A black beer with a red shine under a thin tan head. The aroma is very sweet malty with strong notes of berries and bourbon - and so is the flavor. The mouthfeel is very powerful. Just a bit too much for me.

Somewhat murky amber. Heavy caramel nose, with some roast and chocolate. A panoply of aimless dark malts, with too much booze. Muddled yeastiness...one of those experiments you know they just had to try, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth getting excited about.

(22oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Small tan head, mahogany body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, grapefruit/earthy, faint smoke. Taste is sweet, caramel, some molasses, grapefruit, light pine, alcohol, cherry/medicinal. Medium-full body, sticky. Glad this one was shared, as it’s too sweet to drink the entire 22oz myself.

Date: 05/05/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Yankee Go Home!

dakr brown, scant head, sweet chocolate and dark caramel malt aroma, sweet sticky body, strong dark caramel flavor, nice sweetness balanced by earthy character and light peaty smoke,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
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I would like to rerate this beer.

Pours a barely transparent dark copper mahogany with a nicely-lacing light tan head. Aroma of dark caramel and peaty malt with a touch of earthy complexity. Body has a nice, full viscous sweet, sticky caramel, and subtle, smoky peat with some light fruity complexity. Well-balanced and enjoyable.