DarkMagus (412), San Jose, California, USA Jun 26, 2008 Pours a frothy, viscous amber-brown color with a short-lived creamy head. Delicious creamy vanilla ice cream aroma with some sweet biscuity toastiness...rum, citrus, mango, a bit of a roasty nuttiness. Super sweet, malt-dominant flavors... caramel, butterscotch, citrus, a bit of bitterness, some woodiness and hints of vanilla. Mouthfeel is soft and sugary, very viscous and heavy. Finishes somewhat astringently, clean, and a bit bitter. I never even thought about how much alcohol was in this thing, it was very well concealed ...or just part of the overall sweet warming quality of this brew. Intense, full of interesting flavors, a great beer to have after dinner.
General_Gao (2579), Iowa City, Iowa, USA Oct 7, 2008 Bottle shared by pepsican or iowaherkeye. Thanks to you both again. Poured a slightly hazy ruddy-orange color. The head was corn flake colored and consisted of large soap bubbles. Smelled of lemon and lime candy (ala Pez) and minimal oaky vinegar. Light to medium bodied with moderate bitterness. I tasted lemon, lime, oak, pastry, and nonspecific spices. Interesting stuff. Beer_Hawk (759), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA Sep 29, 2008 Bottle shared by decaturstevo. Poured brown with a tan head that left light lace. Weird mix in the aroma of sweet tarts and musty cellar. The sweet tarts follow in to the flavor with slight malt background. Medium body, chalky, slightly metallic, tart. I also have ass written in my notes so see Ross’s rating. michael-pollack (1488), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 29, 2008 1 Liter Swing-Top Bottle: Faint aroma. Smells of alcohol, oak, caramel, and red wine. Poured very deep amber/brown in color with a medium-sized, dense, rocky, beige head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Full of tiny particles. Very good lacing. Flavor is Medium sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of alcohol, oak, coconut, chocolate, wood, caramel, resin, fig, and toffee. Medium body. Thin, watery texture. Soft carbonation. Sweet, resinous finish. As Rastacouere says, "A very beefy beer on paper that resumes to little at all in mouth. " ross (1562), charlotte, North Carolina, USA Sep 21, 2008 this tastes like ass. (for you steve) illinismitty (1456), Nashville, Tennessee, USA Sep 20, 2008 Updated: Sep 21, 2008Bottle from Decaturstevo. Pours a dark copper amber with a white head. Aroma is really odd, like old sweaty gym socks. Medium bodied with a slight syrupy texture. Flavor of caramel, smoke, and some weird off flavor, which is dusty, sour, and musty. On a positive note, alcohol well hidden.
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