BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 17, 2009 Brewed in the USA..... Courtesy of AFI96, thanks Waylo. Pours dark brown in color with a thin beige head. Aroma is kind of musty with some roasted malts, nuts and chocolate. Taste of toffee, malts and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium in body with a sweet malty finish. MrRoss (614), Delta, British Columbia, Canada Jul 16, 2009 A previously unknown beer to me. Poured a thumb-thick creamy tan head to cap a nearly black body. Aroma was mostly malt as was the flavour. Solid mouthfeel, and the finish gave up something darker - chocolate, perhaps? DWestrick (235), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA Jul 12, 2009 bottle. a nice ale with great malts. smooth beer - didn’t have much so will need to try again for full description GranvilleTim (466), Granville, Illinois, USA Jul 12, 2009 Cola-rown pour with light brown head. Light roasted malt aroma. Roasted malt flavor, some nuttiness, little chocolate. Leaves a nice roasted malt aftertaste. mcferc4 (55), New Jersey, USA Jul 11, 2009 A deceptive brew -- looks like a stout or a porter, drinks like a full-bodied lager. Great, yeasty aroma. Sweet, caramel notes. Dig the cat who picked up "roasted nuts" down below, that’s pretty spot-on. Smooth, clean finish. Delicious. kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA Jul 9, 2009 Nice pour...dark ruby with a thick light tan head and good lacing. Aroma is roasted and caramel malts. Flavor is bittersweet with a sweet aftertaste. Mouthfeel is slightly spicy with a medium body and good carbonation. Overall, a solid, easy drinker but not much depth. possumjc (99), Charleston - Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, USA Jul 8, 2009 18 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown-black with a nice tan head. Nice semi-sweet chocolate is the dominant flavor. Dry finish. I really like this beer. The chocolate flavors are just right not too bitter, not too sweet. jhumphries69 (717), Tyrone, Georgia, USA Jul 7, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours deep, clear reddish dark brown with a thick pillowy soft tan head that leaves a few thick ropes of lace. Aroma is surprisingly grainy and pilsner malty. There are some chocolate dark grain notes and a light fruitiness and strong nuttiness. Some light toffee and toasted bread linger in there, too. The flavor is grainy pilsner malt up-front with some toasty Munich malt and some residual sweetness. There is a thick toasted bread character throughout. Light spicy bitterness with light roasted grain and cocoa+toffee. The beer finishes somewhat dry but with a malt-sweet aftertaste - almost too sweet. A bit plain flavor and overall watered down. Some soft fruit esters and subtle banana emerge as it warms. Mouthfeel is spritzy and surprisingly velvety and full-bodied. Overall, not bad but quite plain and unbalanced on the sweet side. It needs a bit more hops - perhaps a slightly different specialty grain bill could add some much needed complexity. I do not feel "enlightened", and I highly doubt the historic accuracy of what this beer claims to be...
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