patrickfannon (271), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 11, 2009 Draft. Pours deep hazy brownish amber--nearly maroon. Aroma of raisins, sweet malt, citrus, clove, and hints of apple. Fuller bodied with a smooth, creamy finish. Outrageously delicious American strong ale. Nena (120), Seattle, Washington, USA Oct 9, 2009 Updated: Oct 19, 2009Poured red brown with a small white head. Aroma is floral and fruity, with sweet tangerine and more bitter orange rind hop aromas. The flavor is similar, with sweet fruity flavor up front similar to peach, pear, and tangerine, moving to a more bitter citrus hop finish. Delicious. ChristianScheffel (4431), Odense, Denmark Oct 5, 2009 Golden with a lasting white head. Sweet and juicy aroma of peach and roses. Sweetish malt flavour with big peach flavour and strong hot alcohol. Fruity and quite bitter aftertaste. rudolf (1734), Buffalo, New York, USA Oct 4, 2009 Cask @ Goodbar. Nose is brown sugar, a bit of booze, caramel, orangey hops. Flavor is orange caramel, brown sugar. Finish isn’t overly sweet but not too dry either. A lot like a lighter N. Coast Stock Ale. Butters (1622), Virginia, USA Oct 3, 2009 Thanks to my freshmen roommate for this rating! Pours a clear brown amber with sticky off white head. Nose of sweet maltiness with hop citrus. Flavor is more floral citrus hoppy than the aroma. Great label. Great beer. CapFlu (3480), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Sep 27, 2009 (Draft) Sampled at GCBF 2009 in Victoria on September 9, 2009. Solid malt base. Orange rind hops. Fun bitter mid-palate, very hoppy finish. 7/4/8/3/15 zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA Sep 27, 2009 Bomber. Pours amber, off white head. Aroma is malt, tangy fruit, hops. Flavor is tangy, hoppy, malty. Nice blend. I’d definitely drink this again. bblack99 (195), Kansas City, Missouri, USA Sep 24, 2009 In Reno for the weekend, picked this up at Florian’s in Truckee. Reddish amber pour from a bomber, with a nicely-packed bubbly off-white head.
Aroma is distinct, with red apple (as opposed to the usual green) and caramel/toffee.
Served slightly warm, the alcohol is present and warms your cheeks. Flavor pulls in the heavy caramel and toffee along with piney hops, but the apple aroma doesn’t come through on the tongue.
A bit too sweet, a bit sticky/resiny, but a nice malt richness. This is a nice beer to start off my Tour de California (or at least Cali beers I couldn’t find in Missouri)
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