 DKTN (110), Mc Donald, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
May 11, 2008 Bottle, 12 oz. Black with a cremay tan head. Malty dark fruit aroma. Slihjtly roasty on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation, and a dry finish. There’s some complexity here, but with such a low ABV, it’s not reaching full potential.
hophead75 (1964), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 7, 2008 12 oz bottle from Oak Tree. Dark brown in color with a small light tan head. Aroma- chocolate, dark fruit-plums, molasses, light smoke. Taste is chocolate malt, caramel/molasses, notes of dark fruit with a light smoky finish. Nice mouthfeel and body for a beer that is so low in alcohol. Very nice.
Cletus (5062), Connecticut, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 5, 2008 Bottle courtesy of illinismitty. Pours brown with a ruby red tint and a tan head. Smells of cherries, nuts, spice. Tastes of caramel, lots of spice, touches of fruit. Mouthfeel is full. Nice!
CelticBrew (715), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Apr 29, 2008 Yeah, it poured dark forming a large frothy light brown foamy head. Aroma of roasted malts, perhaps some dark chocolates with nuts and butter milk. Flavour was of a watery chocolate bitter, very thin on the palate. Smoke comes through too, somewhat confusing. Gulp, yeah, obviously not my fave style. Definitely will NOT try again.
HogTownHarry (4037), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 28, 2008 Bottle (12oz). Initial consternation -was expecting a "golden necktie" - should have read the bottle: "looks dark, drinks blonde" - anyway, look amazing in the glass - deep ruby-black with a solid mottled tan/beige lasting frothy head. Smells like a mild porter - dry, deeply roasted with nut and dark chocolate bitterness, smoothly herbal, nice rough peat around the edges. Taste - really, really damned good - all the roast and herbal bitterness from the aroma, with a bit of lactose tartness and quite a bit of minerally smokey peat to round it out. Light of body, but nicely astringent, only a moderate amount of carbonation, but the smoke and dry malt last quite a while - simply a well-made, easy-drinking smokey schwarz - and I will look for a sixer of this to show up in Western New York, not just the Fort Collins sampler pack. Two thumbs up.
kmeves (1081), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 14, 2008 Pours a clear ruby-brown with a quickly leaving light brown head. Aroma is medium sweet malt, smoke and toffee. Flavor is more bitter grassy hops but does have a nice honey reminiscent sweetness to balalnce it out. Finishes short and very balanced. Light bodied, soft carbonation.
keghead (15), USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 13, 2008 Was surprised by this beer as I was expecting a lager based on the label. Beer pours a dark black with a thin head that is short lived. Smells of smokey chocolate and molasses. Flavor is similar with a smoke finish. Overall a good beer, came up a little short for me though.
mrant (330), New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 9, 2008 Smells thick and malty. Strong caramel/chocolate malts nose. Taste is velvety chocolate. Not bitter but also not quite sweet. Fantastic chocolate flavor and texture. One of my favorites
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