 trevor211 (107), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 23, 2008
Pours black as night. No matter how bright a light I held it up to, I couldn’t see through it at all. The head is thin but dense, and mocha brown - I’m really surprised by how dark this one is. Aroma has notes of roasted coffee, cacao, smokey wood, vanilla, a bit of maple and molasses-dark malts. Coffee really comes through in the flavor, as well as the wood. There’s a sweetness that reminds me of burned marshmallows. Not toasted - burned. Torched. There’s a definite bitter presence, too, and just enough carbonation to keep it clean. At times I really feel like I have a block of wood in my mouth. This is far more like an imperial stout than a brown ale like they claim, but very interesting stuff, for sure.
wcampbell (441), Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Pretty unique and enjoyable. Taste is completely sweet malts, mainly plum taste. Wine and wood flavor in the background. A little too sweet. Very full bodied and heavy beer. Light taste of alcohol in the finish. Very creamy and almost no carbonation.
nbutler11 (219), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Pours black with a ruby veneer and a shiny brown head that quickly dissapates. Reeks of bubble gum and tastes of velvety malts, lacquered wood, alcohol, raisins, and lime. Deliciously strange.
BeerGear (14), Hilton, New York, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Updated: Oct 11, 2008Looks good in my glass.Smells fantastic.
Multiple flavors from start to finish. Strong and flavorful. Great with Scandinavian stew (Selyanka) Very Good!
SilkTork (3941), Rochester, Kent, England
Oct 10, 2008 GBBF, Trade Day, 2008 Gravity cask. 3rd beer. My first three beers of GBBF 2008 were all very tasty, and with a few exceptions, were really the beers I enjoyed the most. This was rich and smooth with an awareness of alcohol, but not aggressive. A lovely beer.
fonefan (4884), Ulfborg, Denmark
Oct 9, 2008 Cask (gravity) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear dark brown black color with a small, virtualle none head. Aroma is heavy malty, caramel, alcohol, dark fruity. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy and very smooth, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. (050808)
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