 Pailhead (2459), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
Jun 27, 2009 Bottle: The aroma consists of fruit, caramel, and some faint spicy citrus hops. It pours a slightly hazy amber with a small soapy off-white head. The flavor starts with some light-moderate fruit and caramel. The finish has some moderate spicy hoppiness with some oxidation. Medium bodied with somewhat lively carbonation.
tiggmtl (4274), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 23, 2009 Floral, earthy, lightly spicy hops balance well with round caramel malt character in the nose. Clear copper coloured body is topped by a low but lasting, fine bubbled, cream-coloured head that leaves very nice lacing on the sides of the glass. Round malty profile offers caramel, toffee and honey which is complemented by floral, earthy, lightly spicy hop flavours. Bitterness is pronounced without overpowering. Some fruity esters linger in the aftertaste. Medium body with assertive yet soft bubbled effervescence. Bottle #32186 sampled at the Fuller’s vertical tasting session with uhlan.
berkshirejohn (1544), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
Jun 14, 2009 Bottle #104960 - saved for my 1500th rating. Brilliant golden orange colour with a thin fading white head; rich vinous raisin aroma; similar vinous flavours with raisins and orange; the finish has cane sugar and noticeable alcohol. Another fine vintage, perhaps not yet at its best.
Cirrhosis (550), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 11, 2009 "Bottle #30941 Clear copper body with an off white cap that is quickly disappearing, this is not the look a was expecting I was hoping for something darker more thick looking maybe I’m slightly disappointed. Aroma is very yummy, wood, mild pine, some alcohol, a cherry/grape (I can’t decide which it is)smell is over all very sweet but on deep long inhales a bitter coffee is noticeable. Flavor is nice and rich, oak, some tasty alcohol, lots of cherry and just the slightest hint of pine. There seems to be a mild hint of chocolate in the finish. Its tasty and of high quality it maybe didn’t live up to my expectations of it but I would gladly drink again.
Chef Chad (78), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Jun 4, 2009 I will be very interested and how this one taste in a few years. Smells of sugar and plum with some raisins. Pours Amber hue with a little head. Carbonation was ok but the finish was very smooth and this beer is borderline full body. Apples, plums and raisins upfront.. Yeast, warming alcohol, some hops on that back.. not too bad.. I might age one a few years
garthicus (1040), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 25, 2009 With sincere thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing this vintage with me on his balcony pre-ballgame :-) Appearance: Clear orange/brown with a small brown head. Aroma: Metallic, summer fruits, pepper, pine and a nice amount of vanilla. Flavour: Bitter and hoppy, slightly alcoholic, fruity, malty with a sweet hop finish. Lovely and again different from the other vintages.
heemer77 (4187), Savannah, Missouri, USA
May 16, 2009 Bottle 137746 from Riverside Red X, sampled in May 2009. The body was hazy medium copper with a dense light tan head. Vinous notes up front in the nose with some toffee and a little bit of apple. The taste has some lightly salty leather notes with toffee sweetness in the back of the throat. The carbonation is still fairly lively and you get a little bit of black pepper, but it is light, in the finish. A nice and interesting brew that is lighter and more refreshing than I would have expected for the abv.
tokyogoat (258), San Diego, California, USA
May 5, 2009 Pours copper color with a thick creamy head resembling the top of an ice cream float.
head dissipates into a thinner seafoam with massive lacing.
Smells of sweet apples and buttered pecan.
Taste is loaded with caramel, sauteed apples, light yeast, and butter. Delicious, but still not quite what North Coasts Old Stock ale is. Surprised cause i thought this one would dethrone it.
Sticky with sweetness, but not cloying at all.
two thumbs up.
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