4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Decent sized brown head of dense and creamy bubbles of varying size. Nice rich and roasty aroma with some dark chocolate, smokey malts, roasted grains, a little anise and little dark fruit. Quite a damn good aroma. Color is a very dark brown. Rich and roasty flavor. Some more smoke, roasted grains, little bit of burnt toast (carbon) and dark bitter chocolate. If I didn’t know any better I would say that this was a nice scotch ale. Nice alcohol warming. Lingering smokey grain flavor. Long finish. A damn fine Norweigen brew. I need to get me more of this! Big thanks to etowneraser for getting me this one.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
[bottle] Dark brown with a rich and creamy head. Sweet, hoppy, malty and somewhat smoked aroma. Flavour is dry and roasty. Very flavourful , hoppy and complex yet smooth and balanced.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from BevMo, Mission Valley. Deep ruby in color on the pour. Strong roasted malty aroma with dark fruitiness and a nice hop character. Dark and roasty flavors. Very full bodied and flavorful. Light hop finish. Solid winter brew.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
American bottle labeled as "Winter Ale". Dark borwn almost black colour with a small brown head. Big aroma of coffee, sweet candied fruits, molasses and hops in the background. Very creamy mouthfeel. Flavour has more coffee, some dark chocolate and nice finish with a touch of bitterness. Very well done.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Pours a dark brown with crimson accents. Large tan head. Aroma is deep and dark with roast, dark fruits, molasses, and a bit of smoke. Flavor is roasty with earthy tones and floral hops, a little smoke and a bit of grapes. Complex, yet simple and enjoyable.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown in colour, rich lingering tan coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is very earthy, burnt and toasty, caramel and chocolate malts, liquorice, nutty and spicy. The flavour is quite sweet but not overpowering, some molasses, light smoke, good roast, caramel, chalky chocolate. Mildly bitter mouthfeel, medium/large body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, light alcohol warmth, light spice, bitter. Excellent winter warmer, great balance with good sweetness. The alcohol only makes an appearance at the very end.
500ml bottle from the <a
href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York graciously picked up for me by <a
href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank>IPFreely, many thanks Tim.
Opened on June 1, 2007.
No best before date.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber. Pours pretty dark with a nice fluffy tan head. The aroma hits my nose with the subtlety of a brick: dry spices, baking chocolate, and earth. Flavor is more of the same. It’s a fairly dry beer with rewarding earthy tones and tasteful spices. I get nice chocolate flavors and even some roastiness coming through. The fact that the spices were not overdone was rewarding, but they didn’t contribute a whole lot to the beer either. It’s a good beer, but I wouldn’t got out of my way to drink it again. I didn’t find it strikingly American in attitude like some of their other beers.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500 ml bottle. This bottle pretty much redefined the word ’gusher’ for me. Between the time I popped the cap and got a glass, there was a big brown puddle surrounding it on on the counter. I put the bottle in the sink, and by the time I cleaned the counter roughly a third of the contents had foamed out. The part I got to try was great!
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