 BeerVirgin72 (814), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 23, 2008 Bottle courtesy of the funess that was Backus’s Backdoor Bash ‘08 Very nice amber pour. Aroma of sweet caramel malts. Flavor is thick warm cinnamon, caramel and butter. Very nice!
daknole (3000), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 20, 2008 Tasting at mcbackus 10/19. Amber pour, with a tan head. Aroma is sweet, malty and rich. Flavor is pretty nice, very malty, fruity, syrup...pretty good beer.
Naven (876), Poway, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 Big old swing top bottle from Jimbo. Nice looking bottle, but do we really need to wax these swing top bottles? My buddy and I spent the better part of 15 minutes trying to get all this damn wax off. At any rate, the beer inside was fairly nice. Deep, rich amber color. Flavor was very very malty and rich. Much more flavorful (and stronger) than I had imagined. This is not really my style, but overall it was pretty good.
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 Richmond Gathering. 1l swingtop, courtesy of The_Beer_God. My palate was almost shot at this point, but this one still shone through for me. Amber with floaties, thin beige head. Sweet, syrupy malt nose, mildly spiced, a bit of fruit. Sweet flavor, spicy, very rich, pleasurable. Stupid wax - quit dipping swingtops! LOL
SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
May 22, 2008 1 qt. 1.8 oz bottled on 11.16.07: I will never understand the decision to wax a flip top bottle. Sure, the presentation is nice but that quickly goes out the window when you try to actually open the bottle. After a few minutes of cutting, chipping and grunting, the beer is open and in the glass, a nice amber brown with a thin white head. The nose is malt-centric with heavy notes of buttery caramel and toffee. The sweetness also drives the body, which is chewy with caramalized sugars. I thought the malts were well used, but both hop and yeast presence were missing. A bolder bitterness would have added balance and a more esthery yeast would add complexity. I guess they achieved the goal of imperializing an amber, but it is not something I would reach for often.
jcr (1179), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 22, 2008 1 qt. 1.8 oz bottle. Dated Nov. 16, 2007. Hazy, dark amber body with a finger-size, off-white head. The aroma is sweet with caramel, apricot, overripe fruit with notes of grapefruit. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Sweet finish with a nice bite of bitterness. Medium body with a sticky, syrupy texture. Moderate carbonation. This was a better-than-average strong ale — especially if you like the balance between bitter and sweet to be on the sweet side. I do. Enjoyable.
MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 16, 2008 Courtesy of The_Beer_God at RB Richmond Gathering. Clear, ruby red well carbonated with moderate off-white head. Raisins, plums and spicey hop aromas on top of roasty malts.
Sweet roasty malt flavors with raisins and rum soaked fruits. Some alchohol warming in the finish. Nice balanced old ale bording on a barleywine.
TheBeerGod (3167), Newport News, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 26, 2008 Bottle. 1 liter swing-top from the Michael Jackson Rare Beer Club. Lots of wax to remove. Amber bodied. Small white head. Some floaties in this. Nose is malty with spicy hops, and sugary notes. Light toffee. Taste is malty but sweet at times with some fruit notes, spicy hops, caramel, and toffee. We figured this was an old ale or barleywine but I guess ASA fits this well. Body is creamy and moderately carbonated. Ends with sweet malts, toffee, more fruit notes and spicy hops. Rather enjoyable!
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