 mgumby10 (1850), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Pours dark brown/black, with a small frothy light brown head. Smells of dark nutty malts, light roast, and a bit of that cocoa powder. the flavor is pretty rich, lots of cocoa and spices, to go along with the malty roast and molasses. Light alcohol presence, masked quite proficiently. A little chalky, oaky flavor comes throgh in the finish. pretty interesting and solid brew here.
SHIG (2025), Aviano, Italy
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Bottle: Poured a black with light brown head. Aroma is sweet with molasses, spice, and malt. Taste is rich malts with a sweet bubblegum finish.
Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 2, 2009 Bottle. Coffee, maple syrup, Starbuck’s coffee liquor, raspberry paste, light peppermint, cookie dough, dark fruits. Taste-pecans, unsweet chocolate powder, berries, a really great strain of yeast, medium to high sweetness, unsweet Fig Newtons, black berries. Damn good.
MoDog (917), Griffith, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 2, 2009 Poured from a 750ml corked and caged bottle and served in a tulip. This beer poured a muddy dark brown with a thin head of lasting tan foam. A small amount of spotty, slippery lace was left behind. The aroma included orange peel, cinammon, chocolate, dark fruits, and molasses. The flavor consisted of moderately spiced chocolate, caramel, molasses, and a lasting note of dried bittersweet orange peel. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and had light, moderately crisp carbonation. Pretty decent, but the orange peel and spices tend to wear on the palate towards the bottom of the glass.
ericandersnavy (1055), crossroads, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 30, 2009 bottle thanks to bu11zeye. poured black with a tan head and some great legs. aroma of dark roasts, coffee, chocolate, and alcohol. flavor was amazing as well with dark roasts and alcohol. no carbonation in this brew. another great brew. thank you sir may i have another.
travita (1908), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 30, 2009 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Smell is wine like, alcohol, malts, caramel, spices, and fruits. The look is dark brown to black with a thin head. The taste is sweet, chocolate, malts, and caramel.
Pailhead (2583), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 29, 2009 Bottle: The aroma has lots of chocolate with moderate spice, fruit, and light smoke. It pours a dark brown with no transparency and a moderate beige head that lasts a minute or so. The flavor has lots of chocolate up front with some light roastiness in the background. The finish is moderately spicy with some light orange peel. Medium-full bodied with soft carbonation.
patrick767 (2022), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 bottle at Ft Wayne locals tasting - Pours very dark brown with a thin light tan head. The aroma includes spices, dark fruit, malts, and some alcohol. The flavor is an enjoyable blend of sweet malt, spice - especially cinnamon - and dark fruit that leads into a pleasantly bitter finish to a full bodied brew. The aroma isn’t quite what it could be but the flavor and overall impression really tie it all together. Superb.
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