 highibus (445), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 10, 2009 Pours fairly deep dark chestnut brown into my Stone Old Guardian glass. Huge aroma of plum wine and utter sweetness. Very deep aroma. Small tan head dissapates, but returns with a quick swirl. Flavor is rich dark fruit and chewy malt. Flavor is so rich and deep I could probably come up with a new flavor every sip. Chewy body but not overly thick. Just stellar body and sweet finish with a kiss of some hops. Beautiful beer.
thenick (746), North Bellmore, New York, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 10, 2009 Bottle - WOW. Pours a deep brown with a large tan head. Aroma is malt, cocoa, and a lot of dark fruit (plum, raisin, etc). Taste is dark fruit up front into a wonderful cocoa and malt finish that masked the alcohol so well - I could also detect some woody spice, perhaps pepper. A sublime smoky characteristic imbued the entire beer with life and uniqueness I’ve seen few times before. I happened upon this at my favorite beer store and figured I’d try a new brewery - I’ll be trying a lot more from these guys. Home run.
MadIndian (997), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 Finally tracked this down.
Dark brown pour with a dark sweet fruit aroma. Caramel smoke taste. Complex. Good finish with full body.
bigrond (1055), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 7, 2009 I didn’t know what to expect from this beer. It smelled like a barley wine. Looked liked a barley wine. And yep, it tasted like a barley wine. Not my favorite style.
vtafro (494), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown pour with tan head. Loaded with flavor: chocolate, dark fruits, oak and spices. Will have to try again in better setting 90 plus and humid not the best setting.
jstraw (777), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 Dark brown with big, foamy tan head / Mellow nose of dark fruit and cocoa / Medium to full body, restrained but big malts, with good balance and long finish / Flavors of cigar box, cocoa, prunes, figs, cloves, and marshmallows / Great.
JoeTheYounger (304), California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 Poured a dark brown like a cola with no head. Aroma and taste of smokey/roasty malts with a mild bitterness like chocolate and dark fruits. Low carbonation. Overall gets better as I drink it.
coyotehunter (557), , Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 1, 2009 Bottle with a big thanks to Scrizz. Pour is dark brown with slow rising head. Aroma is of prunes, figs, tobacco, molasses, and brown sugar. Flavor is fantastic of much of the same above with a hint of leather. Taste is more like a barley wine with a good pine hops presence that blends very well.Well done.
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