deyholla (786), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 25, 2009 Cask. Poured a dark brown, almost near black with a creamy tan head. Aroma had a combination of hay, bread and caramel. Flavor began a bit sweet but ended with a darker bread flavor. Gurst (338), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Sep 1, 2008 Darker than expected, very inviting. Smooth caramel malts with fainter roasted notes. Some bread crust and honey, and just a hint of citrus. Low carbonation and creamy head are perfect. Aggie80 (713), Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 16, 2008 Nice Head and some lacing. Stronger hops and less sourness then expected. heemer77 (4313), Savannah, Missouri, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Jun 16, 2008 On tap at the brewpub. The body was dark copper with a white head. The aroma was malty bread with some caramel and oranges. The taste was burnt almonds with some black tea. A fairly bitter finish. CharlesDarwin (1873), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 | Dec 20, 2007 On cask at the brewpub. No aroma. Hard to drawn anything other than faint brown sugar. Pours a clear brown, with rocky off-white head above. Flavor is a sweet and woody. A light tooth of crispness in sugar and old hop bitterness. Short. A little light on the carbonation, even for a cask beer. Not as soft and supple as I would have expected. Meh. frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jul 10, 2007 Pours with a foamy ecru head over clear, deep copper. Light apple cider vinegar notes behind a base of malts in the aroma leaves me a bit disheartened, but the vinegar is only minor in the flavor which otherwise has a full malted grain sweetness followed by an elegant bitterness. Smooth and rather thick on the palate with a dry finish.
<font size=-4>Hand-pull pint off the engine at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/michigan/ann-ar Peak Brewing Co., Ann Arbor, MI 48104</font> Dogbrick (2925), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 19, 2007 Cask sample at the brewpub: Clear ruddy amber color with a negligible off-white head and spotty lacing. Aroma of caramel, bready malt and fruit. Medium-bodied and kind of creamy with toasted malt and subtle peppery hops flavors. The finish is equal parts hops and malt. Decent overall. Sammy (4069), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Jan 30, 2007 Their standard cask. A little head on a dark reddish tinge. A hoppy fruity aroma, perhaps some wheat, and taste, but taste does not deliver on the aroma. Strange carbonation like it was infected, yeast: it was musty, fungy like.
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