BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA Nov 1, 2009 uuuhhh amber and caramel flavored brew that tastes like alcohol and caramel with a touch of vanilla. low carbonation and mild hardly noticeable finish. looks like rye in the glass. iwas not impressed. ROGUE (621), Newark, Delaware, USA Oct 27, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy dark amber with a one finger, off white creamy head. Aroma dominated by caramel malt, some hops, and a light fruit boquet. Taste is quite malty sweet, with decent hop flavor throughout and a quite strong bitter finish. patrickfannon (271), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 10, 2009 Bottle. 12 oz. Pours murky brown with a thick, off-white head. Aroma of sugar, malts, hops, raisins, and hints of citrus. Thick body with a crisp finish. Good local ale. Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA Aug 29, 2009 Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Metallic note right off the bad with a surrounding nutty, tannic, toasted malt character. A bit fruity with a dry burnt malt finish. Eh. joeyplush (328), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 23, 2009 Dark chestnut color, tan head and medium lacing. 12 oz. bottle compliments of my bro in law Tom. Aroma of dark roasted malt, and some spiciness. Flavor is malty to start, but there is some bitter hoppiness in the middle to latter part of the mouthfeel. Very solid brew overall - think this one would be even more enjoyable in the winter season. cprochak (387), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 12, 2009 On tap at Tria 8/11/09. Pours a dark amber, nice frothy cream colored head. Very little aroma at all. However, taste has a nice sweetness, then a mild bitter. Very light bodied and very sessionable. dmac (1414), Toms River, New Jersey, USA Aug 6, 2009 12 oz bottle from Oak Tree. Pours a reddish/burnt copper with a smaller then average off white head. Aroma is slightly roasty with lots of earthy bread notes, nutts, metallic notes and some very slight chocolate. Flavor is mostly grainy and bready malts with slight nuttiness. Palate is thin to medium with average carbonation with a slight acidic character. Mmmm......drinkable but nothing more then a pumped up session brew. cazort (413), Newark, Delaware, USA Aug 4, 2009 This beer struck me as good, but not excellent, and as very generic for its style. It had a rich malt flavor and strong hop presence and was balanced. The hops, however, strike me as merely bitter and hoppy...no complexity. The malt too, while present, lacks complexity. Towards the end of this brew, a mild but slightly unpleasant sourness emerges. I’d drink it again, but only if it were handed to me or I was somewhere where there were no better options available.
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