3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
thanks to xnohatex for this sample. pours dark and creamy tan head. nose is nice with brown sugar, vanilla, and toasted malts. flavor is rich and complex for a brown ale, notes of vanilla, chocolate, and caramel. tasty stuff for sure.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is light roasted malt, nutty and a fruity note. Flavour is light roasted malt, light malt acidic and chocolate.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Can. Pours a clear reddish color with a tannish type head. Aroma is caramel malts, some sweet notes and dark malts. Flavor is sweet and malty. Not too bad.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can from Tytoanderso trade. Pours a light bodied medium cola brown with little head. Aromas of sweet malts, cocoa, cream. Medium mouthfeel with lots of flavor. Gathered flavors of cocoa, milk chocolate, vanilla ice cream sandwiches. Solid brown ale if not one of the best to date
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can via trade. One guy says they have this on tap at the Minny airport. Really? Why don’t I move to Minnesota again? Oh yeah, it’s cold, flat, and boring. Sort of like your sist-...ok, I won’t go there. Just kidding. Now about the beer. Aroma of sweet malt, nuts, and coffee. Flavor is caramel malt, coffee, nuts, and chocolate. Well-balanced and tasty with a medium palate and smooth mouthfeel. I’d go on a Bender bender any day.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
16oz CaN .. . Pours a deep bruin, great foam .. . delightful malty nose .. . smooth as silk, mostly cocoa’ed caramel and a unqiue nuttiness .. . I thought this was a great brown .. . I hope I didn’t brain my damage...
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
16 oz. can from dalzale- thanks again, Greg! Pours a somewhat cloudy brown with a small tan head. Nice, straightforward aroma: roasted malts, caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, oats, and light coffee notes. The flavor really pops, though, with roasted malts, toast, nuts, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar, and oats. I had the Coffee Bender a couple months ago, and this is better to me because the coffee notes are turned way down and the others emerge. Medium-bodied, with average carbonation and a roasty mouthfeel and finish. Excellent brown ale.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can from theisti, via Zinister. Thanks! Pours a velvety mahogany with an off-white head. Aromas of chocolate cherry and chocolate raspberry are dominant in the nose, with a hint of java for good measure. Flavor is smoky strawberry and chocolate coffee; friggin’ awesome. Mouthfeel is only average, but this is the only lowpoint here. This is an AWESOME brew!
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