 Sammy (4049), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 17, 2008 Pours a darkbrown wth a bit of fizziness, looks better aged than its half year storage. Neutral in the aroma. More or less medium mouthfeel. Taste is good, and drinkability good, based on malt, a bit of roasted malt, touch of nuttiness, background but significant bitterness in mid-sip, some chocolate, scotch-like something.
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TheCheeseMan (539), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 5, 2008 Poured a red hued color, with a delicate and subtle head. Benign aroma is dominated by grainy and biscuit-like components. Flavor was a benign as well, with a a malt dominant, albeit slight, character.
JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 14, 2008 Courtesy SoLan or TheCheeseMan. Reddish-copper color, thin white head. Very mild aroma - light spices, biscuity malts. General ESB characters with some light cinnamon notes - kind of bland overall.
IrishBoy (2718), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 4, 2008 12 oz bottle from porterhouse; Nose of dark fruits, lightly spicy, and slight molasses notes; clear reddish brown with a medium beige head; flavor has hop bitterness, caramel, and a little raisin. Finish is nice hop bitterness.
WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 3, 2008 Better than I expected, but how hard can it be to spice the hell out of a decent brown ale. But they claim that there are no spices added, only the work of their well-trained yeast. In that case, wow. Nose of PNW hops and sweet malts. Taste of sweet malts, citrus hops, classic floral and bittering noble hops, alcohol, and a surprising slam of cinnamon, nutmeg, dried fruit, and pumpkin pie spicing. Hard to imagine wanting these often, but this was interesting and enjoyable.
Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 Draft sampled. Pours a deep ruby red with a thin white head.Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, toffee, and some light spices. Flavor is roasted grains, toffee, light caramel, and notes of spices. light to medium bodied with a bitter finish.
GriffinAvenue (396), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 25, 2008 Bottle. Faded deep iced tea, brown maroon color. No head. Spicy, wet burlap, green tea hints. Similar flavor delivery with sharper bite. Nothing distinctive nor festive about this brew. Ho Ho Ho didn’t visit this one.
MarkBarnes (266), Waterville, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 24, 2008 Jan. 24, 2008; 22 oz. bomber. Commercial description is right on target. Dark amber color; thin white head w/ substantial lacing; faint aroma (dragged down the overall score). Roasted full-bodied malt flavor with toffee & spice; pleasant bitterness. Palate is steady & doesn’t disappoint. Quite satisfying overall. A really good effort from Gritty McDuff’s.
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