Vas19 (223), Maryland, USA Jun 11, 2008 Pours clear brown/amber with a thick tan head. Nice creamy, malty aroma but a little weak. Flavor starts with caramel malt and hops then finishes with some alcohol and an unpleasant herbal/hop note. Not a favorite from Victory but still interesting.
otismulligan (11), Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 10, 2008 This is what good beer is about. Bottles poured a nice creme head, cloudy carmel red color. Mild hoppy odor with sweet floral undertones. Tasted medium body, creamy body. Nice long after tastesweet and bitty. EricE (258), Beltsville, Maryland, USA Sep 20, 2008 Clear orange-brown pour with a fluffy white head and nice carbonation and lacing on the glass. Sweet caramel and molasses aroma with some yeasty bread notes. Very sweet and syrupy. Malty flavor with caramel, molasses, and chocolate milk. Intense bitter hops dominate the finish. Bitterness lingers on the tongue for a while. Hides the alcohol well. Not bad, but too syrupy. Glouglouburp (2006), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sep 15, 2008 In short: An overtly syrupy sipper with good Altbier elements. Almost good.
How: Tap at Firewaters, Atlantic City
The look: Clear amber body topped by a medium beige head
In long: Earthy caramelized hazelnuts, unexpected milk chocolate notes, red fruits of all kinds, annoying alcohol presence, way too sweet, a little sticky, strong hop bite. I really enjoyed the earthy and nutty elements with the red fruits flavour but the sweetness and alcohol really took this beer down a few notches. This is not a highly drinkable Alt, and Altbiers should be highly drinkable. Here’s to another ten years of hopefully better beer than this one.
beerbill (1321), Laurel, New York, USA Sep 7, 2008 12 oz. bottle courtesy of Summer Secret Santa. Pours a hazy amber brown with a moderate off-white head that lasted through mid-glass and left very light lace. Mild aroma of malt with just a few notes of hops as well. The flavor is very malty up front. The malt is not sweet though, and lacks depth. This is followed by some restrained hops that provide a dry finish and very little bitterness. There is an odd copper flavor towards the finish as well. Probably not something I would come back to. Gmoney (174), Manchvegas, New Hampshire, USA Sep 1, 2008 bottle..dark amber pour,small white head.sweet caramel malt nose with a touch of fruit .very hoppy upfront followed by woody ,sweet caramel malts and fruit flavors . bitter ,metallic finish . decent not great
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