3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
NorCal December ’07 - The beer pours out a mahogany color, small white head with no lacing. First impressions on the nose is ginger and molasses. Futher swirls release some Belgianesque yeast esters and spiced plums. Flavors include notes of spices, sweet caramel, a touch of chocolate and dark berries. Nice beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Another nice founders brew. Soft and creany. Smooth and rich. Nice aroma of dark fruits and moasses with some chocolate. Taste is similar, very well balance with that hint of light bitterness to go with the sweetness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle. Poured a deeper amberish color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of spices, minty, caramel, and some dark fruits. Tastes of the same mintiness, dark fruits, spices and caramel. Alcohol burn in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 ounce bottle from BBB63. Served in my Boulevard Smokestack Series goblet.
The color is dark garnet. Little visible carbonation. Zero head.
I think I smell spruce. Wintergreen Skoal. A touch of chocolate reminds me of Junior Mints.
Really kind of tastes the same as it smells. I caught a bit of raisin there. Imagine sitting at the movies. You buy a box of Junior Mints and a box of Raisinetts. You are hungry, so you open both boxes and dump them in you mouth at the same time. That’s what it tastes like.
Fuller body. Lighter carbonation. Sweet finish.
Well, its certainly and interesting beer. Not a real fan of spiced beers. Deca really has some of its good points though. Thanks Mike.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pretty unexciting, and not sure why this is a SHV. Hardly spicy at all. Big sweet malt aroma, burns the nose. Very very alcoholic. Taste is quite sweet, fairly unexciting vegetals and belgian malts. Not much belgian yeast seen. Maybe a touch of cinnamon and coriander or something. Not worth even close to $17!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: APR 23, 2008 Bottled. An amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet hoppy giving it notes of grass and grapefruit, and so is the flavor. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to hoppymeal for this bottle. Dark brown pour with small tan head. Lovely aroma of caramel, wintery spices, dark fruits and malt. Flavor is sweet malts with toffee, caramel and some darker fruits. Nice mouthfeel and pleasant finish. Really enjoyed this beer. Thanks hoppymeal!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a viscous, mostly still amber copper with a thin ring of small bubbles. Aroma of sweet, toasty dark caramel with some hints of honey and nutmeg and a touch of grapefruity hops. Body starts with some nice caramely sweetness and good, smooth spiced balance with a more bittersweet, and slightly earthy, full finish that hides the alcohol quite well. Decent complexity throughout and nicely balanced.
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