Delirium (495), Santa Cruz, California, USA Aug 22, 2006 Bottle. Pours dark brown/black with a moderate amount of light beige head. Aroma is malty and sweet, with dark fruits and brown sugar. Flavor is moderately sweet and malty, although just slightly thin. Velvety mouthfeel and a smooth finish. Quite good, but misses out on great. porterhouse (1148), Alna, Maine, USA Aug 20, 2006 (16 oz. bottle via trade with Degarth, thanks Joe!) Pours dark tea brown with about 1/2’’ of biege head that recedes to about 1/8" and stays. Aroma of molasses, raisins and brown sugar. Mouthfeel smooth but also dryish and fizzy. Nice lacing. Flavor is moderately sweet brown sugar maltiness with a touch of cherry in the finish. Also has that hint of smokiness in the finish like Optimator that I love. Flavor is also rather thin though - not enough there to make this a really good doppel. TerryR (383), Oswego, Illinois, USA Aug 11, 2006 Deep brown color with nice mahogany highlights. Tan head quickly faded away but leaves nice lacing. Aroma is nutty and sweet. More sweet malt flavor. Smooth body. Easy to drink and a very nice beer, but not quite up there with the best in the category. merlin2310 (8), Israel does not count Jul 8, 2006 it is a very tasty and sronk beer. it goes to the head and I have to fart like a motherf**** the next day but still no headdakes unless I didnt get enough sleep(less 10 hours) and have a math exam the next day. ver good beer and I dont just say that because I am born in Nürnberg ;-) I really mean it. patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA Jun 29, 2006 Updated: Jul 16, 2007pint bottle - Dark brown with a thin head and a substantial malty aroma. This beer is full bodied with light carbonation for a soft, smooth mouthfeel. The malts dominate the flavor, but aren’t overdone. The finish is lightly bitter and rather nice though there is some lingering alcohol. As another recent reviewer said, perhaps this beer is kind of one dimensional. I found it very enjoyable nonetheless. henrikb (1298), Aarhus, Denmark Jun 24, 2006 Brown body, big bubbled beige head, with an oily like shine; Very pleasant, a little caramel like nose, velvet soft but quite 1-dimensional; The liquid beer is very softly textured in itself, but the carbonation of which there is only very little is a bit sharp, balanced but a bit neutral; Quite long pleasant soft finish, a little late bitterness and a little complexity in the aroma. Very pleasant, very drinkable but way to simple. dkoonce (880), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA Jun 7, 2006 Dark with a thin head. Rich malt aroma, with a hint of chocolate and raisins. Heavy and thick with a sweet finish. A bit of licorice in the mix. leaparsons (4659), Leicester, Leicestershire, England May 18, 2006 Bottle. Very dark brown with an off white head. Aromas are malty with chocolate, wheat and sitrus. Quite sweet. Flavours are very malty with winter fruit and hints of citrus sourness. Has mollasses and caramel - reminded me of Coco Cola. Some liqourice bitterness towards the finish. Thick on the palate but not cloying. The alcohol isn’t too aggressive. Good stuff.
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