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From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 13/10/2007 Fruity aroma. Dark coloured strong in alcohol fruity and hoppy with a crisp and bitter finish.

[Vintage 2007] Tap @ Barleywine and Big Beer Fest... Poured a dark burgundy with a thin white head. Aroma of yeast and diary-like, candy sugars. Mildly carbonated palate. A lot of cocoa flavors and rich malt characters and some ash or chalky flavors. It had gotten a little dry towards the finish.

GABF 2007: Poured a lightly hazed chestnut color with an off-white head. The aroma had a sweet start with light fruity malt. The flavor was full of toffee malt with an earthy and piny hop finish. Mild-moderate bitterness. Medium body. Semi-dry finish with some warmth.

GABF ’07. Pours clear, brown with a spare, fizzy, light brown head, diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (toasted grain, cereal, meal), average hops (herbs, grass), average yeast (sweat, earth) with notes of pear and brown sugar. Medium bodied, moderate sweetness and acidity, light bitterness.

Date: 10/13/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF

cloudy dark amber, fine beige head, sweet malty aroma, rich chocolate flavor, nice fruity dark caramel sweetness, earthy hops leave a light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

(Draught) Pours a hazy amber body with an average beige head. Aroma of sourness, mustiness, dirty sock, and caramel. Flavor of caramel, nuts, and light fruitiness.

GABF 2007. A smooth, chocolatey palate. Reminiscent of Iron Hill Old Ale. A nice change of pace from the IIPA and imp stout overload of the fest. Very good.

I was compelled to return for the second day of the tastival because of this beer. Brewer Tonya Cornett is renowned for her killer brews and this 2006 orange-copper old ale was no exception. Small nose, medium white head, dark bodied and quite malty was this scrumptious brew.