3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
An extremely hoppy brown ale, in the American style. Dark, dark brown appearance. Light tan head. Considerable hop fragrance with gobs of bitterness assaulting you. A bit much for me, as the malt body is totally lost in there somewhere. What malt there is will be quite roasty. Good if you like a roasty, very bitter brown ale. Thanks, MattA.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On draft at Dunedin. Pours a hazy caramel color with a white head. Nose is tobacco, nuts, and light cocoa. Flavor is similar with tobacco and cocoa. Light to medium in body with a dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at brewery near start of quite debacherous Dunedin day. Pours deep brown with nice head. Tastes toasty warm malts, coffee beans, caramel, walnuts, and light earth. Pretty decent brown
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On draft, pours a deep brown color with a aramos of nuts, cocoa, and malt. Flavors follow the aroma, with a touch of hops.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at the brewery on January 30, 2011
As part of a sampler plate
Clear dark copper color, off-white head. Roasted, dry, coffee taste. Lingering roasted aftertaste. Moussy mouthfeel, medium high dry bitterness. Roasted, malty, slight bit fruity scent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black-brown with 1 finger of white head and great lacing in glass. Nose is medium-strong of coffee bean. Medium-bodied palate is balanced and not too sweet like some brown ales. More coffee on palate with a long smoky finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Light brown color. Aroma has light roasted malts, some grain, caramel and nuts. Flavor has all the same, pretty balanced and nice and drinkable brown.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Dark brown with tan head. Malty scent. Bread flavored with a light dry finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewery. Medium brown in color with a thin white head. Mild chocolate aroma when cold, but a good caramel aroma at warming. Rich chocolate and roasted coffee flavor. This is full bodied and good. A bit of a burned finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap, at brewery, RBWG 2010. Clear reddish brown body with a small fizzy beige head. Light nutty and slightly grainy nose with some light-roast coffee. The flavor is dry and nutty with light hop bitterness. Pretty solid, just a light graininess. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with soft fizzy carbonation. Pretty darn good, probably the best beer on tap that day.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Dunedin at RBWG 2010 bus tour. Pours a medium to light brown with a decent lingering head. Aroma is nutty caramel some chocolate malts, light tootsie roll sweetness and some earthy hops. Flavor is chocolate, toast, light roast, sweet caramel malts, and a drying toasty finish with a touch of burnt malt in the end.
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