 tarheels86 (799), Washington DC, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 330 mL bottle. The best brown ale I have ever tried. Pours a deep, dark reddish brown with a nice tan head that leaves some fantastic lacing. Incredible nose of milk chocolate, vanilla extract, mocha, maple syrup, toffee. Tastes like a dark IPA with a little Wee Heavy thrown in. Awesome! Lots of roasted malt, great balancing and bittering hops, brown sugar, milk chocolate. Aftertaste is long and beautiful. Overall a pleasant surprise.
Block (379), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel malts with some roasted notes. Flavor is mostly roasted malts, as strong as a porter. A nice medium to full bodied brown ale.
DerWeg (777), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle at the Bistro. Brown coat with tan cap. Bright toffeeish nose & the flavors follow - Toffeeish, hints of coffee bite, goodly notes of sweetness like dememerra with an almost rootsy-herbal quality. Hops are more downstaged but have herbal woody character. Slightly reminiscent of Raison or Chicory DFH beers.
ericandersnavy (1137), crossroads, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 bottle thanks to swalden 28. poured a dark brown with ruby hues and beige head and some lacing as well. aroma of dark roasts, chocolate, coffee, toffee, a little vanilla, and some mild dark fruits. a nice blened nose on this. flavor was great as well with dark roasts, coffee, toffee, alcohol spice. this was balance really nice. medium body with high carbonation. perhaps my favorite brown ale yet.
Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 30, 2008 Very tasty brew with a lovely mix of chocolate flavors and pungent alcohol. Roasty, malty and sugary.
abcfan (247), New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 27, 2008 Very good brew form DFH. Pours dark brown with nice tan head. Chocolate malt and roasts dominate the aroma. Has a chocolate molasses taste with a roasted nutty finish. Would drink again.
fidelis83 (729), Clinton, Iowa, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 25, 2008 Pours deep deep brown with a tall tan head that lasts forever and leaves great lacing. Aroma is full of chocolate, roast, toast, molasses, caramel/burned sugar, and fantastic spicy, planty hops. Flavor is roast, smores-lots of chocolate, toast, chocolate, sweet malts, and marshmallows-toast, lots of graham and a little coffee. Finish is sweet with lots of coffee/roast malts, chocolate,and a little bitterness. The thing I like about this beer is that the hop character may play a back seat to the huge maltiness but the malts are full and beyond rich while letting the hops establish a slight bitter balance-the balance is fantastic. Finish is all roast, toast, and chocolate; with the slightly bitter hop character playing second fiddle. I would recomend this beer to anyone wishing to find a highly desirable beer for the masses. Palate is medium to thick and perfectly carbonated to set the scene for the huge character for the beer.
Rynoplasty (544), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 22, 2008 Pours brown with a medium sized tan head. Aroma is chocolaty malt. Taste is roasty and chocolaty as well with a bitter finish. Pretty good.
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