Snojerk321 (1923), San Diego, California, USA Jan 27, 2009 750ml bottle from Southbay Drug and Liquor. Pours a deep maple brown with a small off white ring. Nose was sweet with candied dar fruits, brown sugar and molasses. Finish was chewy and sweet, good stuff. fidel (887), Livermore, California, USA Jan 25, 2009 Pours hazy amber brown, caramel, dark fruits, yeasty, malty, alcohol, spice. Tripplebrew (486), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Jan 25, 2009 Pours a hazy agave honey copper brown with white head. Aroma is caramel notes, banana and hops and cloves. Flavor is dried fruits yeast with syrupy pears. Body is creamy with light carbonation. WisconsinBeer (514), St Paul, Minnesota, USA Jan 25, 2009 Bottle. Thanks to Smokepot23 for the hookup! Pours a deep mildly hazy brown color. Minimal to no head. Flavor is rich yeasty malts, banana bread, ripe plums and pears, yeasty esters. Richly flavored, full bodied. Lingering caramel finish. Warm alcohol notes to finish. Solid. IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA Jan 21, 2009 Bottle shared by somone at the Woodshop Quad. Nose of light caramel, fruit and sugary sweetness. Hazy brown with a small beige head. flavor of caramel, toffee, and spiciness. AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA Jan 21, 2009 I think this is the beer that knocked DaSilky out for 5 hours at the Quad tasting, especially after reading his rating! It did go a bit too sweet with toffee and caramel, in addition to some spice notes. Creamy smooth. I’m holding a few bottles as I’m sure they will mellow and age nicely. JohnnyJ (1283), Carlsbad, California, USA Jan 20, 2009 Lots of sweet malt and fruit in this one. Pour is a hazy brown color with thin tan head. Caramel, sweet candy sugar, plum, syrup, and brown sugar. It’s really too one sided to me. DaSilky1 (1933), San Diego, California, USA Jan 19, 2009 Bottle. what a seriously ugly beer. The color was just a putrid brown mud. The head was a mess of large bubbles, looking like the slime that washes up upon the shore of a vigorous ocean. The nose was strong..significantly yeasty with an apple-like essence behind it. Some subtle cider and spicing lay across it as well. Eck. Cloyingly syrupy mouth, almost non-existent carbination. the flavors were predominately apple-like with a plasticy bitter consistency that starts me wondering whether the rest of this beer is going down the drain...or at least, in my case, all over the dishes that are overflowing the sink...thing is, will i ever get those dishes clean if i pour this syrupy concoction on them...who knows. There’s also a flaming heat that lingers in the throat and stomach. What is that bitterness doing in a quad? What is that plasticy bitterness doing in any beer. This brewery never ceases to amaze me with their utter lack of craftmanship. People liking these beers have serious palate deficiencies. Wake up.
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