wetherel (1033), Carlsbad, California, USA Sep 23, 2007 Growler tasted at Saarlander’s SoCal tasting with saarlander, cquiroga, dirty_martini & kittiesandbeer, JohnC and others. Thanks to JohnC for bring the awesome Livery beers. One of my favorites of the night. Small microbubble head. Great aroma. Deep, deep brown color. Thick body. Sweet from molasses and caramel flavors. Absolutely delicious. My rating sounds the same for both the cask aged and regular. They are both fantastic. Must visit Michigan!
djones (77), Michigan, USA Jun 24, 2008 Deep hazy brown color with khaki head. Warming brew with a thick feel and full of flavor. Wheat, dried dark fruits, spice, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and a hint of citrus. Very enjoyable complex beer. Hint of alcohol in the finish, lingering caramel malt with a noticeable but minute bitterness. Styles (1653), Taylor, Michigan, USA May 14, 2008 MBG winter ’06. Murky brown, beige head. Faint alcohol up front, followed by big banana and caramel combo, thats really nice. Flavor again has huge caramel/toffee and banana. Some dark fruits in the background, maybe fig/raisin. slight warming alcohol in the finish. Nice chewy yeast character. very well done. RAYBOY01 (1630), Chicago, Illinois, USA Mar 23, 2008 Very odd (read: good) experimental brew. No wheat characteristics noted. Big alcohol note in both the nose and flavor...along with rich dark roasted grain, caramel/toffee, maple syrup, and dates. Very drypeppery alcohol burn in the finish. Ughsmash (3079), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA Feb 9, 2008 Bomber. Poured a slightly murky deep brown with very little head sticking around.. near flat. The aroma picked up a bit of pina colada as David mentioned, with a touch of prickly fruit and cactus pairing with drawn, toasted caramel.. an overall air of sourness that I cannot pinpoint.. maybe a slight infection. The flavor found more complexity, with chocolate, maple syrup, and some nuttiness joining at the core, and just a light earthy bitterness surrounding.. the back-end found bunches of coconut and light warmth. Very low carbonation (if any) on the palate and lighter-bodied than I’d expect.. warm finish, but nowhere near what I expected. Dry at the end, and it warms the belly well. Good stuff. Ofortuna (315), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA Feb 9, 2008 Very low carbonation and "wow" pina colada prevalent throughout the flavour and aroma with a high concentration of coconut on the finish. Some light candied fruit with maple syrup tossed in for good measure. Dark murkey appearance with zero head. For 13% alcohol, I taste nothing that would indicate it’s that high. Not what I was expecting at all.
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