 muzzlehatch (4425), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Mar 26, 2004
750 ml corked bottle, no date (looks new-ish though). Close-to-opaque ruddy brown, marvelous large fluffy undending head. Nose yeasty and slightly peppery, very "soft"; caramel and banana and maybe a bit of vanilla, quite pleasant if not spectacular. Flavor quite sour at first, with a robust mouthfeel belied by the heavy carbonation you have to wade through. Quite dry, little sweetness anywhere until it's sat for quite a while and gotten to quite near room temp. At that point a slight softness appears, but on the whole I still found it to be too dry, sour and bitter without much compensating fruitiness or maltiness. Doesn't really work for me.
Chrism86 (57), Melbourne, Australia
Aug 29, 2008 Pours a dull, deep ruby tending to auburn with a substantial but rather loosely packed off white head. Aromas are dominated by honey and caramel with obvious banana and hinting raisins. Palate seems alot more reserved. Caramel/toffee seem to accompany sweet malt with yeasty banana characters coming through. Finish is rather malty with subtleties of liquered raisins.
Ober (289), Best, Netherlands
Aug 20, 2008 A hazy red/brown colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. It leaves a nice lace on the glass. he aroma a dark fruits, sweets and caramel malts. the taste is a little spicey, fruits, a little cherry and prune. Very little aftertaste.
french tickler (477), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Aug 17, 2008 Shared with Pyrozoid - Drank @ l’autre oeil
App.:
Dark light copper poor, off-white head
Aromas:
Prunes, red apples, cloves, plums
Palate:
Acrid, nice strong even bitterness, good balance, medium body, slightly over carbonated
Flavors:
Caramel, plums, grapes, woody
Notes: Good strong malty beer, nicely balanced overall
michael-pollack (1378), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 14, 2008 750ml Bottle: Aroma of figs, plums, yeast, and malts. Poured medium brown/dark amber in color with a medium-sized tan head that lasted throughout. Hazy. Full of small particles. Sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malts, spices, yeast, alcohol, and dried fruits. Medium body. Average texture. Lively carbonation. Yeasty, dark fruit finish is dry.
doublebock (154), USA
Aug 12, 2008 Hazy orange brown color with thick white foam. Yeasty aroma and flavor with spicycitrus notes-ginger and orange peel,
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