 thejon375 (392), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 13, 2009 Amazingly different beer. Almost opaque in color poured slowly and let off the chocolate coffee aroma. Great wood flavor almost like an oak aged wine. Alcohol was a little to much but overall great beer.
radiomgb (1950), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 Updated: Feb 16, 2009Near black in colour with a thin tan coloured head, light lacing. The aroma was quite hoppy, some chocolate and coffee, wood, lots of sweetness. The flavour was a bit alcoholic, hoppy, some citrus, chocolate, caramel, wood, sugary. Hot mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, warm, a bit peppery.
Pretty hot. Alcohol dominates at times. I usually find Dogfish beers to have a bit better balance then this one did.
Bottle at Mondial 2008, Montreal, Quebec.
Sampled on May 30, 2008.
General66 (167), Streator, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 11, 2009 12 ounce bottle. This beer surprised me with an very dark brown pour with a magnificent one finger width brown, bubbly head (reminded me of a stout pour). I almost never give a 5/5 for appearance but I had to with this one... it was perfect. The aromas consisted of sweet and malty with a lot of dried fruit, some bitter chocolate, and alcohol. The taste was very bold for an American Strong Ale. There were hints of dried fruit, some bitter chocolate, and a lot of malt. This brew had a nice alcohol warming to it. It finished a bit bitter for my liking but was very good overall!
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Draft at BGH. This beer should only allowed go be poured in the DFH goblets. The aromas are charred wood, burnt cocoa and scotch. The flavor has some grape and extremely bitter chocolate. Really complex but could use a year.
Boliv (189), New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Bottle. Pours very thick, dark brown, with very little head. I didn’t expect this to look like a stout. Aroma is sweet and alcoholic like brandy, full of dried fruit. Also present are caramel, cocoa, and a hint of banana. Wow. This one is overwhelming in my mouth. Thick and chewy mouthfeel, warming and alcoholic, and sweet all around. Touches of bitter espresso, chocolate, brandy, and oaky/wooden/earthy notes. I’m really enjoying this beer. It’s rich, heavy, sweet, alcoholic, and different.
GranvilleTim (476), Granville, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 Smells of sweetness and wood come out during the pour. Its dark brown with a tan head. It tastes sweet. Very tasty , but it is a beer that I would not drink one after another. It is definately a beer to drink slowly and savor.
stoutbiiliards (17), Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 6, 2009 very nice woody aroma, dark brown, little head, nice flavor woody kinda almost faint raspberry overall nice beer little to much alcohol taste.
Gachupines (290), USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is hard to place, malt with some wood is the best I can describe it. Taste is a little sweet for me, strong malt presence. Some hops underneath and a somewhat oak-like aftertaste. Definitely interesting, but not something I’d drink often.
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