 travita (642), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Apr 25, 2008
Brown to black in color with a huge foamy head. Smells of smoke, oak, hops, and leather. Medium body. Sticky at the back of the mouth. Taste is woody, malts, leather, and roastiness.
SuperDave70 (605), Arizona, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Dark brown pour with a small ring of head. Big dark fruit and roasted malt in the aroma. Lots of flavors going on. Definately sweet malt and ripe fruit, along with a touch of smoke and molasses. Bit of hops and lots of alcohol on the finish. This would definately benefit from some age. But really a wonderful brew.
Sparky27 (388), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown with zero head or carbonation. Nose is dark sweet fruits, molasses and mild roasted coffee beans. Taste is much like the aroma with some smoky, earthiness added. Full, creamy mouth feel. Very good and complex.
badbeer (390), Iowa, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Batch 71:
Very dark brown with a beige head that had very good retention and lacing. Smell of caramel, dark fruit, earthy hops, smoke, and also some medicinal notes. Taste is smokey, caramel, and very medicinal. There also seems to be some sweet cherries in the taste, but most of it is medicinal. Medium carbonation and light to medium body. I’d like to try this again from a different batch to get a better idea of the beer.
Bigmmartin (100), Kettering, Ohio, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Updated: Jul 6, 2008Bottle, batch 69. This beer had an extremely intense head. It took me a few minutes to fully pour this beer. It was a dark raisin, plum color with a billowing light brown frothy head. Not sure what was going on here, but have never seen a head like that. The aroma was dark fruit, chocolate, and sweet malt. Flavor is rich and complex with sweet maltiness and a mild to moderate bitter finish. Definitely full bodied. A rich, robust brew that everyone should experience. Totally worth revisiting, I’m looking for another one right now.
juiceisloose (272), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Batch 70. This one poured a dark brown almost cola color with absolutely no head at all. You can tell this one is going to be big and rich. The aroma shows notes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, toasted caramel, smoke, and some hops. The flavor shows equal depth with dark chocolate, caramel, smoke, and chocolate covered fruit. Some earthy bitter hops come through a bit on the backend and try to add balance, but are overwhelmed by the massive malts in this one. Medium bodied that is smooth and creamy, but definitely a big beer that is heavy to drink. This is different and not one I could drink all the time, but the depth and complexity of this is what sets it apart.
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