2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear dark red-amber with decent, creamy tan head / Modest sour malt, caramel, and dry hop nose / Light to medium body, watery, malts balancing the fair hoppy, dry finish / Flavors of dry hops and caramel / Mediocre.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle pour was deep brown in color, clear in appearance, with a thin, tan head. Mild carbonation. Aromas are strong: coffee, chocolate, heavy roasted malts. Tastes of dark, smoky tobacco malts, some sweet toffee, and a hint of fruit. Finishes with a slight hops wash, hint of alcohol, and full lingering flavors. A decent winter brew, nice way to finish the evening.
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap at the Gingerman in Fort Worth. After letting it si and warm for almost twenty minutes, it finally smelled kinda like a little bit of malt. Taste is nice, but faint. Chocolate and grains. As it warmed more, the flavor shifted to old grapes.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark ruby red pour. Light aroma, might be too cold right now. I’ll revisit that in a tad. Taste has dark fruits upfront that finish with a dry, chalky feeling. Some light chocolate makes itself known but provides little change in the overall flavor. Taste gets increasingly dry as it goes on. Fruit has dark plum, easy citrus and bitter grapes. After quite an amount of time has passed, the aroma expands to a smelly grape must. Well didn’t get much better.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Minneapolis/St. Paul airport. Definitely of the winter warmer style. Pours brown with smallish off-white head. Spice minimal here, which is good. British malts and mild hops. Some toffee and grainy malt. Mild sweet fruits. Not bad.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: SEP 6, 2011 Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Reddish chestnut brown with small off-white head and slight lacing. Smells like toffee, spicy English hops, molasses, cherry and plum. A rich sweet malty smell that only somewhat remains throughout. Somewhat sweet toffee and fruit malt backbone taste, with notes of molasses, nuts and spicy hops. Could have used a little more spicy hops, but overall a nice malt character. Relatively low carbonation, smooth and creamy somewhat full body. This is really a rich, sweet and malty Brown Ale. Quite nice overall, but a little dull for a Winter Ale.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft: Pours dark brown with a finger of creamy beige head. Nice lacing. Light aroma is roasty and a bit sweet. Tastes rich with roast and evena little burnt malt. Some toffee, caramel, and earthy notes. Nice.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(bottle). Pours a dark brown color. Medium tan head. Malty aroma. Roasted malt flavor with light alcohol. Avg duration. Spare lacing. Slick texture. Soft carbonation.
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