 GMUcrew7 (145), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
May 6, 2008
Pours nice deep reddish brown with a finger of tan head. Aroma is roasted caramel malts and a hint of the 7.2% alcohol. Flavor is outstanding, a complex array of sweet caramel and brown sugar, dried fruits, coffee and chocolate. Great full body, smooth, and warm from the alcohol. A fantastic brown ale.
Underhook (58), Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Smells sweet, sugary. Strong, chocolate, toasted coffee, brown sugar malt taste with a background of hops. Extremely complex ale here, lots of taste, well balanced. I’m not usually a fan of brown ales because they tend to be watery, but this was actually pretty thick. This is what all other brown ales should aspire to.
oteyj (232), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Pours dark brown with one finger beige hea. Nose of citrus hops and caramel malt- quite powerful and even evident before pouring. Flavor is roasty and sweet with sweet raisin, caramel and molasses. Slight hop tingle in there as well. Malt character is outstanding for the style and well hopped as well. Palate is thick but not overbearing. Quite drinable. Definitely the best ale of the style I have tried to date.
timsilvia32 (35), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
Jul 4, 2008 I was surprised by this one, more complex than some of the hoppy dogfish head ales I’ve had before. Pours a little darker and with more of a thickness than other browns. Almost like a porter with a bit more hop bitterness and also a slight molasses like sweetness. All around excellent, very drinkable.
kiefdog (272), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 29, 2008 12oz bottle from Total Wine (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown to black with two finger tan head that settles slowly. Lacing on the glass. Aroma is hops, malt, barley, raisins, sweet ripe fruit, yeast. Flavor is sweet malt, yeast, coffee, chocolate, caramel. Medium-bodied. More resembles a porter than a brown ale.
502Flavors (137), Kentucky, USA
Jun 22, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Poured a dark brown with a very minimal ring of a head. The aroma was nuts and dark malts. The flavor included hints of molasses, nuts, honey, and a faint trace of hops. It was thinner than the abv and appearance might suggest on the palate. Overall: this beer is good but not super interesting IMO. Solid though.
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