 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
Feb 22, 2008 2006 Bottle from Francois Mtl, a really great trader and person. Tried with WeeHeavy, CynAmber color. A little bit of sour. A small hint of oxidation. A little dry. Some malty notes. I think this bottle is not aging well. Maybe it has a small bacterial infection. 3.2-3.3. Probably need to try it again someday.
KnN (712), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Feb 17, 2008 2007 bottle. Poured a clear orange coler with a nice white head. Aroma was heavy on the hops and the hops made themselves known in the flavor as well. Lots of subtle fruit undertones but he first thing I thought of was a bit of a pale ale. A very good pale ale.
kkearn (994), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 11, 2008 2006 bottle. Poured murky orange amber, with a moderate sized tan head. Aroma was sweet malt, with butterscotch, hops and apricot. Big, malty body, with apricot, caramel and hops. Alcohol makes itself evident in the finish. Great beer.
ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Jan 12, 2008 2006. Provided by kmweaver. Hazy golden body with a small off-white head. The nose is rich toffee, brown sugar, raisins and light spice. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter with caramel, golden raisins, fruit juice and light citrus. Medium/full body is very soft with light carbonation.
kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
Jan 12, 2008 Rating #1200. 12oz bottle, 2006 vintage, courtesy of radiomgb. Thanks, Jeff! Pours a clear, bright orange-amber color; off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Pleasant amounts of candy sugar, caramel, and dried fruits in the aroma; a solid malt core with some citrus. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: very chewy dried red fruits, caramel, and a minimal show of warming alcohol; some slight citrus bitterness, but mostly just citrus; fruity and reasonably dense. Lengthy, caramel and dried red fruits in the finish; a bit of dough.
sonician (1), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
does not count  Jan 12, 2008 2007 vintage on "clearance" at the NSLC. Nice amber color and small head that sticks around.
Faint caramel flavor, but overpowered by the hoppiness.
Am picking up another to tuck away for a while.
JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Jan 5, 2008 2007 bottle. Pale amber beer. Aroma is sweet and lightly lagerish with a lightly honeyish character. Quite a dirty aroma with light nutty character. Peach and apricot with a hint of soft spicy bitterness. Not sure if age will help, but it definitely needs something. These guys can do much better than this.
drewbeerme (2224), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jan 2, 2008 341ml bottle. 2006 vintage, 9.2%abv. thanks to Glouglouburp for the bottle. pours a light reddish brown with creamy off white head. aroma is pretty oxidized with light fruits and well its actually quite grainy. flavor is rather sweet, apple and grape peels, sweet toffee and cookie notes. body is a bit thin and carbonation is pretty low. more age will probably help and hopefully dry this out a bit. a decent but overly sweet english bw.
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