 beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 9, 2004 Amazingly dark beer bottle brown color, nearly black stout-like appearance, finger high head of creamed cocoa brown sits long before staying as a thin skim always present, lacing in large amounts of globs and ink blots.
Smell is really nice, nothing faint here, all browns(black) ales need to smell like this. Some favorable soft bakers chocolate and richly roasted black malt sweetness make the top and hardy blackened bready biscuits takes the bottom. The malted sweetness adds a nice balance to the roasty/burnt breads.
Taste has a nice black malt sweetness, chocolate breadyness, soft, yielding roastyness, then it takes a turn towards the finish where some nice leafy hop bitterneess comes through and ends late with leftover chocolatey dryness. Nice finish, subtle, complex, hop bittering mixed with the roastyness and dry chocolate.
Feel is sweet, dry, roasty, just shy of medium body with a nice finish. Porter-like character overall.
This brown ale thinks its a porter. A great attitude to have.
TJackHole (72), USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 18, 2004 minimal head dark with immediate bitter taste finish is still smooth, good beer.
Crash (449), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 30, 2004 Dark brown color with little head. Huge roasted smell and taste. Had a bitter end but, a roasted bitter if that’s possible.
Alcoholist (570), Peoria, Illinois, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 28, 2004 Dark brown in colour, nose is roasted malts. Flavour is bitter and roasty with some dark chocolate. Body is surprisingly thin.
SubstanceT (1090), Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 28, 2004 Black with no head, the nose is that of roasted malts, with some lagerness to it, the taste is very roasted malts with extreeme bitterness. Good, not great tho.
Cartoonkhaki (1150), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2004 Dark brown can't see through it. Brown head not long lasting slight sweet malty aroma faint roastiness malty flavour burnt dry bitters. Carbonated oily palate.
hershiser2 (923), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 2, 2004 $1.39 for a 12-oz single.
Really dark brown- nearly black, with a foamy head almost two inches high.
Sweet roastedness in the nose; maybe spicy orange; Muy fantastico!
Sweet roasted nuts and orange. Finishes bitter. Complex.
Great beer, I'll have another!
Darkover (1316), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 1, 2004 Dark brown/black with a tan head. Aroma of roast and coffee. Flavor is very roasty and stoutlike. Finish is long, burnt and bitter.
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