 Crosling (1628), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jul 2, 2008
Dark brown color. Nose is impressive and awfully complex, mostly malty with roast, caramel and sugared fruits notes. Also traces of spices. Flavor is massive and thick. Lots of taste. Well aged malts, caramel, toffee, wild mountain fruit. Belgian-like in a way, but also like an english barley wine. Nice balance overall, including the spicing. Very tasty, well made beer.
nbutler11 (108), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Aged over a year in the bottle. Poured dark amber with a thick, near-yellow, head of foam. Loaded with spices on the nose. Caramel, black tea, vanilla, cinnamon, and a bit of cream in the flavor. Mildly carbonated with a suprisingly heavy body. Deliciously sweet.
Illini08 (514), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Sampled at the Carolina Crew tasting in Greenville - thanks to whoever brought this! Was informed that this was aged about a year. Reddish pour with a small head. Malty and sweet aroma with a hint of spices in there. Orange peel and other spice flavors I couldn’t quite put my finger on meshed nicely with the aged malt. Smooth drinking, although a bit of a hot finish. Really enjoyed drinking this.
TURDFERGUSON (1115), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville --Thanks Jason! Nose has a bit of malt, a lot of spices, and a bit of sugar. Flavor has even more spice, a bit of malt, and a bit of blah. I tried this about a year ago when it first came out but I was kinda buzzed then just like I was when I drank it this time. Oh well. In any case, it wasn’t memorable on either occasion.
ucusty (914), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to MrBendo? Copper pour with a thin head. Sweet spiced malts on the nose. medium bodied with flavors of; Citrus, brown sugar, and spice. Mace maybe
emacgee (1010), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Pours a red orange hazy brown with a thin orange head. The nose is sweet, spicy, mellow aged malt, citrusy, light alcohol, smells like its calmed down a lot. The flavor is rich and warm, waxy, aged mellow, a year did it well. Rich palate, thick, and a little warm in the finish.
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