jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA Oct 23, 2007 (bottle BB 22Feb08): Pours a dark brown color. Reddish fringes. .Dull-white head, diminishing. Chocolately roasted aroma. Malts. Dry taste, dusty chocolately taste. Watery, with a dull taste. Some malts. Feinschmecker (176), Seattle, Washington, USA Oct 23, 2007 Bottle. Very dark malty aroma with a dark, dark brown color. It is better to enjoy this at a warmer temp, otherwise the flavor is not that great. There is not any beer I know of that is similar. Maverick34 (686), New York, USA Oct 20, 2007 Bottled. Pours darky dark. Caramel and coffee. Thin tasting so drinkable. CasperQuaffer (142), Casper, Wyoming, USA Oct 20, 2007 Pours with good deep tan head, dark brown color. Aroma of cocoa and a bit of orange zest. Taste - bread and chocolate with a touch of coffee and caramel. Aftertaste is sweet, but not too sticky. Body a little thin. This one is an easy pick, time and again. Mrthirstyneck (341), Minnesota, USA Oct 17, 2007 mine was called enlightened back ale?? anyways kinda liked this alot nice beer unique taste kinda sweet but burnt maybe hard to explain but nice deep blackis color and smooth to drink kinda watery though TheLeadDog (101), Kent, Washington, USA Oct 17, 2007 To me all of New Belgium beer tastes like Mac and Jack’s. 2 Below, Fat Tire, And now this 1554. There is a little more roasted malt flavor and a nice dark color but when you taste it you think "This tastes like Fat Tire. redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA Oct 17, 2007 Rich dark malts on the nose. Pours black with a tan head. Smooth flavors, dark and rich malts, with an earthy hop flavor. I haven’t had this in a few years it seems thicker than i remember? Not bad, but the flavor is a little lacking. hombrepalo (745), Chicago, Illinois, USA Oct 15, 2007 Tap, No real head. Light raisin, some plum and thin chocolate in the nose. Nearly nothing in the mouth. Faint flavor. Expected more from this beer, could be better.
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