Beer_Hawk (673), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA May 4, 2008 Bottle. Poured amber with an off-white head. The sweet aroma finds nuts, malts, and hints of spices. The flavor is much the same of the aroma with hints of oak and fruits mixed in. Sweet throughout. Medium to full body. Very enjoyable. (Rating from June ’07)
craftycarl21 (170), South Hero, Vermont, USA Aug 20, 2008 Light ruby pour, no head. Aroma is fruity with sweet apricot, alcohol, grape, caramel, and vanilla. Flavor is beauteous, hops at start, sweet malt and fruitiness follows, and caramel sticks at the end. Palate is nice- not too watery, lingers nicely. Very nice beer. Jblauvs (149), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Aug 18, 2008 orange amber pour with no head. Smooth sweet vanilla fruit and hops in the nose. Hoppy in the beginning then a sweet malt middle and a woody alcohol finish. A rather good barley wine oteyj (310), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA Aug 18, 2008 Copper ruby pour with no head. Aroma is caramel with some citrus hops and nectar fruit. Alcohol comes out as well. Flavor is vinous and fruity with lots of sweetness. Alcohol tinge lingers on the palate. Palate is smooth, prickling, and warming. A little over hopped. hellbilly (837), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA Aug 16, 2008 pours a dark orange amber with a soft creamy light tan head which lasts as a film... lots of spotty and drippy lacing. something tingles the nostrils... spice or alcohol. i don’t know but it’s not unpleasant... very rich aroma of caramel, malty cereal grain, vanilla/oak and a nice mild bourbon note. the flavor is reminiscent of a well aged vintage BW... low sweetness (yet it’s still sweet) with a ton of malty grain almost like it’s been aged and oxidized with some vanilla, caramel, citrus/orange, wood and spicy bourbon. spicy finish with abv% coming in late really helps to offset the sugar level. medium to full body. really creamy texture and smooth mouth feel. it’s not sticky! the entire bottle is a bit much but one glass is really good!... BOLTZ7555 (435), Phoenix, Arizona, USA Aug 6, 2008 Really enjoyed this beer...acquired in a trade with Tweety (trade with him if you get an opportunity). Burnt orange color with a nice off-white 2" head. Caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, and oak...really tasty. Wish this was available in AZ!!! Interesting, complex, unique.
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