 KAggie97 (2430), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 23, 2008 Bottle from Zinister, sampled at his tasting. Thanks!
"Pours an iodine-stained ruby with a nose of bready hops and celery. Flavor is candied hops, ring candy, and strawberry hops syrup. Magnificent mouthfeel. I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E.
Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 23, 2008 A murky dark brown appearance with a large head this may be due to the horrible pouring technique of Sassy. Or the mason jar it’s in. The aroma is brown sugar, alcohol, raisins, and nutmeg. The flavor contains a bit of alcohol, molasses, raisins, and brown sugar, how come you taste so good. The aftertaste is somewhat sweet and warming. Thanks JohnC for the hookup. on dis and Sassy for her immense generosity.
Rciesla (3610), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 19, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown with red hues. Aroma is caramel, rye, fruit, hops, and chocolate. Mild roastiness with a nice warming sensation of etoh. Good brew.
OSLO (826), Perth, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2008 Updated: Sep 25, 2008[Bottle, thanks BDR!] Pours dark red with a tan head. Aroma is very nice--fruity, some hops, a lot of caramel malt. The taste is quite sweet and really malt dominant. A little bit of chocolate and nuttiness also show up and blend fairly well with the toasted malt. Very smooth with a long finish. A good beer, but the taste was just a little bit of a letdown. Still, I hope I can rerate it some time.
MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 14, 2008 bottle shared thanks to zinister. Pours red with an off-white head. Typical red ale smell. Complex flavor. Mouthfeel is medium and carbonated with slight alcohol. I liked this more than the 2007 I had earlier, but was getting too intoxicated to take good notes.
BMan1113VR (2820), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 14, 2008 My 500th rating. Pours with a largish, very tight and creamy, light brown head. Extremely dark and murky red to brown hue. Monster lacing, a ring as history of each sip. Aroma is pretty amazing with fruity elements (plums, pears and candied dates), malts, plenty of caramel, and spices. Taste is a a nice, strong, but clean caramel flavor with some fruity tang towards the finish and a nice level of alcohol warming. A really well crafted taste. No signs of aging or oxidation at all (been cellaring this beer since last summer). Extremely creamy smooth mouthfeel, with perfect levels of carbonation. A good choice for #500.
PilsnerPeter (2617), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 12, 2008 Bottle at Paul’s Hoboken Gathering: Amber with a strong tan head. The aroma has some carmelized malts, subdued/aged hops, and a papery oxidized suggestion. Fluffy/creamy body with a rich malt presence. Lots of caramel with little hop character left. A bit peppery and earthiness comes through to balance the earlier caramel sweetness. It aged pretty gracefully.
rustychiles (1046), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 10, 2008 Rating #200
750ML Bottle
Been saving this one for a while, and it lives up to the hype.
Pours a nice hazy red with a large tan head. Aroma of malt, molasses, caramel, figs, chocolate, hops, dough, rasins, clove, brown sugar.......you name it it’s got it. This brew has a nice full body, sticky hops, fruits, chocolate, toffee, bread and caramel all come together in amazing balance. I feel un-worthy to rate this beer, so much is going on and there is no way my feeble palate can detect it all. That said, amazing brew.......another winner from alesmith. YUM!!!
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