 ross (1531), charlotte, North Carolina, USA
May 24, 2008
Daniel claims his glass of this "disappeared too quick" but that would probably have something to do with him knocking it over on my couch. Motherfucker. 2008 bottle - orange to reddish color with a brown head. It has a nice caramel and hoppy smell to it, with a little bit of spices mixed in. Pretty nice. Taste is hoppy and sweet, somewhat difficult to drink - as it should be - alcohol is not noted until the glass nears the end and warms up some. Pretty good stuff, we will see how it turns out in a year or so.
mcox90 (344), Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
Sep 6, 2008 22 oz bottle 2008 vintage. Pours a deep mahogany color with a 1/2" tan head. Leaves rings of lacing on the glass. Nose is dark fruit & caramel candy. Fairly thick warm palate. Flavor is a nice mellow blend of caramelized candy, brown sugar, molasses and warmed by 10% abv alcohol. Nice brew to sip while you relax.
RunDWP (161), San Jose, California, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Bottle. Reddish, amber color with a frothy tan head. Lots of sheeting and lacing on the glass. Buttery, sweet toffee aroma. Tastes rather sweet, with a caramel or toffee flavor, with an astringent aftertaste of tea, and hops bitterness. I found this a bit agressive and harsh to drink, despite its strong points.
kidmartinek (720), 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 (1143), 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
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