 theacelatrain (262), Washington DC, USA
May 30, 2006
Bottle. Nose of fruity chocolate and caramel, and some dark fruits. Nearly opaque brown with foamy tan head: good lacing. Sweet-bread malty backbone, almost a tad grainy, with sweet date and raisin flavors. Just enough hops in the end. Touch of warmth, but not too big for 8%. But still, this beer is full in mouthfeel and flavor, and complex. Great.
carl4beer (270), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
Aug 12, 2008 22 oz. pours an opaque brown with a nice tan head. aroma is soft and of caramel, roasted malt, and brown sugar. mouthful is rich and full of candied fruits then a crisp hop finnish balances this one very nicely. i am diggin this brown impy
jcwattsrugger (3942), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Jun 14, 2008 on tap-pours a rich light brown head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is dark fruit-cherry, rich dark malt, bread/earthy. Taste is dark fruit-cherry/prune, rich dark malt, bread, secondary earthy hops bite. OK/mild carbonation.
jgb9348 (1825), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Jun 1, 2008 Deep caramel/copper coloured body with a nearly perfect tan head that tops the beer - ruby when held to a light, this beer looks great! Aroma of fresh hops, clean toasted malt, raisins, nuts and a bit of grass. Medium-bodied; Strong hops up front with a citrus and grassy taste, combined with malt near the end of the taste and a punch of nuts to finish it out. Aftertaste a bit more refined - some alcohol, a lot of nuts and pit fruits and a bit of bitter hops - very nice! Overall, a good beer, more of an Imperial IPA than an Imperial Brown, but very nice indeed! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased yesterday, 31-May-2008 at Kybecca in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
ahalloin (45), Arlington, Virginia, USA
Apr 27, 2008 From a 22 oz bottle, this beer pours a surprising brownish-black color with absolutely no transparency. I’ve seen stouts less black than this, granted they probably weren’t good stouts. The head is also reminiscent of a stout witha thick creamy head that fades to nice lacing. The aroma is strongly brown sugar, caramel, black licorice, and dried fruit with a malty base. The flavor doesn’t quite match the smell as the IBUs and alcohol take over the flavor. Still, there is a lingering sense of those aromas, but they are completely masked by the bitterness and alcohol. It could use a bit more body to hold up the IBUs as well.
dkachur (771), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Apr 17, 2008 Bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours ruby red with large tan head. Aroma of caramel, toffee and pear. Hops are a little too assertive. Nice toffee flavor. Nice effervescence. But, off balance and there is an "off" flavor. The only way I can describe it is the juice from that fruit cocktail from my elementary school lunches.
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