 GMUcrew7 (152), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
May 6, 2008
Pours nice deep reddish brown with a finger of tan head. Aroma is roasted caramel malts and a hint of the 7.2% alcohol. Flavor is outstanding, a complex array of sweet caramel and brown sugar, dried fruits, coffee and chocolate. Great full body, smooth, and warm from the alcohol. A fantastic brown ale.
satan165 (66), River Grove, Illinois, USA
Jul 14, 2008 hard to believe outside of a porter you could find something this decadent. this is richer then a chocolate milkshake. others disagree clearly, but this is very balanced for a DFH product, the malt truly shines through, the hops are upfront but truly in harmony with the roasted notes. nice dark brown sugar coats the tounge and like a scotch ale it exhibits porter qualities without being a porter. this is a brown ale to wild levels of excess, kudos to the brewers for taking yet another style to the nth degree, where n equals infinity!
darkguardian (138), Florida, USA
Jul 14, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a lovely mahogany color with a small beige head that dissipates quickly. Nose is more like Orkney Dark Island. Roasty malt with some smoke and caramel and piney hop notes. I am expecting a hoppy scotch style porter. Much like many DFH beers this is a bit unbalanced. To much hops and not enough malt, however they are going for a bit of a scotch IPA so maybe they hit the mark. Regardless the bitter coffee finish is a bit unpleasant a bit to aggressive. The middle has a nice malt background and the alcohol notes are just right. There is some chocolate and caramel present but this is not sweet enough to be a scotch anything. A nice attempt but I don’t think it quite achieved what it wanted to.
FlssmrBrewAlum (164), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Jul 13, 2008 12 oz bottle from The Galway Tribes (Frankfort, IL). A very interesting concept that I was excited to try (But hesitant to by in packaged form). Pours a deep dark almost black with ruby notes hue with a small dark brown cocoa head that is bubbly and pretty. Aromas are largely chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, and a hint of the typical dogfish hops. Initial is largely the same. A full bodied mouthfeel consisting of chocolate, cocoa, roasted dark malts, and touches of dried dark fruits and a very nice hop presence (Hitting spot on with the Brown/IPA concept). Porterish almost though (with some of their hop presences). Very drinkable, very enjoyable. Grrrrrreat!!
chicagodri (419), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Pours dark brown with a thin off white head. Nice roast flavor. Heavy malt and some dark fruit. Very drinkable brown though, well done.
AllAboutStout (402), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Pours a dark brown in color with ruby highlights around the edges. No head on the pour, only a slight froth around the perimeter of the glass. Smell is dark, roasted malts and a hint of piney hops. Wow, there is a lot more coffee in this brown than I was ever expecting. Caught me off guard. This is a very good brown ale. Full and roasty on the mouthfeel. There’s just a bit of a harsh roasted coffee aftertaste. Other than that, this is a winner.
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