 scraff (1946), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 1, 2007 22 oz purchased at Julio’s in MA - Deep crimsony amber, huge foamy off-white head. Nose held rich hoppy tones of spruce, pine, peach and mango, with a well integrated toasty brown sugar and caramel backbone. Mega west coast hop flavors are well balanced with a rich toffee and caramel malt addition from start to finish. Full bodied, moderate carbonation, bittersweet finish. Typical Alesmith excellence. Minor flaw was the overcarbonation, but I’ll certainly live....
StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 12, 2006 Aug 15, 2005, Christmas 2004 batch, courtesy of JCapriotti.
Translucent copper with a high tide like foaminess for the tan head. Honey dough, starch, nectar, garden variety hop bouquet and orange scrapings summarize aroma. Smooth on the palate with a nice backdoor bitterness that leans on sweet malt support enveloping flavors of caramel, butterscotch and toffee. Modestly resonates.
ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 7, 2006 Hazy amber body with a good head. Aroma is hopped out obviously with notes of grapefruity, spicy, citrusy, piney hops. Lesser notes of vanilla and caramel. Flavor is the same, delicious. It’s balanced quite well. Nice n bitter, but enough chewy malts to balance it out. This beer is screaming "Drink me faster dammit!" Alcohol is masked, it’s not harshly bitter or sweet... wow.
MrRomero (1934), Nolanville, Texas, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 11, 2004 Whaleman 2004: Poured a cloudy dark orange with a thick cream colored head. Big malty/candy/caramel aroma. Great hop/malt balance with a mild citrusy taste. Finish is slightly bitter. Full bodied. A great beer.
tronraner (1933), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 5, 2007 Bomber split with NachlamSie. Pours a goldish red with bubbly off-white head. The aroma is well, hops: lemon, grapefruit, a little bit of pine. I suggest letting it get up close to room temperature to let some malt aromas come out, too: toast, a little bit of caramel. The flavor is lemon and grapefruit up front, working its way to a general bitterness in the finish. A pleasant toasty malt holds it all up. The alcohol is barely detectable. The finish is bitter and sticky, but leaves a clean aftertaste. This is pretty good stuff.
altonbrownd (1931), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 Bottle from Bierkoning. Nice amber colour with thin head. Lovely hoppy nose. Smooth and hoppy flavour. Toffee and caramel flavours. Nice bitterness in the end. Nice one!
swoopjones (1917), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Mar 20, 2008on tap @ OBriens San Diego. Marron colored beer with nice head. Big hop & malt nose. Piney, citrusy, caramel sweet malts. Good but not great. seemed a little off. Could be the glassware as the Ballast Point Double Dorado also did
Had a bottle @ Coles in Buffalo NY. Fantastic. Huge hop flavor & well balanced> Going to 4.1
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 5, 2006 Bomber shared with and courtesy of gputty. This is the winter imperial red version. Murky golden brown with red highlights. Beige head. Big, sweet tart orange nose. Thick foamy lace. Nice, crisp, bitter orange flavor. Lively, crisp mouthfeel. Lovely, spicy citrus bitter finish. The perfect end to a very up-and-down tasting day!
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