3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle pulled out by TheAlum at the end of the GTMW line tasting - Pours mahogany. That’s it--that’s all my notes say. So screw you if you want to know what the head looked like. Nose is malt-forward, with cocoa and dry, lightly charred malt and light roast. Taste is molasses, brown sugar, and chocolate. Sugary sweet. Slick and medium-bodied.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared by Dogbrick. Hazy brown pour with a medium tan head. Aroma of caramel, smoked malt and a bit of chocolate. Sweet caramel and smoke flavor with a sweet chocolatey finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at OH! Growlers! Tasting on 01/31/2012: This brew pours a dark reddish-brown color with a medium tan head that recedes steadily. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Smoked malt in the nose along with a bit of dark chocolate. Medium body with a smoky character and flavors of roasted malt, chocolate and a touch of hops. The finish is moderately smoky with a malt aftertaste. Above average overall.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber. Poured clear, deep, garnet-tinted brown with a nice, but short-lived khaki head. The aroma picked up bright smoky notes, sweet molasses, and honey, with rich cocoa powder and vanilla not far behind.. it kept coming back to the smoke, but that managed to tie everything together well. The flavor found sweet molasses, milky chocolates, and vanilla at the core, with ever-so-slightly medicinal smoky notes laced throughout.. more ashy smoke and well-roasted, yet sweet malts on the long finish. Medium-bodied and a little grainy on the palate.. alcohol was held in check very well, letting the smoke and sweet malts shine.. overall a very solid brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown with no head. Smell: Smoke, chocolate, coffee and nuts. Taste: chocolate, mild coffee and a youch of smoke. Medium on the palate and roasted coffee in the finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark ruddy brown with a thin creamy head. Smells of smoked malts, almost peanut butter and jelly, and sweet fruits. Dry hoppy finish with a slightly smokey aspect to it.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(22oz bottle courtesy of jcnd9803). Pours a dark brown-ruby color with a thin off-white head. Aroma has caramel, hard candy, and a bit of smokiness. Taste is sweet with some light smoke. Thin bodied with an oily texture. Dry finish. OK.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark brown pour, tan head. Smoke, cocoa, coffee, char, roast aroma. Flavor is so smooth, creamy, smoke, molasses, cocoa. Damn fine brew. Hell yes.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle shared at 5000 tasting - smooth chocolate, light nuttiness with light yeasty notes. Bitter, roasty finish. decent.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz bomber courtesy of Mr. Sniegowski. Pours a deep cola with a medium sized cream colored head. Aroma of smoked malt, beef jerky and smoked meat. Taste is much the same as the aroma.
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