 BeerBelcher (698), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 14, 2008
I can definitely sympathize with those who offering a contrary opinion on this beer, as I was not a fan either. It had a significant liquor presence that I did not care for that came off very medicine-y. I finished it, and it wasn’t terrible, but it definitely is not an experience I will be seeking out again.
My bottle poured a copper color with minimal head. Color was nice, beer was admirably clear, and brilliantly bright. Aroma was a combination of cereal/grain with some diacetyl and and a liquorice/medicine smell. Flavor and was caramel-y and harsh. It had a real cereal/grainy element combined with a lot of liquor/medicine flavor, but not in a good way. For some reason, it felt like there was some grain in the beer other than barley, like maybe oatmeal. Mouthfeel was unremarkable.
I can’t say I’ll be seeking out this beer again, nor recommending it to others.
I bought this bottle as a 12oz single at 3 Cellars in Franklin, WI.
Beerman6686 (567), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Poured a hazy brown color with a small off white head. Aroma was very malty, some dark fruits, and toffee. Flavor was much the same, very subdued hops, lots of thick thick malts.
surffisher (132), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Jul 19, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours dark, clear copper with a small, diminishing light tan head. Aroma is thick with molasses, brown sugar, resiny hops, and fruity esters (figs). Some perfumy sweet notes linger on the outside. Flavor is much drier than anticipated from the sappy sweet aroma, but still dominated by a syrupy complex malt character overlain with a fairly tangy citrus hop presence. Medium to medium-full bodied, smooth and warming. Excellent strong ale.
Jwasciuk (159), Greenville, Michigan, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Pours sparkling dark red with an average sized frothy light-brown. Aroma is heavly malty of bread and carmel, moderatly hopy of pine and oranges, moderatly yeasty of plums and prunes. Flavor starts moderatly sweet of carmel and a bit of roast and candi sugar? Finishes more balanced. medium bodied, oily and livley carbonated.
JCB (890), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 16, 2008 12oz bottle from Kahn’s, Indianapolis. Nice copper pour with lively carbonation and a strong, sugary malt aroma. Upon sipping, however, a strong hop presence emerges, more on the harsh than the floral side. Fairly well balanced, and certainly enjoyable, but not too distinct from many of Lagunitas’ strong ale offerings.
kmeves (981), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Pours a clear mahogany with a smallish tan head atop and nice lacing. Aroma is fruity sweet, caramel and some toastiness. Flavor is very malty, toasted, melon, cherry, caramel and nice floral bitterness. Full body, sticky texture.
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