(750ml bottle, batch E!007) Yeast-filled murky brown body topped by large beige head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, raisin, some rye, alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, raisin, some alcohol, light chocolate/vanilla. Full body with moderate stickiness that nevertheless is fairly easy to drink.

750 ml bottle shared with a bunch of cool guys. Aromas of sweet malts and dark fruits. Fruit on the flavor too, molasses, raisin, and alcohol on the finish. Good stuff.

9/20/2008 tasting at toncatchers house, with whetheral, weeheavy, fordest, alohac, and Jason. Thanks for all the great beers and good times. A very nice brew. The spice and fruit was a good combination.

Thanks to iowaherkeye for bringing this bottle to his ’farewell to Iowa’ tasting. Released 6/07, bottle #251. Poured a garnet brown color. The head was tan with an orange-ish tint. Smelled of molasses, toffee, dark fruits, and a splash of booze. Medium bodied and semi-sweet up front. Dry-ish finish with mild accompanying bitterness. Boozy whiskey, molasses, and toffee dominated the flavor. Decent beer.

Bottle. Cola brown body, big dense tan head, Centennials and some malt in the nose. Not a lot of spicy rye character, but malty, with PNW hops, some alcohol, and quite a bit of sweetness. Tasty, but not distinctive as I hoped it would be.