 FatTony (111), Augusta, Georgia, USA
Apr 20, 2008
12 ounce bottle- poured out a translucent brown with a beige colored head that lasted the full glass. Aroma was hops and smoke. The taste was coffee, smoke and toasted malt with a citrus back. The caranelized sugar seemed to take the edge off the bitterness and smooth out the brew.
JustinFromAL (62), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Draft. Pours dark brown with tan head that lasts. Caramel and hops on the nose, flavor is a nice mix of brown ale and sharp citrus. Great beer!
41cubs (27), , New Jersey, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Holy aroma. Smell drips from the tip past my lips till I need to get a grip. Dark chocolate, molasses and cream come barreling out of the bottle straight away. Pours a nice even brown with frothy awesome tasting head. Taste is more of the smell but not to the same degree and with a slight alcohol dryness to the end. The sweetness might turn some off but 2 bottles of this is easily doable. Mouthfeel is the only thing that brings this beer back to earth. Could have been creamier but I wouldn’t want them to compromise anything about this beer to change it’s overall appeal. Very good to great beer. 2008 12oz. bottle.
Pawola22 (76), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Sep 5, 2008 12 oz bottle from Binny’s.
Pours a deep, dark, mohogany/brown with a finger-width, fizzy, chocolate tan head that dissipates slowly, but doesn’t linger too long. Leaves a nice and decent lacing on the glass. Smell is extremely potent. Not too complex, but a ton of aroma! Lots of sweet caramel malts, loads of brown sugar, nutty, molasses. Also, some roasted malts and bitter hops. One of the hoppier brown ales out there. I absolutely love this smell. A real mellow and soft body. Kind of watery, but really smooth. This brown ale brings a lot of taste to the table. Loaded with nutty and caramel malts. Really rich. Good amount of citrus hops add to the character really well. Some hints of roast, brown sugar, chocolate, molasses. Finishes with a dry bitterness that lingers for a very long time. Lots of taste still there even a couple minutes later. Overall, I have never been a real brown ale fan, but dogfish head continues to put out amazing beers and changes my mind about everything. This brown ale has opened me up to trying more and giving the genre a second chance. I am thoroughly impressed with this highly balanced and tasteful brew.
Beerman6686 (724), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Pours a dark brown color with an off white head. Aroma is of nuts, caramel and hops. Flavor has that nice sweet muttiness that brown ales have, but is mellowed out by a nice addition of citrusy hops.
branspra (18), Arlington, Virginia, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Bottle. Fantastic beer and the sample I drank had been aged two years. Well worth the wait! Frothy head with an off-white color, diminishing nicely. Aroma included molasses and some toasted, also had a cask and brown sugar smell. Nice body and carbonation was soft. Highly recommended and will drink again on multiple occasions.
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