 Nejhleader (924), Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 3, 2009 Nice dark color. faint sweet aroma, taste is initially of brown sugar/raisens, dark fruits, Thought the aftertaste had a slight soy flavor. Overall pretty good.
Plamadude30k (122), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sep 1, 2009 An intensely woody beer, the palo santo completely defines all aspects of this beer. It feels a little overdone, in all honesty, and it is rather alcoholic. I was relatively neutral on this beer, but several friends of mine hated it, so let that be a warning.
zapprentice (309), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 28, 2009 Aroma is spicy with some subtle fruits. Flavor very similar to me. A bit too much spice for my liking but not a bad beer.
daleharshman (181), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 27, 2009 12 ounce bottle from Pacific Liquor in North Park ($3.99). Pours a mostly opaque dark brown with small mocha colored head that disappears into nothingness. Aroma is sweet toasty malts, dark fruits, anise, medicine and a bit of booze. There is also a somewhat mysterious and slightly spicy aroma that must be the South American wood. Flavor is sweet and contains roasted malts, dark chocolate cake, alcohol (brandy). The Palo Santo wood flavor becomes more prevalent toward the finish which also has a slightly burnt flavor. This is reminiscent of a barley wine. Despite the huge ABV, this is really quite drinkable.
jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
Aug 25, 2009 Bottle, pours a very dark red brown, with a big fluffy tan head. Aroma hits you immediately, tons of sweet vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, but not at all in an artificial way, reminds me of sandlewood, alcohol is present and warming. Not all beers should be aged in palo santo wood but this was a very unique and interesting beer. I enjoyed it but it wouldn’t become a regular at my home.
brianjames1 (322), Northridge, California, USA
Aug 24, 2009 Great brew! For 12% you really cant taste the booze. Nice color and goes down smoothly. Will have again
gracefullypunk (272), Washington, USA
Aug 23, 2009 Pours like a flat cola. Smells strongly of oak and alcohol, as well as vanilla and caramel. Tastes of roasted malt, vanilla, oak, spice, and some stone fruit, with a definite alcohol finish.
Sonicdescent (374), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 23, 2009 Poured much thicker than expected. Head took a little while to form and left a crown when it died.
Smells of vanilla malt up front, wine when swirled.
Tastes of wood, boozy wine, and sweet fruit.
Mouth is thick bodied with little carbonation.
I would likely not buy this one again, not that it is bad, just not for me.
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