 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 14, 2008 12oz bottle from mcbackus. Lightly malty and hoppy on the nose. A touch of caramel and toffee, bread crust, mint and grass. Pours a rather thick dark copper with a steady head leaving excellent lacing. Flavor is quite a letdown based on the nose. Watery and slightly metallic. Bread crust and a very nondescript hop profile. A tad lighter on the body for the style. A lasting dry finish. Boring.
pik5el (51), Pasadena, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 10, 2008 I liked it. It was nice and fulfilling, something I wouldnt mind having a couple of on a blustery winter day.
bma4573 (136), Mechanicsville, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 6, 2008 Pours a copper color, this is a really good winter beer. Great malty aroma and flavor, with a hop/spice finish.
pjk33 (384), Sligo - Curllsville Heights, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 1, 2008 Bottle. From Anne and Daniel Christmas 2007. Great aroma of sweet fruitcake and malty pineapple. Sweet strawberry comes through as well. This is a darker tan, almost auburn color and the silky mouthfeel is topped only by its wonderful flavor. Bold and full of life, but still not overpowering. This is a wonderful beer and it’s been a while since I have had one of those. Top notch work on this one. Hops are spicy and biting with a nice fuzzy finish. Great brew!
imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 29, 2008 Really impressed with this guy. Nice copper/amber with small white head. Aromas of orange and pine. Bitter and smooth. Great product, could drink it all year round.
jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 27, 2008 12 oz bottle-pours a foamy light tan head that laces and copper color. Aroma is nice citrus-grapefruit and orange/pine hops, secondary medium malt. Taste is some alcohol, citrus-grapefruit and orange, metallic/herbal/pine hops, some tannins bitterness, secondary medium malt, some roasty. Slightly slick mouth fee. Taste doesn’t meet my expectations from the aroma, the (English) hops didn’t seem to quite stay ‘balanced’ on the jump to imperial ESB.
Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 16, 2008 Dec. 2006 - Beer poured dark amber color with nice head and decent lacing, too. Aroma was strong piney hops. Flavor was a nice balance of sweet malts and piney hops with a detectable alcohol flavor which was nice. Another solid beer from Clipper City!
GeneralGao (3071), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 15, 2008 12 oz bottle. Poured a clear dark amber color. Head was two fingers high and off white with fair retention. Some lace was left on the glass at the end. Attractive malt dominated aroma which was not as powerful as the Lagunitas Imperial Red sampled side by side. Smelled mostly of buttery caramel and toffee. Medium bodied and slightly sweet. The alcohol flavor was evident along with sprucy hops, toasted bread, and caramel. Very good beer.
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