 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
Jul 15, 2005 Updated: Jul 7, 2007
Dark ruby red liquid under a lively though short lived head. Left some decent lacings down the sides of the glass. Aroma of apples and caramel which definitely grew on me. I probably tasted this a little on the warm side, but better than being too cold and missing out on the wonderful flavour. Sweet and bitter. Malty aftertaste. Fairly full bodied, but carries it’s 10.5 like a birthmark. The end came way too soon with this delicious beer.<b>Re-rate:</b> Had this a couple of more times now, and it doesn’t seem any nearly as well contained. Overly sweet and the alcohol OTT. Still a decent beer with plenty of presence, and maybe the latter bottles have been uncharacteristic, but I’m going to have to drop it a few points.
TheJollyOne (46), Kofu, Japan
Nov 29, 2008 Poured a dark clear brown with a little tan head. Smelled of brown bread, sweet malt and dark walnuts. Sweet opening taste, brown surgar, toffee, malt sweetness, nice long caramel malt aftertaste. Medium on the palate, slightly bubbly. Nice beer, very full taste, almost a meal. Very good!
VTHopHead (709), Barre, Vermont, USA
Nov 27, 2008 Bottle - Poured a dark amber in color with a medium foamy tan head that stuck around. Aroma is malty and sweet with hints of dark fruit and faint of spicy hops. Flavor was an intense mix of malty sweetness, estery fruitiness, caramel and a small amount of hops. Initially fairly sweet, but gives way to some hoppy bitterness at the end. Nice full palate. A good effort... worth seeking out again...
TheGrandMaster (1526), Auckland, New Zealand
Nov 27, 2008 Bottle (in NZ). Pours a dark brown with a foamy off white head. Christmas pudding on the nose. A full mouthfeel, warming toffee malt on the palate, with a spicy fruit swallow. Yum!
Gypsy19 (254), AMERICA RISING, USA
Nov 21, 2008 Wow, this stuff is fuckin’ good. All kinds of flavors burst in your mouth upon first sip. Lots of gooey brown sugar, malt, toffee, and caramel are present. Very complex and creamy. I love it. Thanks, Draak.
bobinlondon (280), Harrow, Greater London, England
Nov 21, 2008 Bottle at home with friend. Very complex ale with good balance between rich sugary malts, fruits and hop bitterness. Has taken an hour to finish the glass and it is growing on me all the time.
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