4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 ShamRock (20) - Rochester, New York, USA - MAR 1, 2008
Nice.... This is a great beer. I love that the alcohol content is double that of most american beers. Its dark and its tasty. It taste sweet and malty. Its kinda like Guniess but not as filling. I feel like more of a man when I drink it.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 BlackOut (43) - East End, ENGLAND - FEB 29, 2008
Real good ale from McEwans. Dark, strong and tasty! Pours dark brown ruby sort of color, forms a thin head which disperses rather quickly leaving beige foam on the inside of the glass. Sweet taste with medium bitterness and carbonation.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 DenverLogan (421) - MileHi, Colorado, USA - FEB 28, 2008
Some kinda brown colour...slight head. Moderate aroma of malts. Flavors are of sweet brown malts, caramel, cane sugar, slight sweet fruit, toffee. I’ve been drinking this for 20+ years and it’s not the same, but this fresh batch is nice, but not as intense as way back when, but tasty nonetheless.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 BMan1113VR (6146) - Los Angeles, California, USA - FEB 25, 2008
Thanks to ilovedarkbeer for this one. Quite a distinct aroma, molasses, grape, scotch, vanilla and alcohol. Pours with a small, creamy, off-white head that goes away completely, but leaves some decent lacing on the sides. Body is a dark amber-brown. Tastee is smooth maltiness with a hint of scotch. Very drinkable and somewhat sweet. Nearly a creamy body with some soft carbonation.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20 Sunset2b (2) - Chesterfield, Virginia, USA - FEB 24, 2008 does not count
My absolute favorite beer. Although they closed the brewery in 2005, the Newcastle folks have maintained the flavor.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 thill25 (230) - Orlando, Florida, USA - FEB 17, 2008
12 oz bottle...Deep copper brown w/ a diminishing frothy tannish head. Picked up some caramel, dates, vanilla, and alcohol in the aroma. It was somewhat sweet w/ a moderately thick mouthfeel and I was able to taste some malts, caramel, and alcohol. The alcohol was a little too forward IMHO. Very dry finish...
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 cykyc (28) - USA - FEB 17, 2008
I smelt a caramel / birchy aroma. The aroma was faint, though. After a pour, the beer had very little head and after 1/2 minute left barely any bubbles on top. The beer had a deep caramel hue, almost opaque through the glass. The flavor was by far its strongest point. Again, caramels and molasses hit the tongue but were gone quickly. Not too much of an aftertaste, yet not crisp, necessarily. Could fit into the daily category, but it won’t be a special occasion brew for me.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 johndavidj99 (125) - Dallas, Maine, USA - FEB 9, 2008
Dark nutty brown beer. Pretty sweet and somewhat malty. Pretty smooth. Pretty simple overall.
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