kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 19, 2009 Updated: Aug 1, 2009
Date: July 04, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: clear dark amber, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, lots of earthyness, touch of smokeyness
Flavor: sweet dark caramel flavor, well balanced with a big earthyness, a bit of candy sweetness manages to emerge, light bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0 Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
KimJohansen (7126), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 31, 2008 Clear dark amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruits and roasted malt. Flavour likewise with a sweet yeasty finish. argo0 (6948), Washington DC, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 6, 2009 (22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Small beige head atop lightly hazed copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, cherry, light astringency. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, caramel, some bread, light astringency. Medium body, low carbonation, light stickiness. hopdog (5606), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Dec 11, 2008 22oz bottle. Nice presentation. Poured a deeper and slightly hazy amber - almost brownish- color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of strong toasted nuts, caramel, and lighter roastiness. Tastes of caramel, nuts, toasty, chocolate, and I was getting a little burnt brown sugar. Alcohol content well hidden. bu11zeye (5564), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jan 3, 2009 (22oz. bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours an amber-brown body with a small off-white head. Aroma of raisins, sour mash, nuts, and maple syrup. Flavor of raisins, brown sugar, toasted malt, nuts, caramel, and light cocoa. jcwattsrugger (5528), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 10, 2009 22oz bottle-pours a rich light tan head and copper with red tint color. Aroma is roasty/earthy, dark malt-cocoa/dark fruit-raisin. Taste is sweet dark fruit-raisin, dark malt-cocoa/brown sugar, secondary herbal/spice hops with some bite that offsets the sweet, some alcohol. Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this. CaptainCougar (5517), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 21, 2009 Bottle thanks to ditmier: Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a thin, spotty-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet toasty dark caramel German malt and a touch of noble hops. Body starts with good sweet caramely fullness and some toasty character and dark fruit complexity with some bready yeast. Very true to style and enjoyable. Cletus (5056), Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 19, 2009 Bottle courtesy of douglas88. Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of light fruit, earthy, some nutty hints. Tastes chocolatey with some spicy hints and a touch of caramel on the finish.
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