 jayg (976), Florida, USA
Mar 21, 2008 Again, thanks to BBB63 for this one. Slightly cloudy amber color, very little head present. Aroma is a mix of mild sourness, Belgian yeast, sweetness, apple juice. The oak comes out more in the taste and melds nicely with the Belgian characters. Lots of dark fruits and spice. Pretty unique.
Ibrew2or3 (1571), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Mar 20, 2008 Big thanks to BBB63 for bringing this beer down to Degarth’s the Tampa tasting. It pours clear copper with thin white head. Big aroma of musty crushed diced prunes, ripe cherries, brown sugar, woody oakiness and a bit of mild heat. The taste is very similar with cherries, dates, plums, raisins all mixed with nice woodiness. Yum. I get notes of the Belgian yeasty spiciness along with faint bubble gum, banana and spice.
ChainGangGuy (1393), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Mar 18, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, garnet-hued body with no head, but this is a handbottle, so it’s to be expected.
Smell: Fruity aroma of young apples, purple-colored cotton candy, and a stick or two or JuicyFruit with a dusting of menthol.
Taste: Sweet, syrupy caramel maltiness. Slight herbaceousness. Light oak component. Banana and grape-like fruit flavors. Slight yeastiness. Fruity, sweetish finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Quite still and quite warming.
Drinkability: Spot-on tastiness!
Quake1028 (625), Tampa, Florida, USA
Mar 16, 2008 Courtesy of BBB63. Thank you, sir.
Dark amber pour with a smallish white head....no real lacing or retention to speak of....on the nose we have caramel malts, dark fruity esters, perfume/floral hops, Diacetyl, some woody/earthy notes and some mustiness....flavor is big on the wood barrel hints, with dark fruits and sweet malts on the fore, and the back end picking up more of the hop bite....medium bodied, average carbonation....medium finish, fruits and earthiness mainly, with some sweet backing from the malts....
hopscotch (4358), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Mar 15, 2008 Hand bottle... March 08 Tampa Bay Tasting... Hazy amber ale with a small, white head. The nose is restrained and a bit watered down, but I’m picking up traces of bourbon-soaked pear wedges. Medium-bodied and watery with tingly carbonation. Dangerously session-like, despite the high ABV. Pale malts and fruits. Restrained sourmash. Lengthy, sweet, woodsy, then dry finish.
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