 The_Epeeist (885), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 14, 2008 22 oz bottle. Dark cola with a bubbly tan head that completely disappears. Nose is toffee, plum and raisin with fruit wood smoke. Luscious full body with just a trace of sour tang. Taste is prune, brittle, candied ginger, cocoa powder and grape. Dry, bitter grass adds a little balance. A super malty Scotch ale. Love it.
IrishBoy (2043), Bakersfield, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bomber shared by Enniskillen; Nose is prunes, peat, molasses, and caramel, hazy very dark brown with a small beige head, flavor slightly tart and bitter with raisins, molasses, and light chocolateyness.
Enniskillen (1525), Port Angeles, Washington, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Brown with a very thin off white head. Aroma is caramel, toffee, alcohol, lots of toffee, I like it. Taste is alcohol, toffee, dried fruit. Thick oily body.
theisti (971), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Jun 23, 2008 22 oz bottle by way of after4ever. Pour is dark brown with ruby highlights. Thinnish tan head - one inch tall, falls quickly to just a few bubbles clinging to the edge of the glass. Aroma is big, BIG peat maltiness. Some sweet caramel, dark chocolate, smoke, roast - nose is just lush and immense. Wonderful smelling beer. Taste is not as big as the nose, fortunately I suppose, but has all the component parts of the nose - caramel biscuit malt, salty peatiness, dark chocolate and granular earthiness - nice stuff. Palate is big and mouth coating. Smooth, drinkable and absolutely no alcohol heat at all. Really nice beer, on this evening it outshone Deviation. Thanks for grabbing this gem for me Tom, always appreciated.
tjthresh (1248), LaPorte, Indiana and Belton, Missouri, USA
Jun 23, 2008 22 ounce bottle shared by theisti. WOW! The pour is dark brown with some redish hues and a large sticky head. The aroma is bready malt, chocolate, cocoa powder, toffee, and some beef jerky. The flavor is not as bombastic at the nose, and that’s a good thing. Very chocolatey with some lingering roast and toffee. Really well made with no signs of alcohol. Full body with a very smooth milky mouthfeel. This was a real suprise. I’d put it up against the AleSmith WeeHeavy any day.
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