jgolden (9), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
does not count  Dec 8, 2006 This is a really grat beer at a really great price. Spicier than you might think it would be and no bad flavors. Nice head originally but does fade. Very solid beer.
dougsname (1), Dekalb, Illinois, USA
does not count Mar 16, 2007 Bottle from Trader Joes in Batavia, IL. Pours black-brown. I wish they would have this year round.
 Taverner (432), San Ramon, California, USA
Sep 15, 2007 Very much like La Terrible, but yet very deep and rich in flavor texture. Beautiful stuff!
chimaybier (32), Livermore, California, USA
Apr 14, 2007 Purchased at the newest Trader Joes in California (Livermore, CA) Bottle size: like the one in the picture. Indeed it pours with a rich tan head with medium lacework, fairly volumunous head that dissipates somewhat quickly at warmer temepratures, more slowly at cooler temperatures. Bouquet of strong fig, chocolate / raisin notes. Medium bodied mouthfeel, with nice, deep malty, peppery finish. Enjoyed very slowly with my fiancee’ while watching the movie "Kate & Leopold."
yesyouam (345), Fairport, New York, USA
Aug 28, 2007 Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale looks dull and black, but when held to the light, it is revealed to have a raspberry-like hue. It is also revealed to be quite turbulent. The off-white head is huge and foamy and lasts forever. It has a huge, spicy, fruity aroma: apples, cherries, plums, cinnamon, clove, brown sugar, sherry, maple syrup, cassis. It is tender to the mouth with a big and frothy medium body. The finish is dry. It starts sweet and syrupy with a berry flavor; the bitterness rolls in with a wooden fruitiness; the bitterness turns to spice: cinnamon, perhaps coriander and tobacco. Fruit and toasted malt sit under the whole thing. The aftertaste is faintly bitter and lingers. I’m glad I let it sit for a year-- the cork was ready to jump out!
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