 Old_Mr_Crow (1007), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jul 5, 2008
Bottle courtesy of tetrik.
Pours a deep black with a reasonable -- surprisingly reasonable -- head. Nice roasty aroma, maybe a bit laid back, but so it goes. Somewhat thin and sour (think magdura obscura) from the oxidation, but what’s so cool is that there’s still a really good beer under here, maybe not what it was in its day, but cetainly some nice coffee and chocolate coming through, gentle sweetness, maybe a bit of cardboard in the finish. Not an unpleasant beer at all, which is really saying something after all these years.
polomagnifico (415), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Apr 12, 2008 12oz bottle from god knows when. Aroma has notes of roasted coffee, chocolate, and a tiny amount of dark fruit. Pours a dark brown/black hue with a very small fully disappearing brown head that left no lace. Flavor is sour oxidation right off the bat. Sour fruit juice that turns into a coffee finish. Palate is watery thin and flat. Sadly this beer is really past it’s prime and has not aged well at all. Too bad, I was hoping for a hidden jewel but got Al Capone’s vault instead.
awaisanen (1135), Irvine, California, USA
Apr 4, 2008 From a 12oz Bottle. Courtesy of artusory. Dark brown, opaque pour with tannic hues on the edges and a
thin head of wispy tan. Aromas of chocolate, prune, and coffee roast; a pleasant dark malt combination with a
sweeter nougat-like quality, but the complexity is certainly dulled by papery oxidation. Light bodied, softly
carbonated mouthfeel. Flavors of chocolate and mild roast, along with some raisiny oxidation notes, but thinned
enough over time to be clearly past its prime. Good enough to bring back some fond memories of this beer, but
sadly those flavors will never again be better than simply that. Thanks, Ryan!
adrian910ss (1011), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 18, 2008 Pours a pitch black with a small light brown head. Aroma of bitter chocolate, sweet chocolate and roasted malts. Taste of sweet and bitter chocolate, malt and cocoa. Sourness detected. Oxidation ?
valpoaj (287), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Mar 8, 2008 Bottle courtesy Nolankowal...thanks for the opportunity to try this brew. Pours a thick, dark brown with a thin head and definitely signs of carbonation. Aroma is heavy on roasted malts, roasted coffee, milk chocolate and some bits of dark fruit mixed in...very sweet overall and nice to savor. Flavor is full of sweet coffee, roasted malt, smooth chocolate, and has some slight signs of oxidation by this point in its life, but by no means is this beer drastically past its prime. Still catching some dark fruit in the background, very nice! Slightly watery on the palate, this beer still has a smoothness and pretty good drinkability. Very happy to have had the opportunity to give this one a try...still a pretty good drink!
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