 Slayer85 (457), Firenze, Italy
Jul 1, 2008
Bottled. A clear dark red beer with a huge and persistent beige foam. The aroma is overall malty, not extremely powerful, but quite nice with notes of caramel and nuts. Light roastiness. The flavour has a medium sweetness, nice bready malts with again caramel notes and some hops in the end. Light to medium body, watery texture, average/lively carbonation, short/medium finish with light bitterness. Very drinkable, but too thin body for my taste. Worth a try.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Date: 09/13/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brusin Ales, Asheville NC
Appearance: dark brown, fine beige head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, nice earthy balance,
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor, touch of sweetness, well balanced by the earthyness,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4
bee__R (44), Cantù, Italy
Oct 6, 2008 50 cl bottle. Puors dark brown with a reddish shine. Nice thick and cappuccino-like head, dense even if not really latsing.
Rich but not strong aroma: malty sweetness, honey and some caramel. Red ripen fruits and a roasty coffe background.
Medium body, roasted bitterness and sweet but less incisive than nose and than what I expected.
Maybe too low carbonation.
Nice example of this style considering I found it in a supermarket.
kappldav123 (1074), Markkleeberg, Germany
Sep 27, 2008 The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Week malty aroma. Tastes mild-malty, earthy-roasty. Finish fruity, like plum. Could be a bit drier. Still not bad!
KyotoLefty (202), Kyoto, Japan
Sep 20, 2008 Bottle in Vienna, 2006.
Very dark brown, almost opaque. Good head. Faint aroma, a hint of roasted malt and caramel. Tastes more burnt and coffee-like than any other Austrian dark I have tried to date. A dark lager, but somewhat stout-like. Only slightly sweet, not a whole lot of hops either, but well balanced. Great malt.
ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, dark reddish-brown body marked by a few bubbles here and there.
Smell: Predominately malty aroma smelling of brown sugar sprinkled of dark fruits, particularly plums and raisins, and encompassed by a slight earthiness.
Taste: Oh-so malty! Mixture of brown sugar and caramel with a solid sweetness. Fair amount of fruit. Not very hoppy. Slight soil-minded earthiness. Sip of cool, clean water. Sweetish, fruit finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Very, very slight stickiness to the mouthfeel.
Drinkability: Hirter? I hardly know ’er!
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