 buzzoven (333), Japan
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 24, 2009 Served as a half pint at The Aldgate. Very dark colour (looked like deep barley tea) with a nice off-white head. Very little nose but tasted of whiskey-soaked apples, prunes, tobacco. Kinda liked this.
scrizzz (1266), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 21, 2009 draft at issaquah brewhouse. deep mahogany, sweet caramel aroma. pine and spruce, rich burnt caramel, some campfire smokiness. great beer.
angrypirate06 (709), Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 16, 2009 Bottle thanks to americanbrew. Dark red body with a light beige head. Aroma of sweet bread, raisins, alcohol, maple, pancakes. Flavor currants, caramel, malts, and a nice fruitiness.
mar (1826), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 14, 2009 bottle thanks to americanbrew. brown pour with a ring of cream froth. nose is dark fruits and sweet malts. very smooth on the palate with a sweet caramel, hoppy finish.
BMan1113VR (2818), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 Ceramic bottle thanks to AmEricanbrew. Pours with a small white head over a hazy amber body. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, and currants. Taste is currants caramel and hops. Watery to syrupy mouthfeel. Light carbonation.
bluevegie (2190), Perth, Australia
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 24, 2009 Looked quite dark as I was pouring this into my glass but it is a lovely red colour with an off-white head. Big malty aroma which was a little unexpected (for a big american beer) first thought was dark fruits, figs and raisins, then caramel notes and brown sugar. Second pour into the glass left a lot of sediment and made it brown and cloudy. Taste was what the nose promised, along with a touch of liquorice and spice. Medium body with a pleasantly lasting finish. Missus said she couldn’t drink too much of it but it went down with ease for me.
drjay44 (776), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 13, 2009 750 ml. swing top bottle. 8.25% ABV. Pours a thinnish head over a cloudy, with some particles, amber reddish body.....nose redolent of heavy malt with loads of bready aromas....tastes initially of sweet malts rolling into hop balance then molasses, coffee and a final lingering medium hop bitterness....mouthfeel is heavy and quite nice.
Muggus69 (517), Sydney, Australia
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 10, 2009 750ml Growler 9%alc/vol
Red-tinged brown body, quite murky, small tan collar.
BIG malt aroma dominates; mild roastiness, plenty of rich burnt caramel, mollasses, treacle, undertones of marmalady-y and spicey hopiness.
Relatively low carbonation. Palate starts rich, somewhat sweet and malty, balanced with a very big bitterness that lingers for an eternity.
Alot going on, malt seems dominant, plenty of brown sugar, burnt toffee, light smokines/roastiness. Sharp hopiness, lots of citrus; bitter orange and grapefruit rind, earthy spice grittiness, plenty of grassiness linger on the finish. Alcohol barely noticeable, clean yeast profile.
Huge malt character to go alongside a huge bitterness, hard to see past it all to the beer base, but its quite a journey nonetheless.
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