 beeryum (652), Norcross, Georgia, USA
Oct 18, 2005 Bottle. Hazy brown pour with orangy hints. Sweet malty aroma and some raisins, and a small hint of rye. Sweet malty flavors, and maybe a touch sour to me.
goldtwins (4079), Nesconset, New York, USA
Sep 23, 2005 Poured a hazy brown with a thin off-white head. Sweet fruity aroma with brown sugar, raisins, light hop and alcohol. Flavor is malty with dark fruit and bitter finish. Warming with some pepper on the end. I thought this was more than 8% from the taste.
shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
Aug 24, 2005 Ruby red color with huge fluffy head that is chucky with big bubbles. Aroma is mild. Tough to describe the aroma. Malt, smoke, sweet. A different beer for sure.
StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 5, 2005 Murky, muddy, medium to dark brown with a foamy tan head. Aroma of biscuits, rye and yeast. Flavor reveals some chocolate, caramel and seedy rye bread. Slick on the palate, inconsistent and searing at the edges. Not the best of what’s around.
arjoseph (594), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 7, 2005 On tap at the brewery tasting room. 5 oz. sampler. Light caramel brown in color with a tan head that almost completely diminishes, save an island of foam in the middle and a ring around the outside. I couldn’t get much aroma from the taster glass, but what I could smell was grainy with a hint of what I thought was cinnamon and nutmeg. Medium body, smooth, somewhat syrupy. It has characteristic maibock feel and sweetness, much more reminiscent of that style for me than doppelbock. Some acridity and low-level spicy bitterness indicate bittering hops. The rye adds a darker, mustier feel. For the gravity of this one, however, I was expecting more dominant malt flavors. This was not nearly bready enough.
richlikebeer (823), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
May 16, 2005 dark brown body with a thick tan head, almost to the edge of looking like a porter. sweet sweet malts and some yeast to the aroma. flavor was smooth and malty, with the rye lingering in the background. little bit of spices and sweet malts make up the tail. this was amazingly smooth and tasty.
willblake (2160), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
May 12, 2005 05.07.05 750ml bottle at Heavyweight open house...must have been thanks to hopdog? Thick bodied cloudy brown with thick tan head. Soft rye and sweet sugar on nose, then I lose the rye entirely. Brown sugar, pumpernickle (oops, the rye’s back). Really mellow brew, not too rye forward. Nice stuff.
hopdog (5527), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
May 8, 2005 Bottle acquired in trade with Ernest (thanks!). Poured a dark, hazy brown color with a large tan head. When I popped the cork, some foam kept coming out (l wouldn’t categorize it as a gusher though). Aromas of brown sugar, bread, with rye lurking in the background. Tastes of nuts, toffee, brown sugar and bread. Lightly sweet.
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