 luckygirl (1212), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Jun 2, 2008
Sampled ’08 BSAF. Beer is very dark brown, nearly opaque. Head is small, light brown, frothy; mostly and quickly diminishing.The aroma is malty with moderate notes of cookie, roasted grain, light note of chocolate; Hoppy with light note of resin/pine, trace of straw; Yeasty with light notes of basement, under-ripe banana; Light/moderate notes of cherry/dark fruit/current, alcohol and ozone. The flavor is heavily sweet, lightly bitter, light/moderate acidic with a long, warm, moderately/heavily sweet, lightly acidic, trace bitter finish. Sappy retros. The body is medium/full, the texture is velvety/syrupy and the carbonation is softer than average.
Two_Dudes (25), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Oct 7, 2008 Enoyed this very much. Thanks to Joel from New Holland for the sample. An Imperial Stout that wasn’t oak-aged. Sort of a novelty at this point. Nice caramel head that lingers. Mouthfeel is big, but smooth. Palate is a dusty cocoa that just begs to be shared with some sort of dessert. Very nice beer.
Darkover (1214), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Very dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits and some alcohol. Flavor of sweet roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits and liqour.
drfabulous (740), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Sep 30, 2008 It’s been sitting in my basement longer than I thought it would. The forgotten beer. A cool night. Time to finally open it. Pours without any head (reminds me of Expedition). But there is lots of coffee and roasty taste here. Very nice overall. Balanced. Rich. I get that burnt sugar taste someone else here notes. Nice.
Theis (2212), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Sep 30, 2008 Bottle at home - thanks to Bager. Black - brown head. High burned, berries, fruity, oily, chocolate, coffee, nice medium hoppy, smooth hoppy. Lovely.
marcus (1053), Sacramento, California, USA
Sep 21, 2008 This dark brown ale poured with a thin tan head- just a few bubbles, and a very agreeable sweet aroma. There is an intense earthy roasted malt flavor.
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