 emacgee (976), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
May 2, 2008
Thanks to polomagnifico!. Pours a reddish copper with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet, malty, lots of candy, fruity, alcohol. The flavor is similar, fruity and sweet, malty, alcohol, caramel and candies. Nice. Very warm finish, the 17% is hidden fairly well. Could have been much more evident. Enjoyed this, pretty underrated in my opinion.
WeeHeavySD (1564), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jun 13, 2008 Rating 1400, 07 Bottle 12oz, from Hoppymeal, thanks Derek, shared with Cyn, on the Eve of Real Ale and BA Speedway. Pours deep orangey brown with a thin tan head. The nose is indisinct, musty is a good word for it, its a little sweet also. Taste is sweet, full of caramel and fruit, and warming on the tongue and throat, alcohol is hidden overall. Big beer, pretty good.
jcwattsrugger (3757), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
May 23, 2008 ’07 Vintage Ale-12oz bottle @Vero Beach Throwdown-pours an off white head and cloudy brown color. Aroma is musty, medium fruit, yeast. Taste is musty, medium fruit, yeast, medium malt-somewhat sweet, alcohol-but not overbearing for a 17% BW. OK carbonation. Thanks hopscotch for sharing.
hopdog (4444), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
May 20, 2008 12oz bottle acquired in trade with pantanap (thanks!). This one was one of those slow creeping gushers. The kind that didn’t spray, but kept on creeping out of the bottel. Poured a deeper brownish / amberish color with a larger sized off white head. Aromas of dark fruits, nuts, caramel, and a little ’stale’. Tastes of dark fruits, brown sugar, caramel, toffee, and just all around sweet. Some alcohol in the finish but not 17%.
TomDecapolis (2346), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
May 20, 2008 Thanks to hopdog. This one was a gusher! Pours a milky chestnut/orange with a smaller bubbly orange/off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, nuts, very sweet, light alcohol, prunes, toffee and caramel. Very cloyingly sweet malts, dark fruits, toffee, nuts, some alcohol, very warming and prunes.
TURDFERGUSON (1021), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
May 2, 2008 Bottle shared by emacgee and aubreya. Thanks Ethan and Aubrey! Nose is very interesting. I smelled alcohol, tropical fruits, candied cherries, lots of malt. Flavor is equally alcoholic, but not incredibly hot or hard to drink, with more candied malts and sugary caramel. Finishes warm and doesn’t seem like a 17% abv beer. Another interesting creation from the loonie koonies.
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