3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can from TheAlum. Deep garnet-brown in color. Sweet caramel and roasted malts, brown sugar in the nose. Flavor caramel, brown sugar, baked cookies, and finishes fairly bitter and dry. Smooth and lightly sweet. Tends to warm up real nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
1 pint can thanks to Badbeer. Pours a deep brown color with red highlights, very small tan head, no lace, no retention. Smells sweet and dark, fruity with a touch of chocolate and brown sugar. Tastes dark and sweet malty, a hint of alcohol and some sweet hoppiness. Medium body with crisp carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
16oz can via trade at DLD poured into a tulip. pours a dark, chestnut brown with a thick, fluffy vanilla head and great lacing. aroma is very nice with fresh, roasted pistachios, coffee, malted chocolate, and a hint of sugary, citrus hops. flavor was delicious and hoppy up front with notes of citrus, grass, and earth with big roasted, nutty malts following with hints of cinnamon and coffee. mouthfeel was medium bodied, very drinkable if not a bit thin, with solid carbonation. overall, a very solid brown ale.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very dark brown, clear, tan head, ok retention big lacing... decently roasty aroma, with notes of coffee and light chocolate... Slick body, medium to almost medium thin, oily, roast finish, nice big cocoa and coffee flavor, the lack of carbonation is great for the body, the creaminess from the oats plays nicely... very very good brown ale... very quaffable, nice oatmeal brown ale...
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Can from Tyler! Brown/amber color. Good head, and nice lacing. Smell is malt and some sweet hops. Taste is the same. Caramel gives it a sweet after taste. Smooth. Meduim texture. Top 3 in the brown ale catagory. Really good beer!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[can] Pours deep brown with a moderate off white head. Aroma is strikingly hoppy, which is quickly overtaken to bittersweet chocolate and burnt caramel. Flavor is really rich and nice, and very well balanced. In the end, the bittersweet chocolate takes over most of the flavors and the hops offset the sweetness with a good bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
16 oz can. pours dark brown with a cream head. niec aromas of carmel, malt, chocolate that mold into a nice beer. this is a great brown ale.
3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUN 30, 2009 Pretty good beer here. Nice balance of oatmeal and just a hint of a roast and cocao. I can see how it is the building block for the Coffee Bender, but it seems like it could have been more. Definetly a nice beer, but I might not come back to it. Just a tad thin, and I don’t know that’s because I was expecting more, or what. Still a nice beer.
Rerate: Wow, fantastic. Upping my flavor rating a good bit.
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