 OldGrowth (1407), North Carolina, USA
Nov 26, 2007 Bottle, from trade with The Beer God. Good aroma, sweet, malty. Molasses, lite chocolate/cocoa, raisin/plum, tobacco, little woody. Clean dark brownish orange, small head with good lacing. Bitter malty flavors, like aroma but I didn’t get as much as the fruit in the flavor. Chocolate, smoke, nutty seems to be what I get. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel, bittersweet finish. Good brew, it opened up nicely. While getting a lot of things out of the aroma it wasn’t very strong. Good to sip. Got a little better as it warmed. Fair amount of sediment that had settled in bottom that came out with last amount in bottle.
Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 2, 2007 Bottle sampled. Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma of caramel malts, earthy spices, molassas and some rum-soaked raisins. Flavor is caramel, dark fruit, brown sugar, and a hint of roasted nuts. A decent american strong
radagast83 (1273), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Oct 27, 2007 22 oz bottle. Flavors are pretty subtle, but nice which includes fruit, caramel, and a little hop. Not what I’d expect from a "American Strong Ale" - though it could be deceptively strong, in which case it masks well.
beachbum25 (778), Powellville, Maryland, USA
Oct 23, 2007 22 Oz Bomber-Pours a reddish brown color w/a slight tan head. Flavors of dark fruit, caramel, plum, grapes, & roasted malt. Kind of rough around the edges, but not in a bad way; a little gamey. Wouldn’t drink it all the time, but it was a nice change of pace.
Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
Oct 17, 2007 Courtesy of artusory. Transparent mahogany, ring of film. Tons of fruity esters up front, berries/grape, with faint musty hop background. Flavor has a huge caramel kick, slightly oxidized, fades to roasted grain, big residuel sugar finish. Decent overall.
tupalev (2605), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 13, 2007 Bottle courtesy of Radek, shared with him, Jerc, and Mabel. Nice aroma - rich malt, tinny, but nice and sweet Dark brown, very little head. Very thin and watery body. Taste is mild sweetness, yet thin, watery and harsh. Hmm - I didn’t care for this one.
pantani (1894), Salinas, California, USA
Oct 12, 2007 Bottle from Whole Foods, Vienna, VA. Brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is malty, with caramel, and alcohol with chocolate malt. Taste is nutty with light alcohol, light smoke and some caramel.
Radek Kliber (3930), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
Oct 4, 2007 Bottle 650 ml
Appearance :Fine haze, light brown, tanned rocky top.4-
Nose :Slightly sour brown malt, deep brown character with clean good alcohol.
Flavour/Palate : Acidic ale with gentle note of burnt brown malts. Softer middle and finish. Interesting formula. Very late mineral hop accent. Gently warming.
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