1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
UPDATED: NOV 6, 2007 2007 bottle....looks like a coca-cola...very little foam but a tan color...smells like the essence of a half chewed burnt hot dog, but so mild that it took me many sniffs even to get that...thin body, seems unbalanced, no smoke taste, just an ordinary substance...has a malt, cereal-like finish, not awful but not real impressive...smoke is merely a suggestion on the finish....chalky body, if that makes sense
2006...12 oz bot...Yum Yum, creamy light ale...soft carbonation & interesting...has a brown ale/ hazelnut aftertaste...really friggin good (can I say that?)....very likable
Rating reflects 2007 bottle
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Barcade. Clear, light brown color with a small tan head. Mild smoked malt aroma with some caramel. Flavor is pretty much the same, with a hint of butterscotch on the finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap at Bar 6, NYC. chestnut colored, light amber at the edges. mostly clear. light tan foamy head. aroma of toffee malt, caramel too. peaty aroma is hardly there. flavor is lots of toffee malt, some wet burnt hay but not strong at all. light ashen aftertaste. had this served at my wedding 4 years ago, and I remembered it being a little bigger then. still pretty smooth for a beer approaching 7%
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: OCT 15, 2005 [bottle] Pours an intimidating brown-copper color with a small head. The aroma is interesting earthy smoke and perhaps coffee or chocolate? Flavors are nice- smoked malts dominate and give way to caramel and then a smooth finish. I dig this brew for the fall season, it fits nicely.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Really nice color, almost magenta. Light bodied, with strong earthy flavors. Not particularly smooth, maybe too much carbonation. Flavors aren’t prominent, somewhat burnt aftertaste. Kind of mediocre.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap.
Malty, caramel aroma, copper, small tan head. Assertive malt flavour, caramel too. Light bodied, sweet, with some bitterness. Good, but doesn’t meet the style?
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Copper brown. Suprisingly light smokey flavor with rich sweet malts. Not too shabby.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
draught. brown-copper with a creamy off-white head. aroma is grainy malt, crisp fresh hops, and sweet caramel cookies. I didn’t really see any resemblance to a smoked beer...the body is yeasty and has sugar caramel malt. decent but it isn’t particularly interesting.
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