of hops.
First thing I noticed in the taste was how carbonated it was. Once that was done, got some fruits - dark apple, dates, figs, prune - and a bit of a buttery finish.
Medium body. Sticky texture. Lively (good) carbonation. Long, smooth finish.
This beer wore down on me as it went along and I was really digging it by the end. Just a nice winter warmer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draught at San Benito. Pours reddish brown with a light brown head. Aroma of malt and deep fruit follows through on the flavor. Slight bitter finish.
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