 matt7215 (489), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Apr 10, 2008
12 oz bottle from a trade with GMCC2181. pours a clean trasparent golden with a small white head that is quickly gone. aromas are sweet and musty with malts present. i can tell there is grapes but get no traces of the honey. flavours are very smooth and palatable. nothing really to point out with the flavours they are very balanced and medium bodied. no trace of the 9% ABV. an interesting brew that im really torn on. i enjoyed it but will probably never seek it out again.
hombrepalo (401), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Slightly hazed golden amber hue, modest head. Sweet raisin and homey aroma. Strong sweet raisini and prune fruitiness on the palate, honey for sure, mild cardboard (is that the saffron?), alcohol flavor obvious. it’s pretty much an American barley wine albeit one dimensional and lacking in hops. Probably would have tstaed world class in Midas’s day.
papajohn (977), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 12 oz bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar: Clear golden color with a medium fluffy white head. Fruity, spicy aroma. Flavor starts rich and honey sweet (mead like) followed by orange, apricot and some white wine with a light, dry orange rind bitterness in the finish. Full body is smooth and creamy with moderate carbonation.
Ale_Drinker (1049), Sunnyvale, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 This beer is just weird. Pours golden with a slight copper hue. Zero head although there is a fair amount of carbonation. Aroma is sweet with aromas of fermented honey (mead). Flavor is unique. Not sure if I pick up the saffron. This is just a completely new tasting experience and I don’t recognize most of the flavors. I’ll have to try this one again.
MuttyD (38), Cambridge, USA
Jul 15, 2008 I love this beer. Sweet fruit aroma. Honey, grapes, and peachy flavor. Medium body that finishes smooth.
Strykzone (870), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Jul 13, 2008 An opaque golden amber color with a white head that lasts only a minute. Good steady carbonation. Aroma is fruit and yeast with just a bit of must. Perhaps left over from the good king’s tomb. Plenty of alcohol and it shows itself by warming and in the flavor. Fruit, honey, yeast, sugar, and grapes. This is a great blending of at least 3 styles of drink. So smooth in the mouth. It is at times oily and then is velvety. This one improved as the glass warmed. DFH has done it again!
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