bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | May 28, 2007 Bottle. Dark ruby black beer with a tan head. Caramel, malt, and slight hay aroma. Caramel malt with a bit of roastiness and chocolate and backing smokiness. Medium body. Lingering caramel and earth with malt. DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 30, 2007 Aroma of brown sugar and roasted malt, garnet,a small toffee head. Taste is roasty malt, some pleasant bitterness from the hops. Light bodied, balanced and bitter. Very tasty. badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jun 23, 2007 RBSG 2007. Dark brown color with no head. Moderately malty aroma, and a bit of chocolate. Slightly smoky taste with a hit of sweet malt and chocolate. Almost tastes a bit salty. Not bad at all. Dorwart (1829), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 13, 2007 Thin light brown head which dissipates quickly. Smokey aroma with some charred steak, roasted grains and a bit of cocoa. Color is a very dark brown. Smokey flavor with soy sauce, carbon and a some dark roasty flavors. Lite coffee. Little bit sweet with a good amount of flavor. Lingering smokeyness. Better than I expected. Tmoney99 (4790), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jul 25, 2007 Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured dark brown with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly diminished with fair lacing. Medium roasted dark chocolate malty aroma. Medium bodywith a smooth texture. Medium dark roasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of average duration. Bockyhorsey (2552), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 27, 2008 12oz bottle batch 17. Good roasted nut aroma with some sweetness on the nose. Blackbody with a redtynt and thin dark tan head. Good roasted nut and some chcoclate in the mix. Had a cola carbination to it that bought out some sweeetener. Easy on the palate with moderate bittering good beer. HogTownHarry (4025), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Mar 29, 2009 Bottle (12oz). Very deep ruby pour, average frothy off-white head. Dry leafy aroma, generic roast, a hint of peat and cocoa. Tastes like a nice light mild - no alcohol, roast coffee bean and cocoa, dry bitterness to even it out. Average body, silky, somewaht still, dry roasty finish. I like it - sessionable. JohnnyOS (646), Golden, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 27, 2008 Pours dark reddish amber with off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate & roasted malt. Flavor to match with a hint of caramel and smoke.
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