Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jan 22, 2005 Bottle. Another really good beer from Fish. Sweet caramel and malts with a nice hoppy bite. Warming alcohol comes in as the temp rises making this super smooth. Nice roasty flavors. MIBRomeo (1966), Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 11, 2005 Ap: quickly disaptaing light in color head, deep crimson in color
Ar: scent of raisens, alcohol
pa: carbonated, creamy nice body.
flv: first thought was oatmeal, hint of raisen, touch of grass, and then a back of sweet
ovr: very good beer I would drink again.
Thanks to John for this one JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jan 10, 2005 Dark ruby, off-white and small creamy head. Pleasant nutty vanilla aroma. Nice and smooth body... rainsiny vanilla. Really well balanced beer that I can’t pick appart easily. 1FastSTi (2591), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 10, 2005 Updated: Dec 14, 2006Appearance: Nice red color. Head ring. Aroma: Raisin, coffee?? I wish it had more aroma. Palate: Fizzy. Creamy. Flavor: Milk/Dark chocolate. Raspberry. Roasted dark malt. light coffee flavor.
Rerate on 12/14/2006. This is a May 2006 vintage 12 oz bottle. The beer pours to a deep ruby body with a huge airy tan meringue head. The aroma is interesting. Heavy nutty raisin dusty grains and coffee/light chocolate. The flavor is nice with lots of fresh crisp grains and blended chocolate and coffee. I sort of see what I was getting at with raspberries, but I’d say it’s more like a blended earthy red wine. So easily drinkable. Hard to change my rating at all. The palate is dusty almost with nice bitterness and dry salivating feel. DavidP (1743), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jan 8, 2005 Clear dark red body, a very pretty beer. Chocolate milk, grain husks (oatmealy) in the aroma. Oatmeal stout malt sweetness with caramel in the flavor. Nice creamy mouthfeel with an appropriate amount of fizziness. Liked the malt in this guy. 11026 (1772), Alabama, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 31, 2004 Bottle. Deep brown color. Sparse tan head with minimal lacing. Rich floavor. Oak notes are in aroma and flavor. Chocolate and coffee. I didn’t pick up a lot of the wine. Clean tasting with a nice hop finish. badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 25, 2004 hickory brown appearance, with a mostly sugary aroma (some spices and roasted notes)...easy on the palate; a nice and refreshing mix of cherry notes, malts, faint hops, sugars and spices
Silphium (2160), Haslett, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 25, 2004 Acquired in a trade from Bill (batkins) a while back. Deep clear red-brown body, thin/medium cream/tan head. Aroma of soy, raisin, prune, caramel, and alcohol. Nice toasty body with toffee, earthy bitterness, and a long oak tannin finish. Not much in the way of heavy caramel, prune, or raisins that tend to typify the style. In that sense, this is somewhat Dunkel-like with its emphasis on toast and woody notes. Nice, tight carbonation. I’d drink this one again.
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