 kramer (1888), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 6, 2006
12 oz bottle, Batch #63. Dark ruby pour with a finger sized off-white head. Very creamy and fine bubbled. Complex aroma of dark fruits, roasted malt, tobacco, bakers cocoa, and alcohol. Sort of a musty as well. Flavor is just as complex as the aroma indicates. Dominated by dark fruits, tobacco, and smoke. Also soy sauce, minimal alcohol, and musty yeast. Sooo much going on here. Very vinous with a long finish. Full bodied, but a little fizzy on the tonge. I’ve had this before, but a very long time ago. I didn’t remember it being this awesome. So much complexity in this beer that most Imperial Stouts and Barleywines can’t even come close. What more could you want from a beer than this?
TeamTrappist (167), jericho, New York, USA
Oct 1, 2008 12 oz bottle from batch 72. Poured a dark chocolate cloudy brown with a light brown small but thick looking head. It just looks like its a thick beer.The nose exploded upon opening the bottle,sweet, chocolate, belgian yeast. Some decent carbonation, and interesting complex flavor, with a very bitter finish,and a strong hint of alcohol. Hints of cola, chocolate, with a smokey tinge. This is no doubt hearty.
danielcurtis81 (98), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle. Batch number 70. Pours a rich brown. Very tobacco-like on the nose. Very sweet in flavor. Very rich, chocolate, raisin, and dark dried fruit flavors. Finish is smoky like a cigar. Very different ale but a really really good.
Hawksfan17 (655), Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Pours dark brown with a mocha head. Rich dark chocolate aroma. Sweet, rich, and strong are all appropriate to describe this complex flavor. Little bit of smoke on the end there.
sneagrams3 (1444), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Tasted 9/16/08. 12oz bottle. Pitch with a brown hue. Beige ring of head. Coffee and cola aromas.with hints of rum raisins and dark berries. Toffee note and a woody smokey quality. Full bodied with a big palate and big alcohol. Smokey flavors. Sticky malts and mild effervescence. Great to have, but not too often.
bleeng (304), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Bottle thanks to TexasJeep at the Houston Sept. RB tasting. Dark brown with a small head. Nose is chocolates and fruit. Taste comes out as chocolates, sweetness, nicely hopped. Body is a bit thin but the alcohol is very subdued. Nice drinking beer.
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