 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 Lightly smoky on the flavor. The aroma was more roasty. Some dusty lager twang brought it down a bit. Just OKAY
WeeHeavySD (3042), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 25, 2008 750ml bottle via trade. Shared with My GF Cyn, Bikesandbeer, and his GF Jessi @ San Diego Veledrome Bike Races. Poured dark blackish red/brown with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is sweet with dark malts and a touch of smoke. Taste is really really nice and sweet with a bit of licorice. Great Bew.
Firemoose15 (542), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 31, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Dorwart..a huge thanks!!!
Aroma nice roasty profile of malts and some coccoa. Poured a nice dark black cherry. Flavor was nicely roasty, smoke and some coffeeish notes. Palate was nice and light and lively. Just great stuff.
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 8, 2008 Capped 750 from Ty5592 - Thanks! Appears black at first, but raising it to the light shows a deep, brilliant mahogany red. A dense, beige head lasts to the final drop. Beautiful nose, mild baking chocolate, a bit of coffee, nicely roasty. Roasty flavor, chocolate, coffee, charcoal, some light nuttiness and a wisp of smoke. Light body that never feels thin, perfectly carbonated. Dreamy stuff... excellent.
JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 13, 2008 750 from HimerMan - thanks Brian!! I’ve been wanting to try this for some time and it doesn’t disappoint. A big dark amber pour, glistening with hints of ruby and topped by a lustrous head (but not a HW gusher!). Nice faintly chocolate aroma, which translates into the taste, capped off by some slightly dry qualities that give it a nice bitter finish. Fine stuff.
adrian910ss (1436), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 15, 2008 750 ml bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with a large foamy beige head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, and tea. Taste is malty with a presence of herbal tea and a hint of baking chocolate. Very nice. Has held up well.
JoeMcPhee (5056), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 14, 2008 Tap at the Gate. Black colour with rich garnet highlights. Aroma is loaded with cold coffeeish notes. A bit of light chocolate and some salty roastiness. Flavour is quite light, with a touch of herbal/leafy hoppiness over coffee and a bit of chocolate. The palate is fairly thin but with a good creaminess in spite of that. Nutty character retronasally. Flinty bitterness. More of a dry stout than a schwarzbier, but tasty nonetheless.
michael-pollack (2753), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 8, 2008 750ml Bottle: Sweet malty aroma. Smells of malts, coffee, roasting, chocolate, funk, blue cheese, and butterscotch. Poured dark brown with a hint of ruby in color and a medium-sized tan head that diminished quickly. Clear. Sparkling. Lightly sweet flavor. Tastes of chocolate, coffee, malts, roasting, and a little tobacco. Medium body. Tingly, watery texture. Average to lively carbonation. Sweet, coffee finish.
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