3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Murky dark brown color with a small lid of light tan bubbles. Lightly roasted malts, dark chocolate syrup, and licorice scents. Hints of alcohol in the background. Strong flavors, with licorice, anise, chocolate extract, burnt raisins and sweet grains. A bit syrupy in feel. Finish is quite quick and uneventful. Linger has some roasted malts and dark caramelized fruits. Things don’t seem to come together in this one. Seems like something I would pour over bread pudding.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
draft at Blue Monk, Buffalo. Dark porter like pour. roasty chocolate aroma. Flavor is heavy roast & chocolate with underlaying peat notes. Fuller mouthfeel. Not as complex as i thought but still very flavorful & quite good
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Mane Liquor. Very dark brown pour with a small lightly tanned head. A touch of lacing left about. Light spices, smoke and roasted malts on the nose. There also seems to be a tinge of orange rinde in there. Light citrus comes in and out between smoke, coriander and charred malts. Citrus and smoke on the finish. Ok length, higher carbonation than usual. Solid
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Camp Beer IX. Pours a dark amber with a small beige head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is roasted malt raisin. Medium mouthfeel with smoke raisin and coffee and a nice light spice finish. A good old ale from Haand.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Zephyr, Juneau, served in tulip. Very dark (in dim lighting) appearing like a stout. Aromas followed this style, with dark and roasty notes, with some cocoa and dark fruits, some caramel and nut. Flavors were rich and complex with many of the above characteristics. A very smooth and rich beer that would be lovely as a porter/stout, but interesting enough to compare to Hair of the Dog Adam, for example. Quite good.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
From a bottle. Nice smokey aroma. This tasted like a cross between a smoked porter and a strong winter warmer with decidedly nice results. To read the brewers description they threw in everything that was laying around and sometimes that gets great beer! Great taste and smooth mouth feel, good to the last drop.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, medium sweet, dark fruits, hops, medium bitter and a little spicy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear very dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit and light spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Soft. 140112
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
If this beer is really an old ale, it is an unusual one. Mine was bottled July 9, 2010. First of all, this beer is highly carbonated. It was a bit of a gusher on opening and produced tons of big, frothy, tan head. It is amber in color and the nose isn’t particularly strong. It mostly seems a bit smokey and malty. The flavor is slightly smokey (I do think there was some smoking that occurred, but it isn’t as strong as you’d expect from a "smoked beer"), a bit malty, and somewhat nutty. I liked this, but it wasn’t spectacular. It seemed more like a smoked belgian ale than an old ale. There were no dark fruit flavors, the carbonation was lively to say the least, and it was a much lighter beer than you typically get from an old ale.
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