 kujo9 (1043), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Nov 13, 2007
MJ Rare Beer Club, 750 ML bottle 9/1/07: Orangey amber w/ a thin, but lasting off white head. Slight tomatoey oxidation at first, but bready malts, and a bit of raisiny malt/alcohol fruitiness withe a bit of spiciness (possibly from rye). Alcohol shows up more as it warms, but clean otherwise. Well balanced but slightly sweet malty finish.. Light alcohol w/ a bready malt flavor dominant, and for some reason, lighlty acidic, which could be coming from the oxidation up front. Hints of raisiny fruit from malts, and has a bready aftertaste. Medium full body, smooth m/f, well hidden alcohol in the mouth, low medium CO2. I wasn’t quite sure what to think of it at first, but it’s an okay beer! The aftertaste seems to be more pleasing than the taste up front to me. Solid, but not outstanding for me!
hotstuff (3019), Indiana, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle and bottled on 04/14/06. Medium sized fizzy ivory head that mostly diminished, fair amount of lacing, transparent, fast rising carbonation, and an orange hue. The aroma was malty, sweet, caramel, alcohol, and rye. The flavor was sweet, malty, caramel, rye, alcohol, and semi-thin tasting. The mouthfeel was very smooth and thin. Light-medium bodied beer. Quaffable, easy to drink, nothing here to knock your socks off, just an easy, sweet tasting beer.
BeerBunker (9), Burbank, Illinois, USA
does not count  Jul 13, 2008 750 ml from 2006. Pours hazy orange, with lots of carbonation. Delicious roasted malt flavors with some hints of wood. Finishes with some hoppiness. Shame it isn’t available anymore.
JCB (889), Durham, North Carolina, USA
May 17, 2008 750ml from the Michael Jackson Beer Club (bottled April 2006). The pour is quite handsome, a deep amber that’s got the faintest bit of yeast clouding things. Almost no carbonation left but the body isn’t excessively thin, thankfully. Very sweet malts in the aroma, which carries through in the flavor - it’s not syrupy or excessive, but it definitely tends to dominate the flavor. Traces of rye remain to balance it, with some darker autumnal flavors in there too (maybe some toffee, raisin, and yes, tobacco as others have noted). I wish I’d been able to try it fresh for comparison, but this is still enjoyable.
pepsican (645), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Apr 18, 2008 A big thanks to dick for this. Pours ruby with a thin off white head. Has a strong...red aroma. Red kool-aid, red candy..etc. Flavor has that as well with tobacco, raisin, toffee. Syrupy sweetness in the finish but surprisingly clean. This one was very interesting.
tompete (51), Burlington, Iowa, USA
Apr 5, 2008 Bannana raisin maybe tobacco nose with malty backbone. Complex. Bready taste and complex. Malty finish.
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