 moelikebeer (219), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jun 13, 2008 Ceramic swing-top bottle. Pour almost brown with just a tinge of red to it. Aroma of sweet malt and dark fruit. Similar flavor with a bitter hop finish. Nice carbonation and a soft, smooth mouthfeel. Definitely got better as it warmed. Very nice beer, just horribly overpriced.
ndubs360 (114), portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 8, 2008 This beer is tastey indeed, pours a deep blood red with a small, pencil earaser sized white head. This beer tastes of strong sweet amlts which fades into a bitter hop profile. Spices round out the flavor transition. nice beer indeed.
douglas88 (1542), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Jun 8, 2008 Updated: Jun 9, 2008On tap at the NABA fest 2008 in Idaho Falls. Pours a dark red with a very nice thick head. The aroma was nutmeg, toffee and a bunch of sweet caramel malts. The taste was full of a very rich and powerful caramel malt that is quite sweet, also some light spices; nutmeg, light fruit and hops. Very nice find at the festival. No alcohol noticed, and very smooth.
nimbleprop (815), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
Jun 6, 2008 Why does Rogue put these average beers in outrageously expensive packaging? The black ceramic swing-top bottle is cool, but the contents just aren’t worth $20. Looks fairly standard, transparent, hazy amber, reddish brown with a frothy, lacing beige head. Aroma is very strong, powerful almost like a barleywine. Dark, chewy bread grains, sweet caramel and cookie dough with pine resin, grapefruits, lemon zest. Flavor is similar, very grainy and bready and that unique taste their Pacman yeast leaves behind. A strong bitterness envelopes the palate and hides a dry finish. Nice and drinkable but not a deal by any standard.
Rastacouere (5551), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 5, 2008 Objectively speaking:
A strong, but not particularly characterful American amber.
I like:
Lean and supple mouthfeel with cleansing carbonation.
I dislike:
Rather dull hop profile lacking in grip and aroma. Not particularly well masked alcohol. Distinctively grainy more than toasty, feeling a bit simplistic for a strong ale. Not a whole lot of malt depth.
Capa (952), Yokosuka, Japan
Jun 2, 2008 Draught at Ushitora in Tokyo. Clear, deep red with a wispy tan head. Hoppy aroma with plenty of fruit led by refreshing citrus.. Rather hop filled flavor. Some caramel, bitter hops, a touch of pine. The finish has some alcohol and bitterness. Very pleasent body. Hop filled and refreshing, this is a fine brew.
scoobyluv (486), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
May 29, 2008 dark ruby color. smells kinda sweet. tastes like a barleywine. i don’t enjoy barleywines at all. they’re sweet but in a not so comforting way
TeamTrappist (360), jericho, New York, USA
May 26, 2008 On tap. Poured a brown red with almost no head. Fairly sweet,with some spices, cloves maybe? with a fairly strong malty backbone.
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