3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Too exhausted to put much into words. This beer is thirst-quenching with a creamy and smooth feel. The hops are alive just enough to keep things interesting as they poke through a caramel and vanilla backbone. Surprisingly tasty and easier to chug than water. Wasn’t expecting something this good.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Brown bottle, 341 ml, gift from Karl Probst (danke!), savoured on December 10 2010; eye: polished copper, clear, good effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: caramel, corn, grain, nutty, basement; mouth: caramel, corn, grain, lots of acridness, nutty, acrid finale, medium body, rather carbonated, quite sweet, grainy texture; overall: quite ordinary
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 341 ml, cadeau de Karl Probst (danke!), savourée le 10 décembre 2010; œil : cuivre poli, claire, bonne effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : caramel, maïs, grain, noix, cave; bouche : caramel, maïs, grain, pas mal d’âcreté, noix, finale âcre, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, pas mal sucrée, texture granuleuse; en résumé : b’en ordinaire
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
341 ml bottle in 12-pack from TBS, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.
App.: Clear deep amber with a fair off-white froth.
Aroma: Rich caramel, toffee, treacle, tons of lovely malt, some light nuttiness, a touch earthy, brown sugar, burnt sugar, biscuits, a touch of hops?
Palate: Medium+ body, fairly full but smooth effervescence.
Flav.: Much like the nose with plenty of rich, delicious, chewy malts and a restrained hit of pine/resin hops; dry with a little bitterness and a reasonably nice malt finish.
The name conjures up horrid macro-malt liquors and belies the true, and pleasant, nature of this brew. I’m happy with Magnotta’s products.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cl bottle, Mulmur, ON, Canada. Dense amber colour, frothy long lasting head. Some skunkiness and sweet caramel aroma, a bitter hit on the first sip, then very sweet, then transiting to fruit. Very interesting, not what I expected.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
smell is an alcoholic resiny caramel, it pours dark amber with a thick white head that turns to a thick lace. taste is molasses, sugar syrup, a bit of toasted grain. the mouthfeel is sticky smooth and thick. this is an incredible, affordable session beer. wow
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
341ml bottle acquired in trade with Sammy (thanks!). Poured a medium and slightly hazy amber color wtih a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of grains, some fruitiness, and caramel. Tastes of grains (stronger than the aromas), lighter fruitiness, and a little toasty.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Brewery. Pours clear dark amber white head. Aroma fruit yeast and mineral. Taste fruit, some dry hop, and lasting sticky sweetness.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 13, 2009 341ml bottle from an in-person trade with matt7215, thanks Matt! Pours a beautiful amber with a medium beige head. Aroma is just amazing, peat, cereal grains, worty awesomness, fruity and nutty malts, basically everything that rocks about these types of beers. Flavour reflects the aroma perfectly but takes it to a whole-’nother-level! A touch of Belgian milk chocolate and some mild hops in the finish but this one is so malt driven and I love it. Goes down pretty easy for something 6%. Amber ale? Maybe not, perhaps an English Strong, whatever it is it’s delicious! Reminds me in some ways like Rogue Hazelnut brown, and yet it also reminds me of Paulaner Salvator in terms of the malt structure, weird. I’m so impressed with this brewery so far .
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