 GMUcrew7 (180), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jun 5, 2008
pours dark brown with hearty beige head. Aroma is malty and bready with some dried fruit, not very hoppy. Flavor is smooth and sweet to begin, followed by a mild bitter hop presence and a bit of alcohol. Creamy and smooth body help this brew. If you are looking for an IPA look elsewhere, but if you are looking for an unique micro strong ale this one might be worth a try.
mcc5468 (42), USA
Aug 21, 2008 Dark amber color. Appears to be a dark porter or a stout. Light head that dissapated quickly. Pine hop aroma with malt mixed in. Comple flavor of caramel and chocolate malt with some hops present. Alcohol is noticeable. More malts than hops. Not bad but this is for a "one beer" evening.
Capa (738), Yokosuka, Japan
Aug 17, 2008 Dark amber. Heavy malts, citrus and other fruit, light roasted malts in the aroma. I didn’t think the malts and hops blended well in the flavor and had a tough time drinking the entire bottle. Not a bad beer but I wish they chose a better hop-malt combination.
jstraw (437), Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Dark caramel with big, foamy tan head / Big malt and cooked fruit nose / Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, touch of sweetness, with hops providing structure for bigger, dominating malts / Flavors of toasted malts, caramel and cooked, cloying grapefruit / Mediocre, with decent palate paired with clumsy flavor profile.
dougblur (11), , Indiana, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Aroma is very sweet.
Appearance is a caramel dark.
Flavor is very sweet and caramel.
Ughsmash (2996), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Bomber. Poured clear deeper ruddy brown with a sticky, well-retained cap of beige head.. looked quite nice. The aroma picked up a rich sweetness that I really enjoyed (chocolates, toasted caramel, and treacle) with drier pine and dark citrus hoppage.. the focus was really on the malts here, and I dug it. The flavor wasn’t quite as solid.. lots of residual sugar in the form of caramel and toffee, which was amplified by some rough alcohol (especially at the back).. bitterness was moderate with some herbal and dark fruity presence (but a defining or well-balanced character was never achieved).. finished warm and bitter. Medium-bodied with low carbonation and a slow, building bitterness throughout.. better in the aroma than the flavor.
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