 hopscotch (5474), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 2, 2008 Bottle… This beer rocks!… Clear copper ale with ruby highlights and a small, creamy, khaki-colored head. The aroma is of dark malts, dried plum, fig and vinous esters. Full-bodied and syrupy with soft carbonation. Sweet, malty and fruity. The residual sugar is fortifying and not overbearing. Lengthy, fig and light maple finish. What a pleasant surprise. Makes me want to go at a bowl of succulent, rich, hearty figs. World class brew!
pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 1, 2008 Pours a brownish ruddy red with a decent enough fine head. The nose is sweet. I don’t know that I’m smelling figs though. Very toasty, with some raisins. Maybe some rounder aspects to the malt, but a sickly toastiness. Nice full body, with a creamy mouth and fine bubbles. The flavors are around where the nose is. Sickly toasty sweet. A bit of those raisins. And then there’s the ginger? I swear there is some ginger in here, and I don’t care for it. The fruit is covered up by spice, ginger and grainy toast. Lingering toasty to fruity finish. My least favorite from He’Brew. And I love figs!
iowaherkeye (1852), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 1, 2008 22oz bomber, no date. Clear copper brown with a one finger yellowish beige head, fair retention. Has the sweet figgy notes of a dubbel with some sweet toasted nuts,brown sugar, toffee, and some buttery vanilla notes. The flavor is much grainier and nuttier with some brown sugar--the fig is present, but much more in the background. Semi-dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 2-3. Alcohol present, but just enough to notice. Light prickly carbonation with a smooth medium body. Started out very nice, but fell a little short for me.
TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Jun 30, 2008 22 oz bomber. This beer pours to a deep, hazy, brown color, with a small, tan head that fades, and a moderate to soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is wonderful, with lots of big aromas of chocolate, malt, nut, and figs. The palate is rich and smooth on the tongue, with big flavors of chocolate, nuts, molassas, and more delicious figgy flavor. This beer finishs with more excellent chocolate, nutty, and figgy flavors up front, then ends with a light peppery notes that take some of the sweet/cloying edge off this beer. Very interesting, very flavorful. I really loved the fig character of this one, as you really got it in aroma and flavor. An impressive brew, one to sip and savor.
DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 Rich brown...small lingering head. Big aroma of dark roasted malts, molassas, caramel. Big flavors permeate the tongue with rich malts but some bitterness also. Notes of bitter chocolate, carob, nuts, bitter hops, figs, white pepper, other spices.
marcus (1853), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 This dark brown ale poured with a thin brown head and an aroma of figs. The flavor is mostly chocolate with a chalky finish that resembles ripe figs. This is an unusual brew, but the taste is pleasant.
Sammy (3979), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 Figs in the mash, an ale that not initially but after a whole emits a cuvee like aroma. It’s a sipper, it’s better with food. A brownish tinge. A unique one. SIgnificant carbonation, medium mouthfeel.
thegreenrooster (1821), St.louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 Pour is a dark red with almsot no head. Aroma is weird but good. Lots of fruityness with some sugar and i guess fig but i’m not sure what fig smells like. Flavor is a bit of dark fruit but over the top sweet. A different beer but a bit to sweet for me. This would be a good one to share as it is very thick and sweet.
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