toukopouko (31), Salo, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Feb 23, 2008 Bottle, 50cl. Pours deep red/brown with a nice, very slowly diminishing tan head. Sweet aroma of malt, fruity with notes of caramel and goldings. Medium bodied, with a roasty taste of caramel malt and dark fruits, leaving a long lasting, sweet and bitter aftertaste. Medium bodied, with little carbonation. after4ever (2711), Brier, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Feb 19, 2008 500. Pours crystal clear ruddy brown with a thick, rocky, moussy, creamy, towering tan head--it goes through virtually every known phase of head appearance as it piles up in the glass, shoving beer out of the way as it goes. Nice sweet plummy nose, with a little bit of booze sticking its head in, too--odd, for 6.3%. Body’s on the light side of medium, almost a little watery in places, with very understated carb. Nice rich woody, leathery mid-palate with crisp but mild hop resin near the finish. Nice lingering resiny finish. This is really dandy stuff. danielyabu (284), União da Vitória, Brazil
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 10, 2008 Seu aroma inebriante (‘contamina’ o ambiente mesmo estando relativamente longe do copo) apresenta nuances iniciais de café suave, passa por uma lufada cítrica de laranja, para depois alternar a presença maciça de madeira molhada (ou talvez lenha), permeado por alguns instantes com notas de álcool. Nota-se também algo de bolo de frutas, como citado no rótulo.
A formação de espuma é excelente, bem como a de colarinho. Com textura cremosa e coloração marrom claro, sua persistência, no entanto, é curta. O líquido é opaco e âmbar escuro, puxando para o cobre.
Em termos de sabor, o início é um misto de doçura e amargor leves, sendo suplantados por um amargor moderado que perdura por bastante tempo e vai aumentando, sendo diferente do amargor das stouts – menos agradável que o delas, de fato (outros diriam que trata-se de um final bem seco).
No paladar, um corpo médio, textura cremosa, carbonatação suave e um final chalky (lembrando giz). Toper (2), England does not count | 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Feb 8, 2008 Bottle pours a copper, red coloured beer with a thickish head which becomes thinner but lasts throughout.
Strong, spicy aroma. Taste fills the tongue with dark red cherry and spicy notes. A longish, dry finish. This beer gets better with every sip, and I imagine it would go fantasically well with a chunk of crusty bread and a piece of strong cheddar.
An excellent bottled beer.
AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, Louisiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Feb 6, 2008 Copper colored with a frothy head. Nice, but mild earthy, grainy smell. Med body with a smooth mouthfeel. A light taste is same as the smell with pale malts and an earthy yeastyness. Finishes very dry. Highly drinkable. 82505 slimchill (776), Austin, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Feb 4, 2008 Bottle. Cherry aroma, light hops. Pours a dark red-brown with a thick bubbly brown head. Malty with good body. Opens sweet and fades into a well-established hop finish with cherry and caramel notes. Smoke interplays with light citrus. Very well brewed beer. faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Feb 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours a clear deep amber brown colour with a creamy small but well lasting light brown head leaving a very good lacing. Soft sweetish aroma with well toasted malt, hops and spices. Good mouthfeel. The flavour is sweet with a nice hoppy frutiness, well toasted caramel and malt and some spices. Dry and bitter toasty alco finish. Tasty ale indeed. oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Feb 3, 2008 Bottle: Strong Dark fruit aroma. Black cherries and citrus. Dark Brown/Amber light head, beautiful lacing. Sweet candy flavor upfront with smoked malts and a nice hop finish. Full bodied and extremely well balanced. More please!
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