 kujo9 (1044), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Apr 13, 2007
22 oz bottle: Coppery brown w/ a light tan head. Piney & grapefruity hops up front. Lightly sugary w/ caramel and toasted malts.. Mildly estery, like pears & green apples. Sweet up front but dries out toward the medium dry finish. Caramelly & toasty malt cut through the hops and mild fruitiness. Lingering aftertaste is toasty malt and citrusy hop. Warming alcohol, full body, low medium carbonation.. Very nice if just a bit sweet for it’s age.
MatSciGuy (236), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Oct 6, 2008 [Bottle] Pours a hazy, caramelly gold with a medium beige head. Aroma is strong with citric hops, caramel-toffee, a touch of raisin, and a little alcohol. Flavor is very caramelly and rich, warming alcohol doesn’t detract from the flavor. Pine and citric hops add flavor and bitterness. Overall a good beer.
thewolf (3959), Kolding, Denmark
Oct 2, 2008 Bottle @ Chris_o’s Pre-Beer Exposed Tasting, September 2008.
Pours a very pretty red with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is powerfully hoppy, light strawberries, melons and lots of caramel. Fine, dry mouthfeel. Flavour is softly sweet, fine caramel and dried fruits. Good, high hoppiness. But it feels a bit ’old’ and rather dull - especially compared to that inflated average rating.
topherh (278), Kearney, Missouri, USA
Sep 29, 2008 2008 bottle Pours amber with a small off white head. Aroma is dominated by citrusy hops. Flavor is grapefruit, caramel malt, ripe fruit, and maybe a hint of licorice. Would probably be better with some cellaring.
glennmastrange (410), hobe sound, Florida, USA
Sep 29, 2008 Bottle, 2007. Heavy malt aromas of cereal and caramel, moderate orange for the hops, and dough for the yeast, with date, apple, brown sugar and slight hint of anise. Head is small, frothy, slightly off white, with good lacing, and is mostly diminishing. Color is muddy tan. Flavor starts moderately to heavily sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes lightly acidc, moderately bittersweet and a touch sour. Palate is medium to full, between creamy and syrupy, with a soft carbonation. Rich in aromas and an excellent balance in flavors.
nearbeer (1317), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Another big tip of the hat to General Gao for this 650 ml, 2007 yellow wax bottle. Translucent, dark copper-brown with a small but enduring head that leaves a cream on the glass. Earth-spicy caramel and chocolate bar aroma also has some hints of citrus. Flavor starts similarly but is nearly taken away by orange-aspirin, pepper and resin hop flavors. Some oak and slight alcohol are also present. Medium-heavy body is smoothly carbonated and dryish, but almost too sticky.
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