 SQNfan (388), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Deep golden in color with a fluffy off-white head of medium-sized bottles. The nose gives off sweet aromas of caramel, malt, candied oranges and bananas foster. In the mouth this was medium-bodied with nice richness in the midpalate as well as an oiliness. Simple but well-balanced.
Suttree (2267), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 12, 2008 You know the biggest problem with this beer? That it came in a 22oz bottle. It would’ve been a perfectly nice sipper with dinner, not to obrusive but nicely flavorful (a little citrus, a little pine, nice malt base), but a bomber size, I was ready to move on after half a bottle, and actually kinda resented it by the end of the bottle.
kiefdog (325), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 3, 2008 50cl bottle from Total Wine (Tampa). Pours a clear amber with a one finger, frothy white head that laces the glass. Aroma is bread, yeast, straw, grass. Flavor is also a bit bready with notes of hops, malt and some faint sweetness (like caramel or honey). Light to medium mouthfeel with a quick finish.
PhillyBeer2112 (1815), Orange Park, Florida, USA
May 13, 2008 Amberish gold with a medium creamy head. Aroma is slightly sulfuric but mostly a heavy breadiness with a touch of alcohol. There’s perhaps some toffee in that. Flavor is strongly bready toffee malts, almost cloying, with a thickish, vaguely tannic/grainy wring to the cheeks. Tangy. Creamy palate, clean fermentation (having said that, there might be just a hint of DMS) and hidden alcohol distinguish this from malt liquor.
brewandbbq (201), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
May 5, 2008 Pours clear gold with a quick fizzling head akin to ginger ale. Zero head, retention, or lacework.
Aromatics filled with sweet malt, honey, bread dough, and a hint of butter.
The mouthfeel is thinnish with some slick residuals. Slightly tacky.
Honey-drizzled malt lead off the pallet, with some underlying orangy notes following through.
Bitterness is balancing, and hopping in general is minimal, except for the tangerine-like citrus.
Alcohol is warming, but quite subdued and this is one quite drinkable.
Finishes with some lingering honey residuals and clean malt.
Pretty tasty and easily pegged as a big Maibock. What happened to the carbonation and head? Perhaps its way past prime..No dating on the bottle, so no way too tell.
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