JAG55 (29), O’Fallon, Missouri, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 2, 2010 Poured 500ml bottle in pint glass - small beige and thick head, maybe one finger, very little carbonation with nice lacing; nice rich mahogany color with slight haziness; roasted malt and sweet aroma with hint of figs or dates; medium body creamy texture; excellent balance with touch of bitterness against a wonderful toffee flavor and slight hint of smoke; smooth lasting finish to dry and hoppy; fabulous beer!
 yemenmocha (537), Glendale, Arizona, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 30, 2010 Pours clear, dark coppor color with unusually thick white head. Bubbles are very fine and lace is good.
Nose has a fruitcake aroma. Miscellaneous baked desserts with something sweet, but hard to identify.
Palate is caramel sweet at first, moderate hops to balance, and carries through with an overcooked biscuit taste.
Finish is dry and long, hoppy.
tjp68 (31), Washington, Missouri, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 30, 2010 Rather than use pretentious terms to describe this beer, or quote the BJCP guidelines, I’m just going to say that this beer has the power to restore your faith in mankind. The fact that something of such incredible quality and attention to detail is still being produced in this age of “cheap and good enough” is indeed worthy of the highest praise.
If you are mad about cascade hop-bombs, this will not be for you but I encourage you to try it anyway. It is truly one of the eight or ten finest beers on earth.
AaronBouchard (140), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 30, 2010 500ml bottle. Pours a plentiful lasting head , aroma of boxed chocolates , the colour of body like an aged pecan shell. I noticed spices immediately on the mouthful with some fruit like tart , medium bitter roast on aftertaste.
arrogantb (809), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 27, 2010 1 pt. 0.9 oz bottle with a best before date of 6/16/10. My very first impression as I sniffed the opened bottle was straight tobacco. It is chestnut in color and to be honest it doesn;t have a great head but it does have good lacing, maybe my glass wasn’t perfectly clean. It smells and tastes quite malty, some bready fruitiness, very robust flavor.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 01-25-2010 02:50:46
jimmythechippy (64), , Australia
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 27, 2010 fantastic beer, hugely warming flavour, malt character is what this beer is all about! hints of raisins, plum and all things fruit cake....
madquacker (743), Canberra ACT, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 25, 2010 This is a big beer. From the monumental head to the big deep raisens and plums. It is epic... as they say.
Ryan82SM (303), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 23, 2010 Aroma of dark chocolate, caramel, spiced rum and cherries. Appearance is dark red with tan head. Flavor is the epitome of English beer: Defining caramel malt backbone, but with a chocolate cherry rum twist. Palate is creamy and the finish abrupt. My favorite English beer.
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