 tytoanderso (1148), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
May 10, 2008
750ml bottle. Sweeter aroma. Brown sugar, toasty sweet malt, peanut butter, chocolate. Simple and sweet. Pours a dark, rich brown with a thin gray film atop. Flavor is quite nutty with notes of slightly charred caramel, some juicy fruit sweetness, chocolate. Hmmm... Interesting. After all the sweetness subsided, there’s an odd dirty earthiness that leaves a weird aftertaste. Almost mushroomy. Medium bodied and creamy. Unique with different layers of complexity. Thanks Eben!
Crit (2205), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 6, 2008 Brown, small beige head.
Not much here,light sweet nose and palate, which is spoiled by a light tinny aftertaste
decaturstevo (1108), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Jun 20, 2008 A very odd aroma that is stangly familiar but i just cant put my finger on what it is. Aight brown pur with an off white head and lace. A very bland flat flavor that just lacks any pizazzaz. No off flavors just nothing at all special about this beer. A tad thin and watery. A drinkable beer but nothing special at all.
masonjer (388), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Jun 19, 2008 Thanks to Brewdad for a crack at this. Poured a dark brown (duh). Nice malty sweet nose. Flavor is nutty, little bit of chocolate and some spice (pandan?). Fairly straight forward, but definitely one of the better brown ales I have had.
ChainGangGuy (1393), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 4, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clearish, dark brown body with a small, wispy, off-white head.
Smell: Mild aroma of dark malts, chocolate, and discarded nut shells.
Taste: Dark malts rounded out by a sweet nutty character. A few well-placed drops of chocolate. Vague dark fruitiness. Lightly spicy, earthy bitterness. Then, it’s back to the nuts, baby! Sweetish finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: I’ve been waiting for so many long years for a pandan beer the hit the market, and Laughing Buddha really delivered!
SuzyGreenberg (781), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 3, 2008 22 oz. bottle - opaque brown with off-white head; sweet and grainy aromas; medium body and very sweet; pandan addition is very interesting and gives it a leafy/grainy feel; slight caramel flavors and a fruity kick; definitely on the sweet side of brown ales and one i need to be in the right mood for
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