 argo0 (6145), Washington DC, USA
Dec 1, 2002 Updated: Feb 14, 2006
(2/14/06, 750ml bottle) Big beige head atop a hazy deep brown body with some yeasties. Aroma is medium sweet, raisin, caramel, some spicy yeast, pear, light cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, raisin/cherry, caramel, some milk chocolate, spice, pear. Low carbonation, medium-full body, alcohol well contained. Surprisingly drinkable. (8/4/8/4/16)
(12/1/02) Brown red body with medium tan head. Aroma of raisin/plum, with hints of chocolate. Sweet chocolate is the immediate taste, but there’s also raisin, pear and a noticeable Belgian yeastiness. Very rich body that carries the alcohol well. Tiny alcohol burn at the end. An excellent beer! (8/4/9/5/18)
HughConway (259), USA
Aug 13, 2008 Bottle. Pours deep brown with pleasing head. Strong fruit nicely complex aroma. Taste is spicy, fruity, thickly body. Excellent.
A_R (293), Georgia, USA
Aug 9, 2008 This beer had a nice aroma with a large head forming in the tulip glass. It is hearty and flavorful, with a mix of dark fruit flavors. Very smooth and complex with a long-lingering aftertaste.
KnN (253), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Pours a nice dark brown to ruby with almost no head, but some good carbonation. Big strong ale with a huge fruit aroma. Like toffee cherries and raisins mixed into a can of malt or something. Huge nose on this.
Flavor is more of the same with a lot of nice undertones, caramel, dark fruit, cherries. All of this and it’s not overly sweet which is very nice. This skates a thin line very well.
afireinside96 (390), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Hazy brown pour with a creamy tan head. Smells of raisin, brown sugar, dried dates, and doughy yeast. Complex fruity flavor with notes of caramel, brown sugar, allspice, and biscuit. Prickly feeling carbonation helps remove the slightly cloying finish. Slightly warming as well. Damn good.
Rogueone (365), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Luckily for me, the bar right down the street from my house has this on tap. And it’s only $4. That being said: Muddy brown pour with a generous amount of tan frothy head. Aroma is sweet malts, candi sugar. Mouthfeel is effervescent and very clean. Malty and sweet, there are notes of cherry and toasted caramel. Bit of a warm finish that does not distract from flavor. Very elegant beer.
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