3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at brewpub. Pours brown with amber hues, taln head. Huge malty nose of caramel and brown sugar. Sweet and sugary, caramel, brown sugar, candy corn with a mildly hoppy and dry finish. Pleasantly surprised.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap, at TotB 2009. Pours a rather light brown color with a moderate fizzy light beige head. The nose is nutty and chocolaty with just some light hops and a bit of graininess. Very light flavor, a little grainy and husky with a bit of milk chocolate and hazelnut. Light bodied with normal fizzy carbonation. Overall, a little water and thin. Didn’t relly do too much for me.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Sampler at the Allison Park location, 02.03.08 (Super Bowl Sunday). Sampler courtesy of the brewer’s assistant. Darker clear brown, off white head. Aroma is malt, caramel: smells chewy. Flavor is the same with some honey wheat and is indeed chewy.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: DEC 31, 2007 On tap at the Marzoni’s in Allison Park, Pittsburgh. Has a good roasty aroma with a background that is reminiscent of fresh J&L slag or permanent hair treatment my mom used to use when I was a kid. Darker looking brown and hazy, somewhat like dark iced tea. Mild carbonation that borders on creamy. Well mannered and friendly flavor with a little bitterness that is difficult to identify. Not bad for a darker brew but it could be a little more well behaved. Would not know this is 4% or less in ABV. Has flavor attributes that make me think it is much higher. Mild to medium bitter builds on the back of the throat and hangs for a while after the session, tho not really offensive, just enough to let you know it’s beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
5 oz sample at the brewery. 2007 version, 4.0% ABV. Has sort of a cherry and brown sugar colored body. Malt-forward, toasty and bready with a little bit of spice as well, like toasted raisin spice bread. Bready and fresh overall, a well made brown that I honestly wouldn’t mind drinking.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Mild aromas. Dusty roasted nutty malts. Light floral hops, a bit peppery with notes of licorice. Medium amber-brown, hazy, with thin off-white lacing head. Medium watery body with medium carbonation. Starts with a bit of caramel sweetness, dry nuttiness. Dry throughout with nice floral nutty bitterness. Finish is a dry bitter nutty sweetness. Light bitter after.
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