 alexanderj (1342), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 12, 2008
Bottle; poured a muddy, reddish brown; fairly dark in color. Small, creamy head that was a shade darker than off white. Aroma was unsurprisingly very malty; fruit, caramel, dark fruit, molasses and some cola. Very impressive flavor initially, definitely taste the banana notes alluded to in the description. Generally a smooth palate, with some harshness and light bitterness in the finish. Flavor did get worse, not bad, but worse with more sips. More cola and caramel emerged. Only slightly sweet. Overall flavor was complex, but didn’t mesh as well as possible. I also strongly disliked the finish; the harshness/astringency did not go well with the soft on the palate beginning.
weaselkenievil (389), Cheshire, England
Oct 11, 2008 Bottle from my local evil supermarket. I hate that place. A pleasant surprise, the only beer I’d left to try on the shelf and it was pretty pleasant. Dark brown, looks like a coke with a decent creamy head with good lace. Caramel, toffeeish kind of flavour with a little roasted malt. Nice finish. Not bad really.
djtimeless (47), Florida, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Pours out a dark coffee color with no head. Taste is fruity and roasty. Sweet with a little bitter. Nice English Ale.
greenhorn1 (384), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Oct 10, 2008 12 oz bottle. Well, this definitely is a peculier beer. Pours dark brown, you can almost see through it if you try hard enough. No head on this glass of colored darkness. Aroma and flavor had barely detectable notes of malts, fruits..and yes, I can taste the banana as the commericial description claims. A bit light in the body, and where’s the bubbly? But it had a longer finish that was rather enjoyable. Overall...nothing too exciting.
Indulgence (123), Ajo, Arizona, USA
Oct 1, 2008 Hits the spot! Aromas of chocolate covered cherries, some yeast esters and sweetened malts, an initial head that settles down, the flavor never wavers through the whole experience and is decently complex as described with some vinous notes of dark fruits and some bitterness on the finish, the palate is medium, being just the side of thin instead of full, but a long finish lets me enjoy this one with my kit kats.
kopher (123), USA
Sep 28, 2008 Pours a watery brown, no head. Very caramelly and malty aroma, biscuity, maybe a little fruity. Taste is similar, nice sweetness with a slightly bittersweet, lasting finish. Clean and crisp for such a sweet beer, and fairly light-bodied.
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