dirt55 (149), Washington, USA Nov 6, 2009 Bottled, pour deep dark amber/brown with faint red around glass with fluffy brown head, sweet malt with light nutty and roasted aroma with hints of dark sugars, full bodied with light sweetness up front large roasted quality noted mid way with finish of hop bitters in the end, very well balanced overall douglas88 (1555), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Nov 5, 2009 22 ounce bottle, listed as special draft, not strong draft just like the picture, thanks to BrewDad. Pours a very nice dark brown/red color with a very thick foamy light beige head. A nice nose of earthy malts, caramel, light smoke. A sweet earthy flavor, caramel, almost no alcohol. A kinda odd, but not unpleasant earthy dry flavor in the finish- like really earthy chocolate. Nice brew. Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA Oct 19, 2009 Bomber courtesy of Kenb. Pours clear dark amber with a half finger light tan head that results in streaky lacing. The nose is roasted nuts, dark fruit and caramel. The taste is ash, smoky malt, dark caramel, roast and citrus hops with some pine in the finish. Medium semi creamy mouthfeel. Tasty brew – thanks Ken! dnlsartin (68), Portland, Oregon, USA Oct 9, 2009 A cloudy, amber pour with an enduring head. Soy, vinegar, molasses, licorice, and smoked malt. Tangy, nutty, and hoppy with a touch of alcohol. Bottle is decent; draft is even better. Reid (1084), Salem, Oregon, USA Oct 2, 2009
22 oz bomber from Roth’s in Keizer
Darkish brown ale with a nice tan head..leaves good lace.
Very strong and pleasing malt aromas, backed up with a little hop spice.
Very maltyu taste toop.soft toffee malt dominated some hopping in the end..barely.
Good on the palte thick and consistent.
Overall a good Engish Strong Ale gracefullypunk (272), Washington, USA Sep 22, 2009 Pours mahogany with some lace. Smells smokey with brown sugar and some alcohol. Tastes of smoked malts, some bitter, with a bit of biscuit. scrizzz (1246), kirkland, Washington, USA Sep 21, 2009 Rich molasses sugary aroma, burnt toffee. Very dark brown, small tan head. Little boozy, surprising as it’s coming in under 7%. Peaty with a generous hop finish. Sweet smoky wood midpalate. Kind of a frankenstein beer, the whole is more than the sum of the parts. darbish (81), Portland, Oregon, USA Aug 7, 2009 malty aroma with hints of coffee. color is a very dark red/brown that is 90% opaque with a ~1mm thick head. flavor is a little watery, with a little bit of bitter chocolate flavor, malt and a mild hop bitterness. bitterness starts slow and then kicks in and leaves a favorable aftertaste. palate is wet, but it dries out my tongue a little, so there must be lots of hop oils in the beverage; very little fizz in the bottle i drank.
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