 Funknmilla (489), Absecon, New Jersey, USA
May 8, 2008
12 oz bottle..Dark brown--dirty orange highlights topped with a brown sugar colored head...First sniff--dark easter...I’m taken somewhere---blacking out---I awake in an easter basket, with the easter bunny? He doesn’t look as I remember...he’s swinging an axe and going for the Palo Santo tree that seems to be growing out of the base of the basket....malted milk balls are falling out of the chocolate bird’s nest...I catch them , eat a few, then toss them at the crazed rabbit.....he drops his axe, I cut off his ears and drink my beer...whew!......I notice the alcohol in the finish of this fabulous creation, but no where else.
dmtroyer (309), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Jul 26, 2008 12oz. Pours a flat dark brown, almost black with a small brown head. Aroma is a blast of alcohol with sweet barley ringing in the background. Body is surprisingly lifted with vanilla, caramel, slightest notion of coffee and loads of wood. Very, very soft but the creamy mouthfeel lets them get away with it. This makes me think of an Immort Ale @ 90%, which I’m a fan of as I tend to think the Immort is a bit over the top.
decaturstevo (1138), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Jul 26, 2008 A brown red pour so thick it leaves a sheen on the glass as you swirl it. Cherries brown sugar and toasted malt on the nose. Pepper, molasses, and abv on the flavor with the toasted malt. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Very solid.
robforbes (641), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Jul 25, 2008 pours a black with a small khaki head.
smell of dark fruit, cocoa, sour malt, touch of caramel, alcohol is present.
taste is thick, sour, dark chocolate, prunes, alcohol, wood, some roasted malt, end is somewhat bitter.
Philip (342), Illinois, USA
Jul 25, 2008 From a bottle at the Indiana Brewer’s Guild Festival, 2008. I didn’t expect to see Dogfish Head represented, but I was pleased to find them. I’m impressed again at their ingenuity in crafting another beer that blends styles and offers a new experience for the palate. Notes of cedar, caramel, nutmeg, and clove blend together with riesling grape and toffee. Beautiful hue to the appearance. Finish is brown sugar and spice. Well done.
BMan1113VR (669), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 21, 2008 On tap at the Toronado. Great Stuff. Pours black with a constant dark brown ring. Aroma of wood, sherry, oxidation, soy, cinnamon, crab apples, molasas, and tobbaco. Taste is chocolate, wood, banana, cinnamon, and lots of beautiful alcohol. Syrupy mouthfeel and light carbonation. Reminds me of an oak Old Vis.
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