 CharlesDarwin (1376), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 2, 2008 12oz Bottle. Crazy, rich dense alcohol raisin spice. Wicked nice. Prunes, plums and fruitcake. Bits of spice. Pours a vivid, red orange, with silky white head. Flavor is generally sweet, but develops nice well-incorporated alcohol complexity. Lots and lots of delicious raisin character, brought forward with cinnamon toast. Chewy. But the alcohol and malt texture leaves the tongue not cloying. Nice!
badbeer (404), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Very dark and beautiful amber color, with a white head that left very nice lacing. Smell is of burnt caramel, dark fruit, and a bit of toffee. Taste was similar to the smell, but not as good. Nice, thick mouthfeel, medium carbonation and medium bodied. Pretty good, and certainly worth a try. I’ll see what some age does to my remaining bottles.
Update: Age has helped this quite a bit. I’ll have to put up an official re-rate.
jjpm74 (2883), Connecticut, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Bottle I’ve had in my cellar for a while courtesy of ? (most likely footbalm or iowaherkeye). Pours amber with no head to speak of and some off white bubbles sparsely dotting the glass. Smells smoky with a pronounced warming alcohol bite and lots of sweetness. Tastes oaky and tarte with some nice sugary touches and some hints of smokiness on the finish. This beer has really come together with some age on it!
beerbuzzmontreal (2698), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Apr 15, 2008 Bottle courtesy of iowaherkeye. The pour reveals a cloudy dark amber color with a thin beige head. Very pleasant aroma of rich, luscious malt and caramel. Very good flavor of rich, round malt with caramel, there’s some sweetness but it keeps at a decent level, the malt has all the place to express itself in all its luscious glory, also, the alcohol was undetectable. The body is medium with a creamy and liquorous texture that feels really fine and the carbonation is gentle. Very solid.
dankman38 (217), Somewhere in, Ohio, USA
Mar 17, 2008 Updated: Jun 3, 2008Wow, this is a nice brew. I have to thank Brigadier for the honor of having it, I am very thankful for this one. Pours a dark copper color with a nice light tan head. The nose is pretty clean with a hint of my favorite (when not overdone) scent; carmel. Nice roasted malt with carmel and other sweet flavors like vanilla that hide the alcohol in this fine brew. Well done beer by Capital Brewery; it’s my first from them but definitely not my last.
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