bb (2976), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Sep 22, 2005 Draft. Rich reddish amber color with a nice off-white head. Sweet malty flavor with a hint of peat and hops. Nice drinkable body. Sweet malt aroma. IrishBoy (2732), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 7, 2008 Draft at the brewpub; Nose of molasses and brown sugar; lightly hazed brown with a medium offwhite head; flavor of light hop bitterness and coffee and nuts. Nate (2575), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jul 26, 2007 Hand pump sample from brewpub. Mild tangy balsamic notes, neutral fruity hops and apple skins. Very little aroma overall. Copper brown clear with little head. Medium body with light smooth carbonation. Starts with light malty apples, a thin peaty veil and light touch of alcohol. Nutty dry hop finish with smooth nutty after. A nice ale. Crit (2417), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Dec 13, 2002 Hazy brown,light brown head.Malt nose. Well balanced sweet malt taste with faint hops. Good mouthfeel BillKismet (1962), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Sep 3, 2007 Scotch-colored with big bubbles. Roast crystal malt aroma, rather flat, and with well-masked alcohol content. Ok, but lacks adequate carbonation. pantani (1902), Salinas, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 12, 2007 Updated: Jul 10, 2008Body is a ruby hue, nice white head. Aroma is very malty, doughy, with caramel, and plums. Taste is light caramel, dried fruit, watery chocolate. Body is watery. Original 3.2 rating.
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On cask, was great, couldn’t get enough of this. Plenty of depth, caramel, maltiness, really great stuff. BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 21, 2005 Pours a red/brown body with an offwhite large head, quickly diminishes. Aroma is strong peat and earthy with some malt backbone. Flavour starts off malty then kicks you with peat. Finish is slightly sweet. Unique and flavourful. shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jun 5, 2005 Dark ruby color with little head. Sweet malt aroma. Almost tangy. Sweet tangy flavor. Very clean and smooth on the palate. Very easy to drink. Delicious.
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