3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can thanks to Nate. Pours a opaque dark brown color with a medium tan head. A sweet roasted malt, some smoke and chocolate in the nose. The flavor is sweet and rich; chocolate, cocoa, light vanilla, toasted malts, fairly dry. Enjoyable, very quaffable.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured into a pint glass. Big thanks to nickd717 for this extra.
4.0 A: Clear medium orange color. Two fingers of frothy light brown head with average retention and moderate lacing.
4.0 S: Roastiness with a pleasant nuttiness to it. A touch of cacao powder to boot. Nice but not strong enough.
4.5 T: Really tasty. Everything I want in a brown. Subtle roastiness and lots of nuttiness again. Medium bitterness.
4.5 M: Rich, creamy medium body. Good carbonation. Very smooth. Well done.
4.5 D: Damn tasty brown. Couldn’t ask for much more.
Serving type: can
Reviewed on: 12-23-2009 03:44:32
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from a 16oz can. Pours brown with some tan head. Smells of caramel and coffee. Taste is toffee and much more hoppiness than I would have imagined for this. Easy drinking beer for sure.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours very dark red, with one finger off-white head. Aroma is of sweet malts– toffee, caramel, biscuits, dark fruit, chocolate. Taste brings out the dark fruits even further; very sweet, with a bit of balance from spruce/grapefruit hops. Thin mouthfeel, moderate carbonation; velvety, creamy texture.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poors brown with a tan head. Malty on the nose. Hops are under contol with tastes of caramel, cocoa, and a little bit of coffee.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted on 12/31/10 from a 16oz can purchased at Discount Liquor, no discernible date on the can. Pours cloudy dark brown with an average off-white head that leaves fairly thick spotty lace. The nose is caramel malt with some nutty and roasted characteristics. The flavor is sweeter malts up front, with chocolate and a very pleasant roasted note with bitter cocoa and coffee on the back. The body is light with average carbonation and a long roasted coffee and cocoa finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A deep brown pour with ruby highlights and a tan head. It has a light caramel and chocolate aroma mixed with some floral hops. The medium body begins mildly sweet with a sticky texture. It bitters up in the middle before a lightly roasted finish.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From notes:
Pours a very dark ruby red/chestnut brown color with deep mahogany edges when held to a light source and a thin foamy tan head that quickly fades into a thing lasting ring. Minimal spots of lacing left behind.
The aroma is slightly bland and for me the least impressive characteristic of this beer. Plenty of malt in the nose with hints of oatmeal, chocolate, toffee and caramel.
Surprisingly hop forward that adds some crisp bitterness up feot balancing out by the mellow chocolate malt center. Slightly roasty with hints of bread, toffee and nut as well as a slight lactic creaminess. The bitterness lingers throughout into a roasty dry finish but this beer is very well balanced and easy to drink.
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