3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the 10th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Festival: Pours a clear dark copper with a thin, wispy-lacing off-white head. One-dimensional aroma of sweet caramely candy malt with a hint of Belgian yeast. Body starts sweet and sugary with a slightly doughy caramel sugar cookie flavor and some Belgian yeast. Could use some more balance and complexity.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
10th Annual SD Strong Ale Fest: Poured a clear dark brown color with a ruby tint and small off-white head. Some Belgian yeasty estery character. The flavor was some nice fruity esters over a toffee malt base. Notes of golden raisins, apples and a sweet finish. Medium bodied. The alcohol is well hidden.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
this was a decent quad. honestly there wasnt much fruit flavor, but there was a lot of molasses and brown sugar. there was also a faint hint of spice and wheat. blah
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sample from a 3 liter bottle. Pours dark brown with a tan diminishing head. Smells of sugar and dark fruit. Taste is of sugar, syrup, dark fruit and very boozy. Finish is lightly peppery. Not terrible, but not a quad.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Sweet nose with litle depth. Underattenuated sticky sweet palate with no depth. Huge candy sugar on the palate, with a very cloying finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
From 3 Liter bottle, shared by DarkElf - thanks for the chance at this! Pours a mahogany color and clear with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, molasses with hints of maple, tart fruit and a bit of spice. Flavor is quite sweet, brown sugar, prunes, hints of rich brown bread. Full, thick body, gentle and creamy carbonation. This was interesting and quite good, but seems it would benefit from some age.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours with a deep red-brown body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet and full of malt and dark fruits. Full bodied, warming and smooth.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Multiple samples, GABF 2006.
Head is mostly diminishing.
Body is medium brown.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (caramel), with notes of banana, clove, sugar.
Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Medium to full body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic.
Overwhelming sweetness, simple as a whole. Not compelling.
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