 pepsican (645), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
May 12, 2008
Deep amber pour with a thin off white head. Aroma is vanilla and caramel. Flavor is Vanilla, oak, rye, caramel, toffee, and some bitter hops. Finishes slightly syrupy with a touch of alcohol. Nice.
blipp (627), Grand Island, New York, USA
Aug 4, 2008 Bottle #1697, released June 07. Pours Deep ruby brown with a very thin head. Nice fruity aroma with cherry, vanilla, chocolate and chestnut. Medium full body, very smooth. Flavor starts sweet with plum and caramel, before moving to a more toasty area with oak, earth, chocolate and chestnuts. Finishes with a very nice combination of spicy hops and oak. Very nice.
emacgee (991), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Aug 1, 2008 Pours a dark red with a thin head. The nose was sweet, spicy rye, warm alcohol, some bourbon, a little subdued. Bourbon flavor, warm, spicy rye, lightly waxy hop flavor. The mouthfeel was thin with no carbonation. Finished warm.
ucusty (864), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Carolina Crew Gathering Greenville, NC. Thank to Ryan for this impressive sample. Copper pour with a big toffee & malt aroma. Dark fruit and hops up front with spicy dry finish.
JCB (903), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to Ryan for sharing! Another impressive beer from Ithaca, a brewery that’s really rising in my estimation. It’s certainly a strong barleywine at its base, a lovely brown/amber pour, a strong malty aroma, with some hops and heat initially coming on strong - and some dark fruits and even a hint of port emerging late. But yes, the rye malts do come through and do give this beer some added complexity and distinctiveness. A nice one.
badnewsbeers (982), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Jul 3, 2008 dark, ruddy brown..extremely murky, almost like prune juice..aroma of light sugar, raison, fig, and toasted caramel...flavor of prune, raison, caramelized sugars, rye bread, pine, and light yeast...floral finish..interesting
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