 Beer_Hawk (673), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
May 4, 2008
Bottle. Poured a reddish copper color with an off-white head. Decent hop aroma with a malt background. Sweet malt flavor backed with vanilla. Bitter beginning but ends sweet. Medium body. Slight roast aftertaste. (Rating from March ’08)
daknole (644), Plantation, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 12 oz bottle...amber pour, small head. aroma of strong malt, cider, maple syrup and some hops. Flavor is malty, booozy, honey and some nice hops. I taste the wood and is less hoppy that I would have expected. very nice.
Imaena (218), Portland, Maine, USA
Aug 17, 2008 12 0z. Bottle 08’. Pours amber with a thick biege head. Sweet fruits and oak in the nose. Alcohol warmth and malt sweetness up front. Deep finish with great wood and fruit. Briliant.
tomthompson89 (1100), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 14, 2008 nice dark amber color good sized frothy white head. nose is oak, orange citrus and caremel malts. Flavor is similar, kinda sweet but very drinkable, has a good alcohol burn and a good wood finish
Woodsman52 (21), , Ohio, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Pours a milky amber color. Nice lacy ring around the now diminished head. There is a very small amount of sedement floating around in this one. The aroma is extremely subtle. Tastes of oak with a dry finish. There is a bit of a fruity aftertaste, very nice. i will drink this one again.
sstackho (242), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 9, 2008 12oz single bottle purchased for around $4.50 from Charles St Liquors in Boston. Brewed on date appears to be in February 2008, consumed at the end of May 2008 after being jealous that I didn’t attend the DFH dinner at beerbistro in Toronto two nights before. Pours a cloudy, medium gold with a bit of head and just a bit of gentle carbonation. Aroma isn’t too strong, and reminds me of some sherry-like barleywines - not my favourite thing, so I’m concerned. Ends up there’s nothing to be concerned about. First sip is nice - very full and rich. The flavour is complex, like a Belgian. Hops are not dominant, but provide a nice bitterness as the beer goes down the throat a bit hot. Oak is noticeable. Full bodied. A nice sipper.
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