 Ughsmash (3982), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
May 30, 2008 Bomber thanks to a couple fine folks! Poured deep chocolatey brown with a creamy cap of dark tan head. The aroma picked up a lovely blend of toasted dark fruits, chocolate, and nutty notes.. sweet, dark, and succulent with mild herbal accents.. right at the back were figs and a touch of anise. The flavor opened with darker fruits, licorice, and chocolate.. bitterness was mild and primarily earthy and dark fruity in nature.. finished warm with a fine array of darker sweetness. Medium-plus bodied on the palate with a great malt array and feel to it.. heavier carbonation and spicy on the back.. excellent!
BeerNeedy (60), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
May 27, 2008 22 oz. bottle. This dark beauty is another winner for Midnight Sun. Full of flavor and subtle nuance. Pours with a large tawny head and is delicious from first sip to last. It takes a rightful place in the rotation from here forward.
marcus (1826), Sacramento, California, USA
May 21, 2008 This black ale poured with a massive tan head. The flavor is chocolate and coffee with a strong hoppy finish.
sirpsycho (342), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
May 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown, slight reddish cast to it, small tan head. Aroma is malty and sweet. Flavor is again malty with touches of chocolate, raisins and toffee. Very smooth and a touch dry on the end.
BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
May 12, 2008 This is wonderful with some bottle aging, or fresh out of the tap at the brewery, as I experienced a few weeks ago. This has a wonderfully smooth maltiness, rich caramel and toffee notes, with some molasses, sweet fruitcake breadiness, and lots of candi sugar, but still manages to find balance and finishes dry and lingering. Delicious
iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
May 8, 2008 22oz bottle, notched that it was bottled the second week of August 2007. Thanks Colin (General Gao). Deep brown with a 2 1/2 creamy beige head, great retention. Aroma is loaded with sweet dark fruits (raisins and figs, namely), brown sugar, yeast, some light roast, and a hint of melted butter. Very, very nice. Flavor is still relatively sweet with all the brown sugar and dark fruit notes with hints of peppery dryness and roast coming through in the dry finish. A hint of vanilla came from somewhere as well. A bit of alcohol is warming in the back of the throat and belly. Bitterness peaked around a 2. Moderate carbonation with a full body. A most excellent dubbel--wish I had a couple more of these.
travita (1861), Frisco, Texas, USA
May 1, 2008 Black in color with red highlights. Tannish head that is big and foamy. Smell is sweet, very belgian yeast, and fruity. Taste is smooth, easy to drink, sweet, with plenty of dark fruits.
douglas88 (1557), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Bomber. Pours a dark brown with a medium light brown head. The aroma is mostly yeast, some dark fruit and chocolate. The taste is really nice; a kinda dark Belgian Ale, some yeast, a toasted malt, some prunes and perhaps cherry, a bit of spices and some brown sugar. Really a good beer. Complex and smooth. Alaska knows beer.
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