 Lothore (276), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 5, 2009 A- Pours a dark brownish hue with a thin, earthy head.
S- Very malty, caramel, dark fruit.
T- Lots of dark fruit, caramel, and toffee notes without being sweet in the slightest. Dominant hop character from begining to end with a nice and bitter finish.
M- Thick with low carbonation.
D- This is a very tasty beer. Excellent to sip on on a cold night.
darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 2, 2009 16oz bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown with a big long lasting khaki head. Nose is oddly herbal hops, some grain heavy malt nose and a dash of caramel. A bit odd. Flavor is pretty god awful. Astringent herbal bitterness dominated, no real malt flavor, this is one of the worst beers I’ve had from Nogne. Not sure if its a bad bottle (I tend to think not cause others who had it from the area said it was bad as well) the only real nice thing I can say is it fades into a nice creamy caramel aftertaste after that odd herbal bitterness fades.
bluebetty (106), Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 Pours is quite dark. Porter-like color with a good inch of foam. Good retention and some lacing on the glass. Nose is very sweet with caramel & toffee. Some citrus notes (hops I guess) with a little choclate also. Flavour is amazaing. Heaps oif agrresion but balanced at the same time. Plenty of hop bitterness offset by malt sweetness. Very very nice. Could see myself drinking a bit of this one. Very well balanced and tastes bloody good.
PetetheMeat (547), Hove, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 Brown almost black. Beige small head. Hoppy aroma with notes of pine apples and cane sugar. Malty flavour at first. Chocolate. Then lasting hoppy bitterness. Underlying malty sweetness. Slightly sugarsticky palate. Lively carbonation. Alcohol. Excellent.
thedm (3834), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 22, 2009 This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a head of all foam finely sized tan colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a softly carbonated light brown colored body. The nice aroma was barley wine like with typical malt hop notes. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish mild vinous hop aftertaste. The yummy flavor contained notes of hops mildly vinous and burnt malt. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.
AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 Bottle. Pours a rich brown with a thin white head. Aroma is dark fruit and sweet malts. Notes of floral hops, citrus, fall spices, and caramel come out. On the palate, it is light, a little dry, and refreshing. The flavor brings the hop pressence forward along with a bit of the dark fruit. It finishes bitter and dry. It was very good.
Dervock (178), Emu plains, Australia
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 Bottle - Pours a deep brown with a tight vanilla head. Sweet citrus aroma, with a hint of spices. The strong citrus aroma is replaced by a short citrus taste up front, followed by a creamy malt flavour and a dry bitter finish. Really nice mouthfeel and very smooth
Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 500ml bottle at many locations and many times.I love this beer as it was my first foray into the world of craft-beer.It is certainly a hoppy brew, lot’s of citrus and grapefruit which mellows after time .It has a big malty backbone which contributes to making this more of American barley wine when it ages.That is part of what makes this such an interesting brew.
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