 emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 5, 2009
Pours a dark brown with ruby copper tones and a two finger moussey sandstone head. Nose is sweet and malty, caramel, some toasted bread, a bit rusty, some leafy hops. Flavor shows lots of munich malt (then I read the label and saw it had lots of munich malt!) toasted malt, mild grain, caramel, raisins, mild leafy hop flavor. palate is sweet with a mild lingering bitterness.
llcooldave (337), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 Sweet malty aroma with just a touch of cardboard to make it interesting (in a good way). Gorgeous dark brown color with a little ruby mixed in. Flavor is sweet malt coupled with some dried fruit and some herbal notes playing a part in the background. Overall a really nice brew for the cold weather.
RHeastings (419), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 Experienced via draft in a pub glass. The beer pours a deep brown color with a very slight light tan head that fades away within two minutes. The carbonation level is low-medium, perhaps two volumes. The nose contains some medium to high crystal malt complexity, roasted notes, and a very slight touch of earthy hop resins. However, the aforementioned notes are very slight, and very difficult to detect. The palate is also slight, but does have some malty complexity, especially with regard to some pleasing toffee notes. The overall palate is an interesting balance between the clean character of a lager and the general feel of an ale. Overall, the beer has a nice level of overall craftsmanship, but is far too subtle to merit a high rating.
mmmbeer (765), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 12 oz. bottle served in shaker- poured 10% transparent when held to a light source- near black with tints of dark maroon. Medium carbonation, half finger off tan head quickly dissolved. Aroma of a charred malt, dark caramel, and musk. Hits the mouth with a heavy medium body, malt is full and seeps into each pore, some very light and mild caramel, nuts, and hops in the middle, finish has some lingering to it. Not bad, but I thought that I had purchased an Marzen- but it’s not bad for what it is.
DrinkEmUpJones (22), Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Medium aroma with molasas, coffee bean, vanilla, and caramel. Dark brown, almost black, in color with excellent lacing. Medium sweet, with light bitter and sour notes. Nicely balanced beer with a good mouthfeel. Seems sweeter from bottle than from an open glass. Prefer this beer directly from the bottle.
bhops (334), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 pours amber, creamy head. Aroma of vanilla, malts. Not too remarkable, some nuttiness, roastiness.
Block (379), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Orange-brown pour with an off white head. Aroma consists of mostly caramel malts. Flavor is malty and slightly nutty. Lighter than I expected.
1010 (212), Marysville, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 pours a deep orange color with a light head. Has a malty taste with a decent alcohol content. A nice change of pace for the normal seasonal. I appreciate the old ale instead of the normal octoberfest.
12 oz. bottle
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