General66 (96), Streator, Illinois, USA
May 18, 2008
12 ounce bottle. I have had this one before but was really excited to try it again. Pours a beautiful deep mahogany color with a small off-white color head. The aroma consists of a LOT of caramel malts with hints of dried fruits, and hops. The taste was a wonderful mix of caramel, dried fruits, and mild hops with a slight lingering of alcohol. It was medium bodied and stuck to my mouth making me want more. Finished very smooth with a good lingering taste. I really enjoyed this beer! I wish I could have this one on a daily basis...
WakeandBake (94), Greenville, Michigan, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Bottle. Dark mahogany color, with a thin light tan head. Sweet woody,earthy aroma.Taste changes as it warmes,Caramel,smoke,sweet fruit "like peeches" and a hint of grain. Smooth mouthfeel,nice lacing, sometimes I get a little boozy hint on the finish,but in a good way. Very Solid.
 demdeac40 (148), Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Cloudy reddish amber with little to no head. The nose is all malty, smoky and sweet with just a hint of hops. A lot of flavor going on. Sweet toffee, smoke, nuts, bitter chocolate and caramel. Nice hop bitterness on the finish. Covers the entire mouth and the finish stays with you. Nice beer.
Marsiblursi (1430), Gö te la borrrrg, Sweden
Oct 10, 2008 (Bottle, thanks to hopscotch) Pours cloudy, deep reddish brown with nougat colored head. The aroma is rather fruity, hoppy and berry-like with notes of resin, soap, strawberries, oranges, apricots and pineapples alongside malty tones of caramel, toffee, nuts as well as light hints of cookies and milk chocolate. Light smoky and earthy. Bit brown sugary. Some alcohol. The flavour is robust malty with notes of caramel and cookie alongside well balanced tones of fruits and hops. Light smoky, resiny, citric, soapy and earthy. The mouthfeel is soft, almost velvety with a light sticky touch. The finish is peppery and a bit numbing. Medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied. Nice.
NaturalIce (92), originally from Michigan, New Jersey, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle poured into glass; Pours out dark, thick, with very minimal head that lasts throughout the beers entirety. I get a strong sense of caramel malt from the beers aroma. Flavor of malted caramel with a little toffee. Finishes bitter with a very nice hint of scotch. Good beer.
durhambeer (535), Durham, USA
Oct 1, 2008 Draft from the Federal. Deep, hazy amber pour... dark but nice orange/brown color; lovely light yellow/tan head. Creamy and thick on top of the beer with good lacing throughout. Great balance of hops and malt throughout. Caramel, toffee, and bitter hops on the nose. Definitely more malt up front. A little bit of peat and not as much smoke or peat as I hoped, but a vague spiciness, possibly from the hops. Good crisp bitter finish. Remembered liking this more last time I had it. Still, quite solid, though.
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