 JFURYCAT (701), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
May 12, 2008
It has a slight malty syrupy quality and some fruit tones which are overshadowed by the roasted smoke flavor. The berries seem to add to a nice bitterness which gives this beer a nice flavor but doesn’t really knock me out in any sense. Palate is dry but kind of thin. Bottle from Cooper’s, Scranton, PA.
Ethereal (693), London, Greater London, England
Jul 7, 2008 500ml bottle at The Rake, with renffisch, duff and harrisoni, 17th May 2008. Bottle was from batch 66, brewed Feb 2007. Dark reddish amber with a solid whitish head. Very unique and wonderful aroma - pine, juniper, wood smoke, herbs. Utterly lovely smoky malt flavours, balanced by a dry, lingering hoppiness. Not too heavy either. A very different, very, very enjoyable beer.
Vac (2171), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Thanks for sharing Sick_boy. Pours with a slightly cloudy, deep amber body topped by a thick, quickly disappearing head with lots of lacing. It’s smoky and malty with a slight sweetness and a little hop character. Medium bodied and very tingly from the carbonation.
espenra (56), Oslo, Norway
Jul 5, 2008 50cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. Batch 142. It poured a dark brown colour with a light brown head that disappears fast in the glass. The aroma smells of malts, smoke, dark chocolate and I also think there is a hint of juniper. The flavour is a bit bitter and tastes of smoked malts, dark chocolate.
The aftertaste is suprisingly short.
zappafan99 (193), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Brewed 4/7, Tasted 7/8 Batch72.
Huge tan head on a brown body. The head demands patience. Smoke, and dark fruit. Creamy when drunk with head. Bitter chocolate. Juniper adds a nice hop character to keep smoke from overplay. Nice and well rounded for so many strong characters.
Fin (1993), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Jul 1, 2008 Bottle from Uto beer, Borough Market, Lahndan Tahn 21-06-08 Mid brown unclear pour with off white possibly tan head. Quite a bit of carbonation to this beer and for a while I’m reminded of a guiness pour as the head settles. Smokey wafts come forth and the taste is lightly smokey with a nice bitterness and then some sweetness joining in. Its a fine beer but not quite as good as I expected.
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