3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
16oz can from iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey. Served at cellar temperature. Poured a lovely clear dark brown-garnet color. Head was thick, creamy, and light brown with good retention and lacing. Aroma was predominantly of milk chocolate and malted milk balls with whiffs of raisin and peanut. Delicately sweet, medium bodied, and fairly smooth. Tasted of milk chocolate, nuts, subdued flowery hops, light raisin, and a touch of caramel. Yum. Not your typical brown ale.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAY 8, 2008 One of the best brown ales I’ve had. On tap at Kuma’s in Chicago. Very distinct brown characte, quite malty/chocolately. Not so roasty it hurts, but very nice. Heavy body with the roastiness and the hops to balance it out. Had a couple pints it was just that damn good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
16oz can - Extremely dark for a brown ale. Black like a dark porter. I’ve read other discriptions sayings its clear brown or dark red, i only see black or a super dark brown. Faint fruity sweet scent. A bit of a metalic taste, caramel nuts, and sour, bitter, dry finish. Nothing really overly enjoying IMO.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUL 27, 2008 Can thanks to tytoanderso. Pours a deep brown color with ruby highlights in the light and a beige head that receded to a ring. Nice malty aroma with some hints of caramel, chocolate, and a nice oat and nuttiness. Definitely one of the better brown aroma’s I have encountered. Nice, chocolaty malt entry gives way to sweet, caramel flavor with nice oat and even coffee undertones. Pretty creamy body for 5%, and thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks Tyler, I liked it a lot.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 22, 2008 Can from Ughsmash. Very malty aroma. Chocolate, roast, nuts, and oat. Pours dark brown with a lasting foamy white head. Chocolate, caramel, oat, and nuts plus a touch of vanilla all make up the flavor profile. Nice, smooth, and velvety. A very nice brown ale!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I love this beer. Nicely malt aromatic (bread from the oven, toasted walnuts) with a good hop tinge (a bit of pencil shavings, plus some pine). Looks good, nice head. Medium-bodies, perfect for style. There is some nice oat/chocolate sweetness but never too much and it blends great with a bit of fuggley/funky, plus PNW citrus. Nicely integrated and holds together when warm. I would drink this very regularly if it was availble to me. Great extra from Iowaherkeye.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 1, 2008 Medium dark brown color with a light wheat colored head. Slighy fruity/citrus flavors with a background of grains. Thicker that expected mouth feel. And you can crush the can on your head in triumph when your done. it’s all good
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Old Chicago. Plymouth..... Pours dark opaque, lively head of light tan that quickly diminishes, aromas of citrus not overly strong, kind of slick or oily on the palate, flavors of coffee, chocolate
|
