 Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 5, 2009 12 oz bottle from Bier Stein. Pours out a clear brown with ruby highlights and a moderate tan head. Complete lack of lacing. Nose is mostly brown sugar, banana, peppery spice with some caramel. Flavor more banana and light pepper, big caramel malt and some brown sugar. Mouthfeel medium, nice carbonated kick at end. Not bad for a pretty inexpensive bottle.
mar (1981), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 27, 2009 deep ruby with a cream colored head. nose is caramel, brown sugar and some light fruits. very carbonated with an overly sugar flavor that is matched with honey, dates, banana and yeast.
Gypsy19 (665), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 20, 2009 Pours a deep ruby with a creamy Belgian head, that recedes quickly to a thin film of lacing. Just a little light comes through, revealing a few tiny bubbles rising. Aroma is very nice; Lots of brown sugar and banana mostly. Flavor is of banana again, honey, roasted malt, skunky-bitter finish. Nice flavor overall, not that one should expect anything otherwise from North Coast. Mouthfeel is par for the style; Creamy with spritz at the end. A very nice interpretation of the style. Overall, very good.
Heathen (810), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 29, 2009 THOUGHTS: I was not expecting a dark beer so this was a nice surprise. It was reminiscent of Gouden Carolus Grand Cru, but not as complex. This was way beyond what I was expecting. Not that I don’t love North Coast, but I figured it would be dumbed down for Whole Foods. The flavor could be a little stronger, but I’d probably get this again. Hid alcohol well.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a medium reddish brown with a small, off-white head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy caramel malt and candy sugar, lighter milk chocolate, earthy and slightly banana-like yeast, cherry, brown sugar, maple syrup, wood and very light alcohol. The initial flavor was sweet and a little acidic; while the finish was lightly sweet, a little sour and slightly bitter with and average to long duration. There was caramel, brown sugar, maple syrup, light hops, candy sugar, slight alcohol, yeast tea and slight coffee. The medium to full palate was syrupy then dry with fizzy carbonation and a slightly metallic, moderately to heavily astringent, lightly alcoholic and dry finish.
thornecb (1820), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 22, 2009 Pours light mahogany into a tulip. Off-white head quickly recedes to barely touch rim. Sweet burnt molasses aromas. Thin with dark caramel upfront turning sweet and yeasty in the burnt finish.
JHunter (248), British Columbia, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 18, 2009 pours a dark bronze colour with a nice head taste very strong taste of acl and molasses
jimhilt (1695), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 14, 2009 Pours a three finger cream head that fades quickly leaving traces of lace. Cloudy dark amber color. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Molasses nose. Flavor is sweet baked molasses but not cloying. $2.50 for a 12oz bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.
DragonStout (1386), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 13, 2009 I was dissapointed with this brew.The nose was awesome.Sweet, caramel with a flurry of dark fruits.The flavor was sweet but way too carbonated, almost seltzer like flavor.
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