3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
16 oz. can courtesy of mreusch, thanks Matt. Pours a clear rich mahogany color with a medium sized beige head. The aroma is fruity, sweet chocolate malts, some coffee, and a touch of caramel. The flavor parallels the nose with the malt coming in a little ahead of any fruitiness. There is even a little roast that appears. Medium/full mouthfeel and silky smooth to drink. It’s a shame that all of the great canned beer is not available in my area.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to MuenchenerKindl for the chance to try this one
A 16 oz shinny can poured into a pint glass two fingers of tan head on top of a mahogany brown body
Aromas of oatmeal, roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and some light hops
Taste great lots of sweat malty goodness along with chocolate with a nice light hops to balance it all out
Smooth and creamy awesome palate on this one
Great brown ale I could drink these all night real easy drinking
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can, 5.1%. Thanks, yespr. Roasted and creamy aroma. Very dark brown colour, seems clear. Unstable tan head. Thin to medium mouthfeel, but with a little creamy carbonation. Roasted flavour, OK dark malts. Hint of nice, fresh, grassy aroma hops. Low bitterness. Not complex, but nice and drinkable.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
[1030-20080108] 1pt (c/o DuctTape, w/ him, jerc, others). Malty booze aroma has a bit of burnt floral. Slightly hazy, dark red amber body with a long-lasting foamy off-white head. Boozy raisin fig malt flavour has a hint of mushrooms. Medium body. Average.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Via trade with Cryotek. Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Has hints of caramel, some brown sugar, hops, and spices. Finishes with a creamy texture, with a slight bitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Can from Grimreeser. Thanks Chad! Pours brown with a tan head. Aroma nuts, milk chocolate, and wet grains. Medium bodied with the thin british texture (but not watery). Initial flavor of tea, nuts, caramel, and tobacco. Subtle herbal and spicy bitterness that carries through to the finish, which has more notes of tea. Moderate amount of residual sweetness. Very good beer in a style that is usually boring.
3.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 3, 2008 Tap @ Hopleaf, this is a re-rate sort of! Thought I had the bender a month ago, actually was the Surly Bitter. This brew was nice, one of the best brown ales I have had. Dark creamy porter like beer with some but faint head. Aroma of nuts, cocoa, coffee, creams, and malts. Not as hoppy as expected but nice balance of all the other flavors. Great palate and nice aftertaste. This one was a lot better than bitter.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours an almost opaque dark brown with a tan head that doesn’t last for very long, but leaves some lacing. It smells of coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, sweet nuttiness, and a rather pleasant hint of vanilla. Coffee continues to come through in taste along with vanilla. Also some chocolate. There’s a little hops bitter in the finish. It has a medium body. It’s good, but it’s just lacking something to make it more. Not like I could tell you what that is though.
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