 stefanje (466), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
May 15, 2008
6 oz bottle courtesy of Schroppfy. Poures a murky burgundy color with a small head that soon disappears. The aroma is big with sweet red fruits, raspberry can be identified; also present in the nose is dark chocolate. The flavor is rich with ripe tart raspberries and caramel. the mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. The finish is long and sticky sweet with lingering caramel. Overall: A first rate concoction. A must try.
SuperDave70 (605), Arizona, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sampled at Bockyhorsey’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Cloudy dark amber pour with a small light head. Sweet caramel malt and red berry aroma. Flavor is berries and caramel with just a touch of chocolate. Creamy on the palate. Very nice.
Bockyhorsey (1890), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sampled at Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Good raspberry aroma. Murky brown body with not much of a head. For me got a strwberry fruit flavor and milky caramel creamy candy as well. Glad some one brought this was about ready to give up the cat in a trade for this one.
dpjuart (500), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 7, 2008 (500) 187 mL bottle from the brewery, 2007 vintage. Pours brown/amber with red/purple hues. Very little head, a mild fizzy puff out of the bottle dissipating to a washer size ring in the center of the glass (weird). Nose is chocolate covered raspberries and strawberries, mild blueberry and sweet port wine aroma. Taste is sweet berry, rasp and straw, with a nice chocolate flavor. Fruity and sweet like a port wine, mild grape and some blueberry. Lots of alcohol hotness and flavor lingering well into the after. Some oaky characteristics. Dry with a balanced bitter. This really seems to be a heckuva lot more potent that the 11.7% on the bottle. It has a slightly carbonated character, but mouth feel is more like a nice whiskey or wine. Very solid offering. Like, unbelievably solid.
Hudspart (282), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle suprisingly found in store in Grand Rapids. 2007 vintage. Unbelievable beer. Pours very heavy with a small head. Strong aroma of raspberries with slight chocolate hidden behind the raspberry aroma. Flavor of raspberry and chocolate with a slight finish of caramel and fruits. Almost like a meal.
Sparky27 (388), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle sampled at the 7/5/08 Bocky Bash locals tasting. Pours a cloudy brown with minimal off white head. Nose is caramel, raspberry cheesecake, toffee and brown sugar. Taste is chocolate, caramel, light raspberry and molasses. Medium, creamy mouth feel. Was expecting more raspberry/chocolate in the aroma and taste. Not bad though.
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