beoir (51), st paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 8, 2008 pours dark brown very little head. similar to a porter. light carbonation. strong malt coffee caramel flavors with a subtle sweetness in the finish. 12oz bottle.
 prosqtor (408), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Sampled at Food and Froth. Good. Exactly what it claims to be, nothing more, nothing less. Nice for a cold snowy night.
gws57 (1137), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Found this one bottled as part of a Summit multipack at Binny’s in St. Charles, Illinois. Clear, very dark red pour with a thick, fluffy light brown head. Sweet, bready malty alcoholic nose. Strong, very malty, nutty, buttery, and a touch of bourbon. Soft but strong finish. This is a good beer from Summit.
BrianHagmeier (257), Coralville, Iowa, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 20, 2008 large foamy head with a very dark brown pour. mild rosted malt nose is no warning for what your about to taste. Sweet roasted malt flavor that lingers into a slight bitterness at the end. One of these before bed will help with those long winters naps. Very nice.
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 10, 2008 A nice English strong ale. Better than most of this style though at 5.9% I wouldn’t consider this too "strong". Aroma was decent. Sweet dark malts with a roastiness to it. Pour was beautiful. A deep dark brown that you can’t see through with a flashlight (no head). Taste was old and semi sweet. A hint of chocolate and dark/caramel malts throughout with no carbonation to bring out the flavors. This has that unexplainable "something" that makes it taste like winter. Nice beer.
eaglefan538 (2360), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 On draft at Durty Nellie’s. Pour was dark brown with some ruby hues. The aroma was sweet fruity candy (it was actually reminiscient of something from child hood, but I can’t remember which specific candy), with chocolate mostly supporting it underneath. The flavor was also sweet and fruity, some cherries perhaps, chocolate, nuts, even faint coffee grounds in the finish. Mouthfeel was full and a little on the sticky side. Not bad, but nothing to write home about, a bit too cloying.
jbean (110), Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 25, 2008 Drught at pub in Ida Noyes. Pours dark brown with nice tan head. Aroma is coffee, caramel. Flavor is coffee, nutty and roast, very sweet. Seems a little out of balance and a bit thin. Nothing special but goes down easy.
BustedFlat (553), Edina, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Poured deep amber with a tan head. Aroma -- roast malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Taste was mainly roast malt and iced mocha. Sweet without much bitterness and a creamy mouthfeel. Not as fancy as some winter brews, but very well done. I will definitely try this one again.
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