 willblake (1919), Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Apr 28, 2008
20070303 Bomber. I know I have taken notes on this sometime since March 07, but this was my first impression. There should be a re-rate to follow at some point...and I’ve got another bottle around here somewhere. Familiar Smuttynose yeast character is a bit sweet like fresh bread. Smooth full bodied stuff, sticky. Toffee notes and plum. Long finish.
iowaherkeye (1367), Back in Iowa City!, Iowa, USA
Jul 1, 2008 22oz, Bottle Conditioned in 2007 thanks to . . . . puzzl, perhaps? I don’t recall--I think I’ve been holding on to this for around a year. Clear orange brown with a 1 1/2 finger yellow beige head, pretty good retention. Aroma of toasted and caramel malts (low to moderate sweetness), some raisins and tobacco. Flavor was a bit roastier with some added sweet cereal grain notes, and some nuts--pecans? Still plenty raisiny with some light tobacco. Semi-dry roasty finish with bitterness peaking around a 3. No alcohol present, but then again, it’s only 7%. Light to moderate carbonation with a medium body. For whatever reason, I thought Old Ale (love the style) and Smuttynose (great brewery) would have made this beer totally rockin’! It wasn’t, but it was good, so only a slight disappointment.
rocbyter (594), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Jun 15, 2008 On tap at blind tiger. Malty aroma. Cloudy amber color. Moderately sweet malt roasted finish. Creaminess in the palate.
Ibrew2or3 (1613), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Jun 8, 2008 Courtesy of Quake1028. Pours coppery enough that I can’t see Quake1028 through it. It also has a tan foam head. The aroma is roasty, musty caramel, dark dark fruity esters and a bit of alcohol heat. The taste is sweet that builds to caramel and dark fruitiness before some molasses runs through the back bone of the beer. Some pine hop bitterness rides along from front to back. Not the best interpretation of the style but tasty.
fishingnet (737), Brandon, Florida, USA
May 29, 2008 Bottle courtesy of someone in the Tampa Crew. Pours amber with a one finger tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of caramel and a hint of dark fruit. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. Very boring for an Old Ale.
blankboy (2499), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 26, 2008 Bottle (22oz) shared at ’Rudolf’s May 2008 Tasting’ -- courtesy of rudolf. Pours a crazy bubbly hazy copper-brown with an average size lasting frothy off-white head. Aroma’s malty, nutty and decently hoppy. Flavour’s a little watery and there’s a bit of ’bottle’ but I often get that in Brown Ales. Tastes of sweet malt, dark fruit, some sweetness (brown sugar?) and an average bitter finish -- more like a Brown Ale then Old Ale. Average bodied. Just O.K., didn’t do much for me, I wouldn’t bother getting this again.
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