 l1br4r14n (297), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 Pours black with a thin light brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, vanilla, sweet malt. Flavors of chocolate, roast malt, vanilla, alcohol and a smoky finish. Alcohol is kind of harsh, but otherwise a fantastic beer that will age well. I’m sticking a few bottles in my cellar!
RHeastings (437), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 23, 2009 Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a large whiskey snifter. The beer pours a dark brown with very little head, likely from the long period of aging. Initial aromas throw some notes of wood, vanilla, and a touch of alcohol. As the sample warms, I got a lot more notes of malt complexity. The palate is extremely full on the tongue, almost too full. Up front, I got notes of malt, a touch of vanilla in the middle, and a lot of wood in the finish. Overall, I think this is an awesome beer, but at the same time, probably not a beer that you can have more than one of in an evening.
sbroome (82), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 21, 2009 deep black with nice, oily head that sticks to the glass. nose of sweetness and raisens, figs, smoke and roast. mouthfeel is fairly heavy and full. taste of smokey wood and heavy roast., also slightly sweet. a complex beer that opens up well and definately hides the 12% alcohol.
KAggie97 (2482), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 18, 2009 Bottle from GAManiac. Thanks, Grant! Pours a deep, dark black with a nice head of olive green. Aroma is plumb chocolate with a splash of smoky cherry. Hints of chocolate-soaked raisin, rum, maple syrup, dark chocolate, and a touch plumb mesh together to form a gooey glob of delicious. Thick, coating mouthfeel. A very nice and flavorful beer; I’d love one of these on a cold night.
beerandIT (190), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 18, 2009 Pours dark red almost black with not much head. On the nose I get sweet candied sugar, and you can smell the wood, also get a plum smell on there as well. On the palate there is candied sugar, malts, wood, a hint of plum in there. Lacing the glass very well. Full bodied. Great beer.
ketchepillar (491), Des Moines/Grinnell, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 15, 2009 Aroma is like a homebrewer let his ferm temps get a little too high-unappealing weird fruitiness. Flavor has some nice dark malts and a bit of wood, but really not that much.
kappldav123 (1895), Markkleeberg, Germany
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 14, 2009 The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Starts strong-malty, firy-alcoholic. Quite woody. Complex maltiness, finish a little bit sweet. Very good beer! Big thanks to tish for the bottle!
snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 11, 2009 On tap at Naked City. Pours Black with a large, foamy tan head. Nutty, malty, spicy aroma with a hint of alcohol. Roasty, earthy brown sugar malt taste. Full bodied and smooth. Buttery, spicy, woody finish.
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