caesar (2498), Zeist, Netherlands Jul 1, 2008 Bottled, bought in Vejle. Clear amber color, short head. Aroma is very hoppy, some caramel malt, hint of toffee and citrus. Very hopbitter taste, malty body. Not a typical example of the style I guess, but nevertheless nicely balanced and good.
kidmartinek (718), austin, Texas, USA Sep 2, 2008 Pours deep amber clear/cloudy. There is a ton of foam on the pour that is light tan in color. It settles to 1 inch frothy head and holds for as long as you need it to. There is little bubbling in the glass. The ale has a strong sweet, enticing barley aroma that you can smell from 18 inches away. Upon closer inspection a nice floral hop aroma is present. The flavor is strong, bready, grassy, malty, alcoholic and incredibly bitter. The mouth feel is rather flat and I coughed after the first sip, and it gives a slight burn on the way down. The finish is "kill you" bitter, and hides under the tongue. Somehow, it spite or despite all of that, its a good brew. heemer77 (3667), Savannah, Missouri, USA Sep 2, 2008 Bomber, thanks, theisti. The body was deep amber to copper with a khaki head. The aroma was massively sweet with caramel and apples. The taste was sweet toffee with some apple core. A nice tobacco spice hint. A decent brew. Furseth (1141), Kungälv, Sweden Sep 1, 2008 Bottle: Cooper red colour, with, creamy head. Aroma of honny, citrus, flowers, and lots of malts. Flavor is malty,viny mouth feeling,medium body and medium malty/alcy fnish Nice mmm///beer (540), Austin, Texas, USA Aug 29, 2008 2008 vintage 22 oz. bottle served in trappist glass- poured turbid darken amber with red tints, light carbonation, 4mm off white head bubbled away a little too quickly, small groups of foam for lacing. Aroma of a caramel malt and citrus hops. Hits the mouth with a high-medium body, sweetness can be found in the background of a well concealed hopbomb that goes from the start to almost the finish, ends bitterly. Not sure what to make of this one... just seems out of balance to me. ketchepillar (252), Des Moines, Iowa, USA Aug 28, 2008 A lot of candied caramel in this. Definitely seems like a 3 hour boil. Not too much hops coming through. The candied notes aren’t too sweet or cloying.
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