3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Molassess, treacle, brine, and dark fruit on the nose as well as earthy hop notes. Pours dark amber, thin head. Flavors of molassess and dark fruit up front, briney notes, treacle, residual sugar and light herbal bitterness. Thick and sweet with a definite warming note. Not my favorite.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at NCBC. Pours black with a loose and wispy tan film. Drippy lace. Big roasty salty meaty olivey nose, very rich and complex. Creamy medium body with lively carb. Black olives, roast meat, roast malt, caramel, black walnuts, and a bit of good soy sauce on the mid palate, finishing with a nice crisp hop bite. Long dry roasty olivey finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a deep brown colored body with a slight ruby hue. Thin, creamy, brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is toasty chocolates with some cocoa nibs, light roasts, touches of caramel, earth, and raisins. Flavor is similar. Chocolate malts with some caramel and a light raisin up front with a nice roast backing, earth, and slight woodiness. Some cocoa nibs come out towards the end as this finishes fairly dry with a moderate earthy and roast bitterness that is balanced by a firm chocolate note. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium-full body and a soft, medium-light carbonation. Overall, a really well done Old Ale. Roasty and earthy with plenty of chocolates, a slight dark fruit note, and light cocoa nib essence. Very enjoyable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Super Old ale. Great malt and hops flavor. Terrific color tan with a nice thin head. This was a smooth easy going brew. Don hits the mark once again.
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