jstek (8), USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 27, 2008 Botte from Batch 70 bought at Otto’s in Portland. One of the best beers I’ve ever tasted. Dark, thick and smooth, complicated taste. Well worth the $4.50 for a bottle.
 austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 27, 2008 @ Plan B. Black w/ fizzy brown head. A bit alcoholic, smoky aroma, with liquorice and coffee. Very full and soft. Burned malty, intensive flavor, syrupy liquorice. Sweet, but with nice balancing hops. Full bodied, smooth silky mouthfeel. Honest and comforting, I’d like to put my notebook aside, close my eyes and just sip it away.
SudsMcDuff (1693), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 27, 2008 such a powerful and smooth first few sips ... intensely flavourful with dark cherry, dark chocolate, some smokey leather, piney ... very good stuff, ...LS .... had after a particularly annoying day at work and the aggressive hops melted the annoyance away.. recommended!
jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 26, 2008 Deep Mahogany in color with a large foamy head. Aroma is of roasted malts, raisins and very smokey like smoked bacon with black pepper. Flavor is of dark fruit and chocolate with some roasted malt and smoke flavors.
ManvsCity (103), Redmond, Washington, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Jul 22, 2008 Fourteen year old Adam batch #1 from 1994 picked up at HOTD Earth Day open house in 2008. I feel like a bit of a glutton for drinking the whole bottle, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. That one bottle is far and away the best beer I have ever tasted. Somewhere around half way, I started having that mild hallucinatory feeling like the first time you really got a buzz from the herb in high school. Your ears start picking up every sound of chirping critters in the trees, and your taste buds become overwhelmed by the mix of flavors, of history. I saved the bottle and the plain golden cap, but had to scrub the thick black sediment from the bottom of the bottle with a stiff brush. 1994 was a very good year.
tgncc (824), Bellmore, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 21, 2008 Beautiful aroma, mostly of chocolate and dark fruit, and roasted malts. The appearance is very attractive as well, a reddish brown/black, with a modest off-white head. Flavor is sweet, fruity, and chocolatey. It’s not an overwhelming flavor, though. The finish has a roasty, and earthy quality. In the finish, I can somewhat pick up on the leather flavor. The finish is sufficiently sweet and bitter. And I love to see brewers recreate older styles. Nicely done. (Maybe I should have aged it first. NAH!)
msante79 (835), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 20, 2008 Batch 70. Thanks to Kegbear for this one. Pours dark reddish brown with no head. Aroma is heavy with notes of chocolate, figs, leather and spices. Flavor is very complex with leather, smoke, hops, caramel, toffee, dark fruits and some chocolate. Unlike any beer I have had before. A truely great experience and would like to see more brewers try to create something like this.
12many (231), Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 19, 2008 Bottle batch 67. Very dark brown with a big frothy durable head. Aroma is a roasty caramel and dark fruit. Complex sweet, bitter flavor that is so smooth and easy going its a little scary. Full bodied, smooth and good carbonation. This is a beer I could never get bored with.
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