 bhensonb (2830), Woodland, California, USA
May 8, 2008
Bomber. Aromas of near toasted malt, chocolate, coffee and some darkish fruit. Near opaque brown/black color with a tan head that fizzed into non-existence. Full bodied with chewy carbonation. Lots of toasted (but not burnt) malt flavor with coffee. Then some medium dark fruit peeks out. Although there is some sweetness, seems to come from fruit, the finish is actually rather dry. Balance is from toasted malt rather than hop I’d say. Rather tasty. Helps to give lager a good name.
nearbeer (1198), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 17, 2008 650 ml, bb Dec 31 2008. Clear (when held to the light), deep mahogany with a small, persistent head. Aroma is an odd mix of wood, chalky caramel, fruity-herb coffee and chocolate. Flavor is chalky cocoa with some light apple-cherry and char. Finish of coffee, char, marshmallow and light alcohol. Medium body is a little too watery and frothy, but nicely dried by some roasty flavors.
BillWyce (11), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle poured into English pint glass. It
poured dark brown, almost black with a
2-finger tan head. Aromas of roasted
malt and some underlying nuttiness. The
taste was primarily malt sweetness with
undertones of chocolate, caramel and a
very slight smokiness with a nice, slightly bitter finish. Overall, very nice.
SQNfan (424), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Deep brown in color with a thin head that dissipated quickly. The nose has aromas of chocolate, plum, fig and spice. In the mouth it was medium to full-bodied and semi-concentrated with a slightly dry finish. Fairly simple but nice.
NomDeBeer (127), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Heavy flavors of roasted malt and chocolate. Thinner body than I expected, and the head dissipates quickly. It’s a good beer and I’ll probably revisit it, although I would rather have his one in 12oz bottles rather than 22oz.
blankboy (2557), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 13, 2008 Bottle (22oz). Pours a very deep ruby-brown with a large diminishing frothy tan head. Aroma’s roasty and quite fruity with notes of coffee, chocolate and toffee -- pretty nice. Flavour of dark malt, dark fruit, toffee, nuts and chocolate. Decent bitter finish. Alcohol’s totally hidden. Medium bodied, oily mouthfeel. No complaints here, it seems right on style and I quite liked it. Almost hard to drink the whole bottle though due to the style, just a personal preference.
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