crizay (1056), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA Mar 23, 2008 Dark copper pour, small white head. Aroma is bready and sweet malts. Flavor is sweet malts, caramel bigtime, some toasted malts and a touch of chocolate. Hoppy with some citrus undertones. Sticky and medium bodied it’s basically a weaker barleywine. Not bad.
obguthr (704), Poquoson, Virginia, USA Apr 26, 2008 Weak lemon grass aroma. Clear golden, no head. Tastes a bit like battery acid and lemon with candy underneath. Wheat and grass finish. Quite tart initially, quickly yielding to a pleasant bitterness. Brewbie (99), New York, USA Apr 13, 2008 12 oz bottle. amber color with a foamy head that disappears quickly. very floral amora. nice smooth malty taste, easy drinking with a light hop aftertaste. not a lot of carbonation which made it seem little sweeter. HogTownHarry (3028), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada Apr 13, 2008 Bottle (12oz). Clear bright ruby pour, average head - 4/5 for that lovely colour. Sweet malt with cherry and wood, light alcohol, floral and quite reminiscent of a mild Fullers Vintage Ale. Taste - follows - pungent floral bitterness, apricot and sweet citrus malt, increasing alcohol bitterness as it warms. Fairly thick body, syrupy and somewhat boozy in the finish - overall quite sweet, but it’s slightly balanced. Really reminded me of an ESA or English BW. changeup45 (455), Orlando, Florida, USA Apr 11, 2008 Sampled this on Draft. Strong Ale. Poured an amber color with a relatively thick head and quite a bit of lacing. Quite malty and sour with a malty, bitter aftertaste that lingers a little while. Overall, a strong and malty but not a bad beer. I’d get it again jleonard11 (3), winthrop, Massachusetts, USA does not count Mar 29, 2008 Mediocre at best. A little too sweet for my liking, with a very unusual aftertaste. I won’t go in depth for it was covered well in previous ratings. I expected this to be more like an english style pale ale. I was wrong.
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