 illinismitty (1795), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 Bottle from Frugal McDugal in Nashville. Pours a beautiful deep mahogany with a retentive light beige head. Chocolate and yeast nose with accents of citrus. Medium bodied but with a thin texture. Flavor of dark bread with hints of lime. Dry finish with flavor of cocoa powder and some slight acidity. This has lots of Schwarzbier characteristics. Enjoyable
mpersinger (179), , California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 12 oz bottle: Ebony and translucent. Aroma of toasted malt and pencil lead.
Burly on initial taste with medium body. Compare to a watery apparition of Death and Taxes (it is an ale, not a lager like D&T) but with a cloying malty sweetness.
npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 25, 2008 Clear, dark ruddy brown with a short lived tan head. Aroma has a bit of melanoidy malt, slightly bitter and nutty. Taste is somewhat sweet, with some prunes, peanuts, and chocolate. A light bitter snap at the end. Solid session brew on the sweeter end of the spectrum.
doubelknv3 (566), Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 21, 2008 In bottle at BW3s. Reddish-brown with beige head. Caramel, nuts, smoke, and mild roast aroma notes. Sweet malt, chocalate malts (reminded me of Fat Tire), and notes of dark fruit flavours. No bitter notes.
Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 20, 2008 This poured a black color with a moderate beige head. The aroma contains a bit of chocolate and also some coffee and caramel. The flavor contains chocolate, dark fruit, and coffee. The beer has a slight sour presence. It has a creamy texture to it but the mouthfeel is slightly thin. Overall this is a nice beer.
tedovertu (260), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 19, 2008 Bottle, Creamy off-white average head with good lacing. Dark amber/black color. Aroma of heavy chocolate and coffee malt. Much lighter body than I expected with a thin texture and soft carbonation. Light sweetness in the finish. Not bad not great.
DunkelMeister (7), Fremont, California, USA
does not count  | 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 18, 2008 The best New Belgium Beer available in my opinion. For a dark beer it’s irresistibly smooth with just a hint of bite. A great after dinner beer, also great for cooking! When reduced it gives off a great sweet and subtle taste.
radiomgb (1957), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 16, 2008 Brown in colour with ruby edges, thin beige coloured head, patchy lacing. The aroma is nutty, some roast, dark malts, light sweetness, chocolate and some coffee. The flavour is a bit light, some light bitterness, small roast, some chocolate and almonds, Lightly sweet mouthfeel, light body, mild carbonation. Finishes sweet, a bit thin.
This smelled great but the lack of body and a sense of direction hurt this one for me.
355ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.
Opened on December 30, 2007
Best before November 2, 2007.
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