 Mr_Stitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 8, 2008
Bottle. Pours a nice dark brown with red highlights, thick tan head that disappears relatively quickly and leaves good lacing around the glass. Aroma is wonderful, filled with the smells of roasted nuts, malts, coffee, and cocoa. The taste is more of the same, an excellent blend of malts, roasted nuts, coffee, and cocoa that falls off into a clean crisp aftertaste with just a hint of alcohol. The initial mouthfeel is almost like its going to be thick and syrupy but end up being clean and tart leaving you wanting another sip. This is a great ale that I will be enjoying every winter from here on out.
carruthm (391), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 2, 2008 V - clearish brown color with a thin film of a head
A - caramel, hops, nutmeg spices and toffee
T - toffee comes first with a fading of alcohol and a lingering hoppy note
P - nicely balanced with a good finish
bigtaster (113), Grand Rapids, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Pours a dark burgundy with small white head leaving scattered lacing, somewhat clear. Alcohol aroma with some strong hop and dark malt aroma’s along with some spiciness. Much lighter body than I expected creating an appreciated drinkability to it. Strong hoppy bitterness and nice roasty flavors coming through. Very distinct and damn good.
Chia (20), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Aug 23, 2008 pours a small white foamy head. beautiful amber color. smells off toffee, toasty malts and hints of coffee. This beer is delicious has intense toffee and coffee\mocha flavors with beautiful tasty malt undertones. light carbonation and delicious.
Drink4Satan (468), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Pours a deep amber/crimson colour with a small creamy beige that fades quickly. The nose is dominated by toffee notes with toasted bready malts and hints of cocoa. The flavour brings fourth a nice piney hop bitterness atop a rich coffee, toffee and roasty chocolate malt backbone. The finish is long and roasty with delicious coffee and toasty bread flavours with citric hops overlain. The body is medium/full with soft carbonation and a drying finish.
downender (1532), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle from Utobeer. Reddish amber in colour with a slight, off-white head. Malty aroma of powdered chocolate, dried fruit and spice, with a lot of pine hops. Big mouth feel, leaving a coating of chocolate. Spade loads of malt collide head on with grapefruit hops, before a long dry finish with plenty of warming alcohol. Too extreme and disjointed for me.
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