grandet (477), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 7, 2009 Bottle from jessup plaza. Poured a dark brown color with a nice medium head. Aroma is of chocolate, some oak and slight fruit. Taste is nice and smoky with tons of oak and chocolate. This is tasty! oh6gdx (8794), Vasa, Finland Oct 29, 2009 Bottled@Oliver Twist, Stockholm (thanks to the guys from Ölfrämjandet who shared some beers with me). Ambery brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma is leather, toffee, caramel malts, plum and wood along with some fruityness as well. Flavour is quite much the same with the leathery notes being rather dominating. Yet very easy to drink. dmac (1414), Toms River, New Jersey, USA Oct 28, 2009 12 oz bottle. Poured a super deep ruby red, almost brown, with an average size slightly fizzy beige head. Aroma ha lots of earthy malts, burnt toffee, peat and alcohol. The body is slightly thin with fizzy carbonation. Flavor is earth, chocolate, prune, plum, peat and stale toffee. Not bad at close to $11 a 6er this one is on the expensive side. Bockyhorsey (2483), Mesa, Arizona, USA Oct 27, 2009 Bottle. Man aroma is like heated chocolate topping on icecream. Also some sweetener on the nose. Mahagany red body with beige head. Dry coco, roasted nuts sweet malts give is med/rich body texture. Smooth on the palate. Good brew. Kevin (1917), Colorado, USA Oct 15, 2009 nice clear brown body with a nice lasting head. smells of caramel and wet wood. taste is enjoyable light roast/smoke, sugary caramel sticky and thick on the tongue. enjoyable.
4 6 7 3 14 argo0 (6842), Washington DC, USA Oct 13, 2009 12oz bottle. Small beige head atop clear cola dark brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, scotch, caramel, light raisin. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some raisin/plum, smoke. Watery medium body, some stickiness, low carbonation. shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA Oct 7, 2009 Pours a deep amber brown color with a light brown head. Aroma is roast, coffee, slightly ashy, toffee, and brown sugar. Flavor is roast, caramel, chocolate, roast, toffee, crystal malt, some brown sugar, bitter earthy hops, and a touch of alcohol burn. blankboy (3156), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sep 24, 2009 Bottle [12oz] shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o tupalev. Pours a very deep orange-ruby with a small diminishing frothy tan head. Sweet, malty aroma along with some light smoke, brown and some coffee. Flavour’s good, not great, with toasted caramel malt, brown sugar and a hint of smoke. Bitter finish. Syrupy mouthfeel, average bodied. Pretty good.
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