 dkachur (2439), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 27, 2009 12 ounce bottle from Greenlife Grocery in Asheville, NC. Pours a clear ruby red color with a medium mottled tan head. Decent retention and lacing. Aroma is toffee, raisin, muted vegetal hops. Taste is caramel, toffee, citrus hops. Medium bodied,
tronraner (1939), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 4, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with thin beige head. The aroma is strong tangerine with some caramel and toffee and a few light spicy notes. The flavor is toffee, cinnamon, some interesting fruity hops, and notes of raisin and anise. The finish is woody with a slight earthy touch and some clove notes. The warmer my glass gets, the more pronounced the spices become, with some nutmeg and allspice popping up. Dunno if the other guys had a bad bottle or what, but I’m enjoying this one.
ucusty (1922), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 19, 2009 Hazy copper pour with a fluffy white head and spotty lace. Hop aroma. Spicy flavor with a hint of hops. Flavor profile is dominated by nutmeg and clove.
illinismitty (1810), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 25, 2009 Bottle from Butters at Bario’s tasting. Pours deep amber with a beige head. Light to medium bodied. Aroma is mainly alcohol with some grains hiding in the back. Flavor of caramel and spices, but with a "cheap beer" quality to it. I don’t care too much for the finish, which has some astringency and perhaps some acetaldehyde. Needs some work to get my interest.
Butters (1683), Virginia, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 Bottle at Barrios’ Impromptu Tasting to pop Smitty’s Surly. Pours a clear amber with small ring of wispy white head. Nose of fusel alcohol esters. Flavors of malt, licorice root, corn, vegetal. Nothing really good here, but not absolutely horrible.
NachlamSie (1657), Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark, cloudy red without real head retention. The nose is spiced with hints at cinnamon and clove. A slight Belgian feel is imparted here. Sweet fruits are also noted. The mouthfeel is medium. The flavor brings out more noticeable spices. It could be the work of esters, but these hints at nutmeg and cinnamon seem real. A fruity sweetness weaves in and out of the spiced notes and finally a semi-dry finish ensues. This really is not too bad at all.
nqualls (1434), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 25, 2009 12 oz bottle courtesy of Butters for the Barrios Nashville tasting. Poured a hazy orange/amber color with a thin off white head. The aroma was alcohol combined with caramel and molasses. The flavor was coriander and a cardboard note, with a lingering bitter finish. The palate was average with a clean mouthfeel, medium body and a bit too much carbonation for this type of beer. I wasn’t overly impressed with this beer.
durhambeer (1243), Durham, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Bottle sampled at Durham World Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy dark amber, closer to brown. Small off-white head. Not overly spicy for winter beer. Toffee and mild fruits come through, but mostly caramel malt. I’d drink this again.
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