 nearbeer (1886), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Updated: Dec 30, 200912 oz. Translucent chestnut with a small lasting ring of foam. Nose is chocolate, caramel, cherry liqueur, and raisin. Flavor is cherry liqueur, chocolate, and rummy dates. Medium-heavy body is smooth and very drinkable with a nice dark fruity-dry finish.
stefanje (959), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 12 oz bottle from Bev4less. Pours a slightly hazy chestnut brown color with a small beige head that soon fades to a fine film. The aroma is soft with sweet roasted malts and some nuts. The flavor has molasses, dark grains, biter walnuts and bit of piney hops. The palate is full and smooth with average carbonation. The finish is long with lingering biter hops. Overall: A very complex little beer that deserves zen-like contemplation, a hop lovers winter warmer.
mikalooch (172), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown with a thin tan head, very little lacing. Raisins, syrup, and sweet malt in the nose, very mild aroma. Dark fruits, plums, sweet caramel, and sweet malt to start, finishes with a nice touch of hop bitternessand spice, very smooth. Sticky mouthfeel, but goes down easy, alcohol is only slightly present. Very nice, the hop presence is a bit more pronounced than most barley wines.
darn1207 (668), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 11.5oz bottle from Knightly Spirits in Orlando. Deep dark brown pour with a thin beige head. Aroma of alcohol, plums, caramel and molasses. Brown sugary taste with dark fruits and cherry. Hoppy bitterness in the finish. Slick light to medium texture.
cbeers21 (589), Miami, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Nice looking pour with a luscious head. Easy drinking with an earthy peaty vibe balanced by some light pine citrus and quieted raisiny malt rowards the end. solid
FishManLA (301), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Pours a very dark amber color with a huge extremely persistent head of tan colored fine foam that leaves thick ropes of lacing. Nose of pear, plums and red grapes. Taste of raisins and caramel with completely undisguised and out-front alcohol. The alcohol quickly fades and then the hops come into the flavor, quite strong, and linger to form the nicely bitter finish.
5000 (2900), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle: Deep caramel, thin sudsy off-white head, spotty lacing. Floral and spicy aroma. Reminds me of bath soap to a degree, but without all the soap. Actually, reminds me of freshly washed hair. I guess its shampoo that it reminds me of. Lets just say that its this smells somewhat floral and herbally. Malty start, floral, with that herbal aspect that reminds me of shampoo. This is not a hoppy IPA by any means. Certainly on the malty side. Body and mouthfeel are moderate. Smooth, but not that big. Finishes with a slight floral aspect. This is not hoppy whatsoever. Nice change of pace.
corby112 (782), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Pours a deep dark chestnut brown that is completely opaque with slight golden caramel brown edges when held to a light source and a two finger light beige head that slowly fades into a lasting ring.
Lots of earthy hops in the aroma with sweet alcohol and leathery malt. Hints of toffee, brown sugar, caramel and pine needle.
Very hop forward for the style with a lot of dry earthy bitterness that is pretty well balanced by a sweet leathery caramel maltiness and alcohol presence. Slightly creamy medium body with lots of toffee, caramel, brown sugar and dark fruit notes. Hints of fig, apple, raisin and prune. Pretty quaffable considering the high ABV with subtle alcohol heat and a good bit of warmth in the finish.
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