3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown in color with a nice fluffy brown head. Grainy, toasty malty aroma. Caramel notes. Malty sweet flavor. Caramel chocolatety notes. Sweet tasting. Full bodied. Finish is sweet and malty. Smooth. Very drinkable. Great.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to pressboxjoe for this one. Poured a nice thick and dense head of fine bubbles. Settling rather slowly. Nice roasted grain aroma with some hazelnut, toasted oats, creamy caramel, dark malts and a hint of smoke. Color is a dark hazy brown. Flavor is very tasty with a good helping of roastyness, mild malts and some more nutty flavors. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel from the oats. Finish is pretty clean with a little lingering bitterness and roastyness. A very good brown ale and a great everyday drink.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a growler shared by El Poundo,aroma was chocolate cake batter,with hints of caramel and cola soda, taste was cocoa,bottom of the cup coffee,some kind of wood,finishing with a bitterness that may or may not have been hop,the bitterness and carbonation gave it a sharpness,definitely did not experience a smoothness of the oatmeal. Very tastey,enjoyable,if the can is this good ,its a must try
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can. Dark brown with a little tan head. Sweet nutty toffee plus coffee aroma-smells like it should be damn tasty. Has all of those flavors along with an ample but not biting hop presence. Smooth creamy mouthfeel that dries out enough at the finish to keep you grabbing for more. Very drinkable and very flavorful aren’t an easy combination to come up with. Great on its own and with dinner. A great drinking ale that crosses into multiple styles and pleases the palate.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 21, 2008 Dark brown, almost looks like a brown porter. Smell is chocolatey and sweet. Flavor is quite a bit of chocolate and a bit of coffee, with more bitterness in the finish than I expected. At times I was thinking porter, at other times I was thinking hoppy american brown, but I liked it the entire time.
Rerate: After having this over and over, it just gets better.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can courtesy of fly. Body-ultra dark brown body with a lasting beige foamy thick head. Nose-raisin and rich. Taste-fig, big raisin, dark rich fruit, mysterious, oriental, light soy, light unami, caramel, scorched malts, light char/burnt, barley, oatmeal raisin cookies, very rich without being too sweet, very light chocolate powder, very light acid that works quite well. The fig/raisin dominates almost in a Belgian strong kind of way, and works very well. Damn solid brown ale that almost crosses the border into an American Strong Ale. Very nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can from theisti. Great clear brown with thick, lucious tan head. Light chocolate malt and hoppy nose. Velvety mouth feel...flavors of caramel and cocoa....some cream on the finish, along with some bitterness. Best beer from a can I’ve ever had...until I try Furious I suppose. Thanks theisti...it rocks!
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.
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