 alexanderj (2327), Chino Hills, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 23, 2007
Bottle; poured an amber orange with small to medium, off white, creamy head. Aroma was very good with sugar, fruit, caramel. Palate was nice, slightly sticky and creamy. Flavor had a decent hop presence; besides, flavor was similar to the aroma. A nice sweetness too. Alcohol well hidden, enjoyable beer.
RHeastings (488), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 30, 2010 Enjoyed via draft in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours a relatively light amber color, with a just-off-white head. The aroma brings strong malt characters, with an especially prevalent nod going to Munich malt. The beer smells almost like a Great Lakes Elliot Ness on steroids. I was surpised, however, by the lack of hop aroma and character throughout the beer. The palate was similar to the nose; strongly malt-centric. Again, a lot of continental character malt makes its presence known. Hops do provide a noticeable bitterness to the beer, but it is ultimatley drowned out by the aforementioned malt sweetness. The finish is fairly clean, and contains a surprisingly subtle note of alcohol. Ultimatley, a well-made, if slightly confusingly advertised, strong ale.
madmitch76 (1100), , Essex, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 17, 2010 11th October 2008. GABF. Clear gold beer. Aromatic hops nose. A full on barleywine but with an unusual floralness about it. Unusually intense flavour.
slayer02348 (101), East Lansing, Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 On draft at a bar near me, gave it a gander via a small sampler cup. Dark brownish opaque with a decent sized head. Better than average taste on this one, but just not that easy drinking.
CelticBrew (722), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bomber, had for almost a year. Poured a dark amber forming a small white head of foam. Fruity aroma almost sherry like, with light fruits like pears and apples. Flavours of dark fruits, raisins, and malts come through. I would have pegged this as an aged Imperial IPA, but the malts are heavy which in the end comes out barley wine style. Decent beer, I suppose.
Geokkjer (257), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle.Color is amber .Malty , toffee and caramel aroma with hints of dried fruits.Sweet grainy caramel flavor with some bitterness.Warming alcohol.Bitter finish.Nice
danielcurtis81 (931), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 BPW #70
On tap at New Holland Brewing Company. Appearance is golden brown. The aromas are very sweet with hops and caramel malts. Flavors are caramel malts, candy sugar, with nice hop tones without much bitterness.
awiseman01 (407), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 11, 2009 Dan’s Bachelor Party Extended Weekend Rating #68 of 90. On tap at New Holland in Holland, MI. Pours clear golden orange. Wonderful toffee caramel nose. Sweet hop load with a very nice taste. Definitely a different DIPA style than I’m used to, but this was very much worth trying.
darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2009 Growler thanks to Kevin. Pours a slightly cloudy dark amber. Slightly flat (can happen with growlers). Nose is nice with big citrus I think Centennial is definitely there. Flavor wise there is some modest bitterness up front but caramel dominates with a suprisingly thin body. Not really all that bitter. Quite sweet. Hop flavor isn’t really there either. This one needs some work but the potential is there.
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