 lb4lb (1440), Austin, Texas, USA
May 30, 2008
Bottle courtesy of Miketd, I believe. Thanks man!
Pours a deep, reddish crimson color. Smell is rich, red ale like intense sweetness. Taste is slightly hoppy up front still, with a dense red ale like maltiness. Nice, crisp and very fresh tasting, and still comes across very balanced. This was fantastic!
SQNfan (474), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Oct 2, 2008 This poured brown in color with mahogony highlights and a moderate beige head of medium-sized bubbles. The nose showed off sweeter scents of toffee, caramel malt, fudge and molasses. In the mouth it was medium-bodied with good carbonation and oxidized flavors. While I don’t mind the oxidation it seems that this has overshadowed the complexity.
AmEricanbrew (1008), Swamp Shreveport, Left Coast, Louisiana, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Ruby red with a viscous tan head. big aroma is oxidized with sweet bready malts. Medium body and softly carbonated. Flavor is big and bold toasted caramel sweet yeasty bread. Tasted a little bit of hops in a burp. Finishes with a spicy alcohol bitterness. Mosl of the time i enjoy aged, oxidized brews, so this one was fine by me.
Suttree (2335), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Thanks to Secret Santa. So afer reading that this may be st it’s prime, The Bride and I decided it was time to go ahead and sample this. after a messy opening, it poured a almost purplish red with a pretty sizeable beige head aroma was a lot of English toffee, mixed with some molasses and brown sugar. Very rich and smooth. Flavor wa sweet, a lot of toffee, and vanilla in the background. As it warms, notes of almond or black walnut emerge. some rum, and just the slightest hint of coffee in the background. The second pour was cloudier and yeastier, as one might imagine, ith a few grassy and herbal notes. Fabulous beer.
faroeviking (4389), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark
Sep 15, 2008 Botella. Dead by Dawn. Hazy deep amber. Sweet malty alco dark fruity aroma. Sweet fruity deep malty alco bitter flavour. Sweet dark frutish warming finish. Great brew!
gunhaver (660), Tampa, Florida, USA
Sep 10, 2008 Bottle, at BA Throwdown #2. Brownish pour, opaque, creamy white head, and nice wet lacing. Mostly caramel and vanilla nose, some hops, elements of allspice and very distant pumpkin. Smooth flavors of caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, malty goodness, some chocolate in the finish. Aged well, smooth medium body, very drinkable and devoid of oxidation.
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