 stison42 (318), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Jun 2, 2006 Black, oaty and smooth but the taste hangs around a little too long, plus there isn’t enough flavor as I expect in a nice dark beer.
STEPHENDR (478), California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
May 30, 2006 Purple/black color -nice tan head- dark roast coffee, bananas, mocha and yeast – silky milk chocolate taste, small hops and ruby port taste – aftertaste sweet and refreshing
bitbucket (2030), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 26, 2006 Pours reddish brown with a diminishing but lacy beige head. Aromas of banana and malt. Light to medium body, with light carbonation. The taste is malty, earthy, toffee, vanilla and some other flavors I really can’t identify. Quick and slightly bitter molasses-covered banana finish. An interesting change of pace.
puzzl (2599), New York, New York, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
May 12, 2006 Vegetabely, munich aroma, with a touch of earthy hops. Nice ruby pour. Taste is slightly veggie, though has a nice sugary sweet taste that is complemented by gentle hopping. Thin and watery, though still a bit quaffable.
MarkBarnes (266), Waterville, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 10, 2006 Updated: Mar 29, 2007May 10, 2006; 12 oz. bottle
Quite dark, roasty, smoky & bitter. Faint aroma. The heavy malts satisfy in spite of a slightly-watery palate. Could be the red-headed stepchild of Fullers ESB.
Re-rate on March 30, 2007: This "old ale" has grown on me. Fairly complex Remarkable complexity, with notes of dark fruit and banana (as advertised). Sweet, but not in a distracting way. I love this beer, and just wish that it was so pricy & hard-to-get.
tcruicks (282), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
May 7, 2006 A deep red colour with medium carbonation and a small tan head. Smells fruity, caramel, vanilla, but also a lot of alcohol. Tastes roasty, a bit sour, and a bit bitter- the sweetness is still there but now its like grapes, and more citrusy. The palate is light, almost fluffy, a bit watery too, also a little bit of a weird chemically taste.
pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 7, 2006 Pours blood red with some yellow tinged hues. Not much of a head. The nose is hmmm, peculier? There’s some sweet dark fruits in there, but then there’s also some tar and resinous alcohol. The body is a little thin, though it’s creamy enough. The flavors are even more baffling than the aromas. I get the initial sweet dark fruit, but then there’s more roast than I expected with some considerable smoke, tar and chemically tastes. The aftertaste is a strange sort of bitter. I’m not a huge fan of this beer, though it is certainly interesting even if it is peculier.
Hendo (110), Sint Anthonis, Netherlands
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 6, 2006 Bottled version. Superb, love this beer. Good heavy taste, not cloyingly sweet. Did I say I love this beer? :)
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