Spicy caramel spread over whole wheat bread...Peppery yeast with a drop of soap...

Sampled draught at the Mondial de la Bière in Montreal, 2006. Thick lacing and a lasting smallish cream head atop the light clear caramel body....nice nuttiness apparent immediate in the aroma, but also some unpleasant soapiness and, uh oh, DMS and rancid oiliness as it warms, blech.....the body is significantly better, quite sweet and only a touch oily, edging towards a surprisingly strong acidity at midpalate and kissed by a hint of vanilla and some woody dryness towards the easy finish....caramel soothes all the way through and softens the rather watery body.

Nutty and caramel malts are marred by some lightly vegetal cabbagey DMS. Clear burnished copper coloured body is topped by a low, dense and lasting off white head. Caramel and nutty malt flavours with almost imperceptible bitterness that simply keeps the sweet malts in check. Slight DMS especially in the aftertaste. Medium body with fair carbonation and a very soft, slick texture. Sampled at Mondial 2006.

Sampled at Mondial 2006. Medium Brown body with an off white head. The aroma was caramel with some vegetable character. Almost like an English style barley wine. The taste was very dry with toffee and iced tea. This reminded me of a bitter. There was also some cinnamon spice. Decent.

Nice caramel notes and roasted malts, the bitterness accompanies this very weel...balnced beer