3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at ashleys in ann arbor. Poured an opaque black color. Smell was strong bitey hops and distant roast. Taste was quite creamy, not as full as I was expecting, very well rounded and quaffable. Touch of fruit and a touch of caramel in there as well.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Vintage December 2003.
Pours a copper-ruby body (surprisingly a significant amount of sediment) with a large frothy/creamy mocha head. The aroma has many nice qualities and has some stout characteristics - cocoa, sweet toffee, and a good dose of hops. Flavour is quite hoppy/resiny with some burnt sweet caramel and toffeeish notes. Some alcohol noted in the seemingly creamy body.
Glad to have tried this - thanks to beerhugger!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Super tasty, super unique...as usual the Rogue standard PacMan yeast stands out. The hops are a nice touch to a real nice caramel malt backbone that hints at a mix of a Belgian dubbel and a English bitter, with a great Oregon touch! A real gem!!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Damn this is a tasty brew. Had it on tap in Little Rock at the Flying Saucer.
Juicy hops dominate the aroma, with a sweet caramel backbone that also has a touch of fruitness. Hard to decipher sometimes if the hops or the yeast really get bring the fruit across sometimes, but pretty sure it is the hops.
Finishes with a lingering bitterness that just sticks there for a good long while.
Very good.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Rogue, San Francisco. Cloudy mahogany colour, surprisingly rich head. Aroma of grapefruits that grdually turns into a flavour of coffee and molasses. Fruity and quite sweet. Masively hoppy with near full body. Soft if a bit mushy mouthfeel. Long very bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft, at Theresa’s next door (Wayne, PA). Poured deep brown with ruby highlights, capped with a thick tan head. Intense, piney hop aroma, with a little yeast in the background. Flavor is basically all earthy hops, but a little caramel malt breaks through towards the finish to add balance. Hops coat the mouth for a while, providing a long, bitter finish.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
dark brown bordering on black. hop and spice nose. the sweetness and the hops clash at first. this is a hard one to get started on. about halfway through this it mellows a bit and a nice cinnamon like fkavor emerges. an odd pine floral hop note emerges and leaves a burnt taste. there is a bit of smokey something going on here. the alcohol is also apparent throughout. the hops dominate this and i am just burned out on hops i guess.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
on draft at Summits in Cumming, GA. a deep brown / almost black color... with a decent tan head. Looks like a porter. Nice overall with a great hoppy finish. A bit light in body on the palate, but finishes strong. Aromas of hops are prevalent. Not much carbonation. Don’t know about the american strong ale style associated on this one... more of a hoppy porter.
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