3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle - swing-top. Copper bodied with a moderate foamy tan head. Nose is sweet malts, light toasted maltiness, caramel, and faint aroma of grass. Taste is caramel, light toasted malts, light grassy hops, and a pumpernickel-like breadiness. Body is medium with slightly above average carbonation feel. Finishes with more sweet malts, caramel, light toastiness, grassy hops, and dark bread/whole grain bread. Not bad!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
11 oz bottle-pours a foamy to rocky light tan head with brown/red color. Aroma is sweet caramel malt. Taste is solid , caramel malt, roasty, followed quickly midtaste by a mild, medium hop. Carbonation is OK upfront that dissipates by midtaste. Medium body. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Stout little 11.2 oz bottle. Clear dark amber color with light tan head. Mild malt aroma with a hint of bread-yeast. Smooth sweet lightly roasted malt flavor with a light bitter finish. I didn’t pick up on the smoke character of this beer due to the Schlenkerla Marzen I had a few hours prior. Mild in flavor and mild in body yet bold in refreshment. Tasty beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Nondescript brown pour with a thin bubbly head. Nice toasted bread aroma, but very muted. The flavor is of roasted nut and a little smoke, but is pretty thin overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ahhh… My first beer since Monday’s devastating run-in with Montezuma’s revenge! Man, that put me out of commission for a few days… SUCKED!
Pours a rustic dark brown body with edges of amber. The ivory head rests tall and resolute. Aroma and flavor start off sweet and slightly smoky, fresh pumpernickel bread, brown sugars molasses and the smokiness of overly browned bread. There is some nutty character and a zesty lemon zest bitterness in the finish. This turned out to be a pretty nice beer by and large… a bit thin on the palate, but nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured a dark copper with a medium tan head. Lots of caramel and bread in the aroma. Flavor was dense with caramel and malt, with a bitter end. No hops, mostly sour apple. Some fruitiness, with a heavier than expected mouthfeel. Its okay, but not worth doing again.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light brown and a short white, thin head. Very light all around, with malt in the aroma and medium sweet malt in the flavor. Fairly thin. Pleasant but expensive for a session beer.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: DEC 14, 2008 Excellent malty nose, dark auburn pour topped with a slight off-white head, and, as goldtwins suggested, a hint of cola in the aroma. Tart and earthy, but a bit thin bodied. Balanced and midly carbonated with a short tart finish receding into a sweet brown sugar aftertaste. OK, but needs more body.
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