 EithCubes (2037), Indiana, USA
Jul 2, 2009 Bottle, not exactly fresh, but not ancient, either. Dusty, musty, nutty nose reminds of a lightly-hopped Nut Brown. Deep clear mahogany body with a hint of ruby, light brown huge rocky head. Bittersweet taste, sticky-sweet malt with light red berry, caramel, toast, nut, lightly tart grapefruit/orange/cherry. Milk chocolate and seeming lactose. Feels like citrus-heavy American hops late in the boil and English hops during fermentation. There’s some resin in there, too, which surprises. Spices are a little indistinct but nicely earthy. Star anise? Touch of diacetyl. Lightish medium body, soft and creamy, alcohol there but not boozy. A ton of fun to break down, but a chore after five or six ounces.
sethdude (587), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Similar to a Scottish Ale. Pours deep reddish/brown with a huge head and medium lacing. Aroma is yeasty bread, dark fruit (raisins), mild woody esters and a slight alcohol note. Flavor is initially sweet, cherries and chocolate, mild vanilla notes, tobacco, a faint smokey note, mild hop pepper, and a dry, bitter finish. Very nice.
ben4321 (562), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 13, 2009 November 2008 Beer of the Month Club
(Rating is from 12/19/08)
Overall Impression:
Kind of smokey and bitter, bit of a scotchy flavor to it, dark color.
Birdiebeagle (626), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 6, 2009 Bottle Pours a clear reddish brown with a good froathy tan head. The head lasts well. Has a malty aroma with hints of vanilla and alcohol. Has a good carbination and a nice mouthfeel. Has a bubblie water texture. Nice blending. The flavors really come together well. Has a solid finish. This is pretty good. Lacks some hoppiness but it still works.
ross (1693), weddington, South Carolina, USA
Apr 6, 2009 Bottle. I dont think I have ever seen this before. Mine didnt look like the one in the picture either. Pours out a brown color with a white / tan head on it. Smell is nutty, malty, slight alcohol smell, some dark fruits. Not really any hops in the nose. Taste is rich and has a very pronounced malt backbone to it. Not much hops, not much alcohol detected, not really much flavor either. Kinda taste like beer, and is somewhat of a let down because it smells pretty good.
sigma23 (167), , Indiana, USA
Apr 4, 2009 nose is sweet and malty with a bit of spice hiding in there. pours dark amber with a small head. malt sweetness comes through first with a little hop bite and a nice nutty spice. light easy drinking seasonal.
yobdoog (1021), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
Mar 27, 2009 Descent but not too much going on. Balanced malt and hop profile and easy. Dry and no aftertaste.
bruno1378 (117), Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Mar 20, 2009 pours a dark amber, minimal head. aroma is nice, but faint. nutty flavor to it. pretty good overall.
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