 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 Pours a very deep reddish amber with a thick, rocky tan head. Nose is very malt and floral hops. Flavor is deep malt with nice balance of hop. Toffee and caramel along with a hop kick makes this a really good beer. Full bodied and hearty.
bdigital (586), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 Bottle: Pours amber-brown with a med-small tan head. Sweet malt-based nose with notes of strawberry, floral hops and bread dough. Flavor parallels the aroma with an added hop finish. Pretty good.
oakbluff (298), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 26, 2007 Winter version. Appearance- cloudy ruby colour with a chunky/fluffy head that sticks around. Smell- lots of C hops give it a strong tropical fruit nose. I could smell it all day long....
Taste- the hops were so stiff out of the gate that they tickled my nostrils like a strong serving of horseradish. Impressive! Sweet caramel malts give the backbone to this hop monster. Toffee and caramel with some leather. Almost sweet enought that its on the cloying side, but straddles the line brilliantly. Finish is dry as the hops pucker the mouth and the booze shows up. Fantastic beer all around.
douglas88 (1576), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 Updated: Feb 14, 2008Bomber thanks to riversideAK. Pours a nice orange/reddish hue with a powerful thick head. The aroma hints of Christmas trees, cookies, fresh hops, and citrus. The taste doesn’t let you down; a smooth malt combined with a bunch of hops, citrus, sweet fruits, spices, and a bit of roasted flavors. Like a Christmas dinner bottled. An awesome beer. There is almost no notice that it is 9.5%. Decadent. More please.
darn1207 (543), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 bomber from marinos in toledo. copper pour with a thick long lasting head. hop aroma. soft caramel, floral, citrus. light bitterness on the finish. well balanced. was better as it warmed. no hint of the 9.5% alcohol. pretty great. k-8
pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 It’s christmas, figured that is a perfect time to break one of the out. Poured a thick red with a nice sized head. Aroma of hops and grapefruit, but also sweet fruits and spicy goodness. Transfered well into the flavor. A blast of hops is followed up with the fruit and a nice malt balance kicks in on the finish. Spicy alcohol finish. Nice.
bierkoning (6017), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 Reddish brown color, frothy head. Oily hops, grapefruit and red berries in the aroma. Hoppy oily earthy flavor with red berries and grapefruit. Raisin, some warming alcohol. Long oily peppery hopbitter aftertaste. Big in flavor, satisfyingly well balanced.
sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 24, 2007 Bomber. Slightly hazed orange/copper pour with a thick lumpy almond colored head. Craggy lacing. Bright aromatic hop aroma--pineapple, peach, floral, tangerine, apricot. Flavor marked by zesty grapefruit-twist hops--the kind that seem to pop in your mouth--above a smooth caramel malt body. Very well balanced though. As it warms it takes on more of a candied orangey sweetness, with a warming, mildly spicy alcohol note on the finish. I’ve been waiting to see something, indeed anything from this brewery come to the NY area, and now it’s here (woo hoo!). Very nice work in this one.
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