 CheersMate1 (860), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2009 Ah, what a nice beer. The beer has a nice opaque black color; very nice! Nice thin head, but it quickly fades away. Nice, somewhat of a pungent roast aroma. You really don’t get that smokey part until you actually taste the beer. Nice smoke and raost taste for a lager. Nice chocolate malt in the finish. Not a VERY creamy/smooth beer, but still very nice palate. For a lager this beer is nice.
milljam (584), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 28, 2009 Interesting lager....not really used to the incorporation of chocolate malt. That being said, the chocolate malt was the only good thing about this beer. Everything else was blah...typically lager...not very imaginative.
freekyp (905), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 Smooth and balanced is the overall description. Pours a dark opaque black with a strong tan head. The aroma is earthy and slightly smoky with a slight bit of sewer
Malt dominant with very little hop character. Lacking excitement.
Nate (2564), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 From bottle. Sweet dusty grain and mild smoky malt, caramel, dry papery hops and some ligh metallic character. There’s a tang there, too, over top of the sweet character. Not quite sweet enough for Tootsie Rolls, but close in the chocolate malt character. Dark, dark caramel-ruby brown clear, with foamy light tan head. Medium bodied, with medium to heavy carbonation. Starts with decent amount of sweetness, chocolate and light scorched grain. Bit of Tootsie Roll and molasses, and very little bitterness anywhere. Muted carbonic acidity though quite carbonated. Finishes sweet with some roasted-burnt character. After is fairly dull.
mcjay (304), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 Brownish amber color with a thin white head. Mild Sweet aroma with a hint of smokiness. Slightly malty flavor with a hint of fruit and caramel.
cgarvieuk (4215), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Bottle at home ... Thank to Secret Santa 2008 for this one ... slightly smokey chocolate malts ... again a slightly chocolate malt with amerivan pale ale hops ... quite mellow ... little sugar ..
zach8270 (2136), Henrietta, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 (bottle - 12 oz) Dark brown in color with a thin tan head. Aroma has a nice blend of chocolate and dark malts complimented by a very strong smokey note. Flavor is very smokey at the start but fades to, and blends well with, a smooth and lightly sweet malt middle with hints of chocolate and caramel. Finishes bitter and smokey. Medium-bodied and really well crafted.
tomciccateri (514), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 From a 12-ounce bottle in Albuquerque, pours an opaque dark brown with a slow-fading dark tan head. Neutral dark malt aromas but big smokey flavor profile dominates the other rich dark malt flavors. Late roasted character. Medium body is well-matched to pronounced flavors. Clean finish. Nice job.
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