 jhumphries69 (656), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Mar 12, 2008
22oz bomber. Pours a deep, clear, chestnut-brown with amber and red highlights. The beers with a medium-sized tan head that consists of very fine bubbles. The head fades to a thin ring, but never disappears completely. The aroma is very malt-forward. There are dark fruit and cake in there, along with some toffee and chocolate. The flavor starts sweet and malty with some graininess. There are some flavors of dry cocoa and dried fruits. The malt flavor is quite toasted with a good level of melanoidins. By mid-palate a subtle bitterness and dryness supplants the big malt flavor. The finish is dry with flavors of cocoa powder and ethanol. The mouthfeel is medium in body with a light carbonation that adds a very creamy quality to the texture. Overall, a decent, big, brown ale - though much less hoppy than some of my Lagunitas favorites...
Vertical Bacon Strips (581), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 26, 2009 ***review from May 10, 2008***
Poured out a clear deep copper brew with a good sized, fairly thick tan head that sticks around for a bit and leaves random lacing. For whatever reason this beer went straight to my head. It’s not like I’m drinking on an empty stomach or something - I did eat 4 huge bowls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and hour ago. This is an odd beer. The aroma is fairly unique it seems and I’m sure my description won’t show that so you’ll need to find out and discover where this beer thinks it’s going for yourself. Caramel and toasted malts, nutty, and somehow these malts blend in with the slight but dark fruitiness to give out a fairly fragrant smell. The taste is a let down or not depending if you want something different or not. Unfortunately the flavour doesn’t hit home with me: big malts {INTERLUDE - if one pours this beer from a foot above the rim of the glass it makes a volcano of foam..... try it!} More huge malts, in fact the malts are really dominant. The more buzzed I get the more I like this. The alcohol taste weakens when this warms... I’m not really sure how much alcohol can be found as I think the unwelcome presence of the hop mixture is screwing with me. HAIL NEVERMORE! Malts get close to that burnt taste. Some fruit flavour (unsweetened grapefruit and and dark fruit that may just be an effect of the massive malt content messing with my tastebuds) and the hops give out a nasty flavour on the finish. Mouthfeel is decent I guess. Smoothish sometimes. More than medium bodied. Fluctuating in strength ick bitterness. Decent carbonation. I could give this a 2.5 or a 3.5. I’m probably drunk - using the BeerPal Chat as my personal unread blog to discuss Love Bites by Judas Priest, Joe Perry from Journey, socks and sandals with myself. Bloggers are pathetic losers. Die.
Cirrhosis (550), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 11, 2009 It looks Frank Zappa has risen from the grave once again and combined forces with the good people at Lagunitas to create a memorable brew and not just because of the catchy name. beer looks a yummy dark clear copper with a large thick tan colored head. Flavor seems light and unexpectedly bitter. Aroma is slightly metallic and has and has a remarkably similar smell to root beer with mild alcohol notes. Lots of thick malts with hints of chocolate, prunes, brown sugar, some metallic flavor and a good hop presence making the flavor a little crisp. Overall it seems sweet but leaves a mild lingering bitterness in my mouth. The beer is nicely balanced to be full flavored yet crisp and easy drinking with enough complexities to keep it interesting. This is by far the most enjoyable brew I’ve ever had from Lagunitas.
GriffinAvenue (395), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 3, 2009 Bottle. Maroon red translucent coloring. No head. Like melted candle wax. Tea, dates / dark fruit. Swear I catch an odd whiff of dijon mustard too. Warm and disarming on initial tasting. A little sharp, acidic to tongue and roof of mouth, following by a tea flavored finish.
daknole (2143), Plantation, Florida, USA
May 27, 2009 Bottle. Amber pour. Malt, toffee, fruit, and alcohol on the nose. flavor is malty sweet with some fruit and caramel. Alcohol is noticeable and light hops. Its an ok beer...not great.
Ungstrup (13374), Frederiksberg, Denmark
May 20, 2009 Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and over ripe fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruit, as well as well as a bit of oxidation, leading to a dry metallic finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
KawaBomber (192), New Jersey, USA
May 18, 2009 22oz Bottle: This bottle has been lurking in the back of my fridge forever, I can’t even remember when I put it in there...here goes. Cloudy dark amber w/ a small khaki head. Nutty, caramel aroma. Flavor is malty w/ hints of caramel & toffee. Some bitter hops kick in towards the finish. Leaves a metallic taste behind. Gets better as it warms a bit...more toasty & a bit of alcohol peeks through the aroma. Seemed to smooth out a little too.
Maltajo (57), TARRYTOWN, New York, USA
Apr 21, 2009 A fine hoppy, carmel,brown ale with a nice head that is long lasting. Nice smooth pallet. Very refreshing. I liked this beer!
mabel (2208), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 13, 2009 [1922-20081222] 1pt6floz bottle. Grainy malty mild fruit aroma. Clear, dark red body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head. Heavy grainy malt flavour with wood hints and a fruit base grass. Medium-full body is boozy. Not bad.
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