 Aubrey (2592), Denver, Colorado, USA
Mar 4, 2008
Light amber with a thin head. Rich, tingly and weighty mouthfeel was nice, but it kind of had cobwebs at times. Apple aromas. Honey-like sweetness at its base. Light spices and an herbal bitterness in the finish. Very similar to some meads I’ve had.
fly (1240), austin, Tejas, USA
Sep 4, 2008 What goes better when in a hotel room in a place you don’t know and w/ nobody around and you just reallyu want to go to sleep but sleep doesn’t come easily and then this presents itself (after purchase and chilling) and - nice, very nice malt and very good balance in the hops. I have another to make sure I wasn’t just sleepy crazy, but I really liked this and recall trying to wish more out of the empty bottle.
Fin (2188), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Sep 3, 2008 Bottle, got from Phil L’s Cave Direct Beer Merchants consumed 02-09-08 Pours amber with amazing clarity, nice soft sugar and barley sugar sweets on the nose. The taste is actually very smooth and surprisingly creamy with barley sugar sweets again and toffee, not a lot else but very nice all the same, I might age a bottle for a few years.
SuzyGreenberg (934), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 27, 2008 bottle - thanks hogfodder!! pours crystal clear and dark gold; lots of carbonation with thin white head along the edges; very strong and sweet with aromas of stale malts, sugar and touch of ethanol; kind of strange, but fairly tasty; raw and grainy;
MrChopin (170), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Pours golden-amber with a small white head. Lots of caramel , sugar, and alcohol in the nose and flavor; quite simple in fact. Palate is a little thin as well. Not very impressed with this one.
EithCubes (1804), Indiana, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Sucker has wildly varying ratings. Bottle. Absolutely stunningly lovely fruity nose, with berry, light cherry, figs, dates, oranges, caramel, pine, pepper, and a luscious grapey malt. A little dust, a little hint of resin, and subtle floral notes. Amber-orange body with a creamy beige head. Taste is rich and malty, very sugary and a little rough with significant alcohol warming, though nothing like what Avery puts out. Full, slippery body, lovely fruity accents detected in the nose have all but disappeared. Taste is a bit thin, all told. I really would like to try an aged bottle, see if the little yeasties can take out some of the sweet. Definitely the equivalent of a dessert wine.
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