3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Great painted bomber. Mostly clear, tea-brown beer with a thin filmy head. Earthy caramel aroma. tannic, chalky, woody, some raisin. Astringent, woody finish, sometimes sugary. Slightly thin mouthfeel. Comes off as a west coast brown. Thanks to Triock for hauling back from his latest Pacific Northwest adventures.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a pretty ruby/amber. Toffee and caramel nose. If I never saw the bottle, I’d swear it was a Fullers 1845 or Vintage Ale. Heavy on the malts and showing some sweetness, but balanced with some clean hoppy flavors. A touch of heat. 2010 vintage.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Favorite Maritime brew. As someone mentioned, 2011 was very decent; great balance for a winter ale.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle from Elise. Murky, dulled burgundy-brown-red. Respectable steady off-white head. Deep, thick malt tones, some dry resinous PNW hop action. Woody, a touch of vanilla and dark fruit. This is pretty much an English Barleywine. A slow sipper all the way, quite sweet and heavy on the palate. An excellent beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From tap. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small white head. Aroma is light fruity and toasted amber malty. Smooth caramelish and bitter. Lingering dark fruity and smooth hoppy finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Golden brown with a big lasting head. Nice strong yeast nose. Sweet alcohol taste, yeast and wood notes. Yummy.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle back from Seattle. Pours dark brown. Aroma is spice anise molasses and a little bit of roasty aroma. Flavor is much the same wih a full bodied toffee and sweet character. Finish is pretty sweet and has bit of a chalky texture. Roasty bittersweet sort of finish as well.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Six Arms. Candy sweet. Tons of sugar. Malty. Ok overall. Nothing amazing.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Outstanding balance for a holiday brew. Many try to overkill with stoutness, maritime pacific though has figured out how to balance holiday cheer.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks Andre.
Ar: Sweet cereal graininess, with a light bit of earthy hops.
Ap: Copper, clear - small off-white head with medium retention.
T: Big toffee and caramel up front, quite sweet - alcohol comes in next, bit of vinous grape - medium-low bitterness - long caramel finish.
P: Medium-fully body with medium carbonation - moderately dry finish.
O: A burly winter warmer - seems to be made for a cold evening - alcohol and caramel really give it a comforting impression.
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