3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap at Gingerman. Pours almost clear and dark brown with a small, off white and lacing head. Aroma is roasted and dark malty. Dark roasted malty and breadish flavoured. Lingering dark malty and breadish flavoured. Bitter and slight fruity.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught at Five Point restaurant, NYC
Hazy dark amber color; thick head. Light aroma of caramel. Taste of caramel, bitter, with an off flavor of dirty water or tap water. Strange.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap @ Rattle N Hum, NYC. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are malt, grain, caramel, nuts and hops.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Ginger Man. NYC. Cloudy brown - offwhite head. High malty. Fruity. Grassy. Nice malty. Light dried fruity. Fresh hashish hoppy. Nice brown ale.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Fairly dark brown colour. Nutty aroma - lots of chestnuts and almonds. Pretty cool, that. Toasty, slightly malty character with a decent nuttiness factor. The beginnings of a decent brown ale here.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Poured a clear dark brown color with a large frothy light brown head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Heavy toasted sweet malt and hop aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Solid toasted sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Good complex brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Paradiso Dupont. Murky brown head, tan head, great lacing. Aroma of subtle cocoa. Taste is bitter chocolate, scotch and soda. OK.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Capone’s. Poured a medium brown color with an averaged sized off white. Lighter lacing left on the glass. Aromas of toasted nuttiness, earthy, roastiness, and lighter coffee. Tastes of toasted caramel, nuts, chocolate, and roasty. Decent for a brown ale.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Blind Tiger. Lightly hazy brown beer with a light ruby tint and a thin off-white head. The aroma is lightly earthy with soft caramel and rich toasted malts. Soft sweetness with an almost rye-like spicy malt complexity. Light molasses and rummy sweetness. A touch of cherry flavour against the malty sweetness as well. Light earthiness with a light leafy hop flavour on the back. Very drinkable brew and definitely one of the better brown ales I’ve had recently.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at Beer Authority, NYC. Hazy brown beerwith a nice brown head, leaving nice lacing in the glass. Hoppy chocolate aroma, hay, licorice, cocoa powder, milky notes. Hoppy chocolate flavor, thin bodied, metal, sourish notes, grapes, citrus, some cocoa powder. Malty fruity finish with chocolate and some hay.
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