MikeHernandez (50), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Apr 15, 2007 Aroma: Sweet brandy, oak
Appearance: Head is small and mostly diminishing, body hue is ruby amber
Flavor: Sweet, brandy, oak, smooth
Palate: Full bodied, creamy texture, incredibly smooth and rich
Overall: Masterfully done! drpimento (518), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Apr 1, 2007 Poured with a light tan head with lots of lace. Hazy brown color. Nose of cookies, malt, caramel, toffee, a tiny bit roasty, nutty, and of course brandy. Flavor is about the same but more intense. The brandy is a great Wisconsin touch. A bit boozy, but it works. Head does eventually disappear. One of the very best browns I’ve ever had! Had this at the Bodega Brew Pub downtown La Crosse.l egajdzis (3013), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA Jun 17, 2007 Poured a hazy, mahogany chestnut color with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of brandy, nuts, sticky caramel malts, charred smoke, and vanilla. Taste of more chewy caramel malts, vanilla, smoke, brandy, vanilla, and light dried fruits, with a fair amount of alcohol in the finish. brewblackhole (1233), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA Mar 29, 2007 All the elements of a brandy barrel are the first things that hit you in the aroma,little whiffs of malt wort, but the brandy, and the wood barrel itself is what gets your attention,head is typicaly low. Taste is again that very wonderful brandy taste,so different then all those bourbon barrels we have been saturated with,with touches of chocolate,hints of cherry,and just a touch of hop bitterness, body is just a hair above medium,wish it would be just a touch meatier,but it still is a sipper ,that lovely brandy barrel taste just lingers like the kiss of a high class broad in your mouth LtJudge (355), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA Mar 29, 2007 Shared a bottle with Brewblackhole(Thanks!)Pours a nice dark brown color with a tan head.Wonderful malt aroma,then POW,big waft of smoooth brandy aromas hit ya.Little subtle hints of cherries float in the background.This broad has a wonderful flavors of malt and smooth,smooth brandy with a slight alcohol bite in the end.Great Stuff!
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