 JCB (1796), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 19, 2009 Bottle shared by ucusty - thanks, David! Nose is grainy and somewhat sweet like a marzen. Leafy hops and some kinda bland caramel malts. Much the same profile as you get with many of their other seasonals, in other words. Thin body, clean palate, and only the mildest smoke.
emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 19, 2009 Thanks ucusty for sharing. Pours a translucent light copper with a one finger light tan head. The nose is leafy, hoppy, bready malt, musty, some cardboard. Very little smoke comes through in the nose or flavor. Flavor is malty, some smoke, leafy hops. Not too hot.
travita (1960), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 17, 2009 Bottle thanks to mar. The smell is smoke, malts, breadlike, sort of weak. The look is clear, copper in color, not too much off white head. The taste is smoke, malts, caramel, and not much else. Ok but lacking some.
jkwalking05 (1501), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 16, 2009 Bottle shared by mar. Amber in color with a decent white head. Aroma is of bread dough, caramel, a light fruitiness and smoke. Taste is of malt, caramel, leaves, and smoke.
mar (1945), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 14, 2009 bottle thanks to old growth. light amber pour with a thin ring of white froth. nose of fruits and smoke. light smokey flavor but very easy to drink.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 8, 2009
Name: Rausch
Date: February 06, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Footset Foreplay Friday
Appearance: clear copper, wispy white head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet smoked caramel malt aroma, light bready character
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of smokey character, caramel sweetness, light balancing earthyness from the smoke
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
fredandboboflo (1431), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 Bottle, thanks to ucusty. Aroma of smoked toast, some smoked meats, some residual sugars that were also smoked in their own way. Flavor of very generic malt with light smoke. Really needs either more smoke, more malt, or both. As is, the definition of bland for me.
LilBeerDoctor (1530), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 1.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 4/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma of smoke and sweet malt. Flavor is slightly smokey but it also has some weird flavors which are hard to identify (sour milk maybe? Weird, I know, but I swear I taste it...followed by some stale vegetables). After the second sip it was super repulsive and practically made me gag. It started to taste like rotting garbage. Absolutely disgusting.
5/3/2/1/4 (1.5/5)
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