3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: February 25, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear dark copper, fine beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate and dark caramel aroma, nice nutty character
Flavor: sweet chocolate flavor, touch of chocolate cream soda character, nice nuttyness, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Draft at the source. Clear brown color, small white head. Aroma of nuts and subtle toast. Nuts are more prominent in the taste, with a bit of caramel.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap @ McCoys Westport KC. Amber brown appearance with a brownish head. Slightly nutty, sweet brown malty nose. Pretty generic nutty brown ale flavor.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample at the brewpub. Pours an amber-brown color with a medium thin khaki head that recedes steadily. Small patches of lace on the glass. Aroma of brown sugar, toasted malt and mild hops. Medium body with a sweet roasted malt character and notes of light hops and nuts. The finish is roasty with a malty aftertaste. Pretty average overall.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Tap at the KC location brewpub. Clear amber to cola pour. Medium white foam. Sweet cherry juice box nose after a big vegetal / DMS whiff typical of their house beers. Taste is not so bad, mild hop and sweet cherry juice, clean cherry and berries in finish. Not bad. Suddy, peroxide mouthfeel. Probably their best beer.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Light golden brown with a fizzy white head. Faint malty aroma and taste with soapy over tones.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Reddish-brown brew with a thin body. Light nuttiness and an OK flavor, but this just didn’t call out to me.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Tried this again recently at the St. Louis Park location in MN. I liked it a little more. On tap at the brewpub. The body was medium brown with no head. The aroma was light toffee with some chocolate and sweet maple. The taste was toffee with some iced tea. The body was light with some woody character. This had no life and seemed filtered to hell.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Had on Draft @ McCoys Public House, KC .. . Pours a murky brown, light foam .. . basic brown malts, light sweetness .. . a nice balanced brown, good aroma . .. decent brew .. . well, Then I know a special little kitty that’s sleeping with mommy tonight.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
St. Louis Park, MN location. Dark brown color wtih no head. Very solid nut aroma, but with the alcoholic tint that seems to be common to brown ales. Slightly dry malt taste up front with what I believe is a chestnut taste. The alcohol is still there, but fades to the background. Tasty enough.
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