kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA Feb 22, 2009 Bottle courtesy of gunhaver. Pours a clear amber color with a thin white head. Aroma is malty with notes of wet perm, phenol, honey, caramel, ripe fresh fruit, some hints of spice. Flavor is malty and somewhat sweet with notes of honey, caramel, spice and some ripe fruit. Generally medium body with a funky finish. gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA Feb 8, 2009 Bottle. Pours clear golden copper color, with thin lacing and white head. Caramel nose, with lots of spice, some cinnamon, sweet fruit, pomegranate, honey. Flavor is caramel and banana, pomegranate, brown sugar, dark fruit and toffee. Smooth, creamy medium-body, tasty, balanced and quite drinkable. Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA Feb 5, 2009 Bottle courtesy of gunhaver. Pours clear copper with thin white head. The aroma is pretty full with brown sugar, prunes, raisins and ripe cherries. The taste is dark fruity sweet with raisins, smooth sweet cherries and prunes followed by brown sugar. It dries out a bit into the finish with a pulse of sweet malts taking the experience into the after taste. markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA Feb 5, 2009 Pours yellow-brown with a slight white head. Nose is phenol, fruit, booze, sugar, and some caramel. Flavor is malty, spice, and some floral qualities. Nice floral hoppy finish. Interesting winter brew. It has neither tannens, nor the bomb within, though. troopie (848), USA Dec 28, 2008 Bottle. Poured mahogany red with thin fast dissipating head. Little lacing. Aroma of malt and raisins. Flavour is moderate malt, with caramel and raisin notes. Flat chalky finish. spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA Nov 2, 2008 Dark amber with a small cream color head, fair lacings. Aroma is spicy, caramel. Taste is roasted malts with just enough hops to balance this powerhouse brew. Alcohol is fairly well masked in the taste. The effect is much more evident though. Nice winter brew. Not a session beer! Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA Oct 19, 2008 Another one of those instances where the name is far superior to the actual beer. Disappointing but not awful. hopdog (5525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 9, 2008 12oz bottle. Poured a medium copperish / amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Lots of suspended floaters. Aromas of caramel, toasted malts, nutty, and some dark fruits. Tastes of caramel, dark fruits, and toffee. Alcohol content well hidden.
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