 SamGamgee (1464), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 22oz bottle. Dark red-orange with a lasting off-white head. Grapefruity and pungent, spicy hops fight with alcohol, and sweet caramel in the aroma. The flavor is malty and sweet with a light spicy rye touch and some caramel, balanced by a strong and lightly astringent bitterness. Hop flavor is a little fruity and pretty spicy, but is lost in the malt for the most part. Full bodied with nice, medium carbonation. A bit harsh up front, with apparent alcohol and astingency, but smooths out toward the end of the glass, perhaps due to the 10% abv. I’d definitely give it another go if offered, but not a beer I would buy again.
zdk (249), New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 7, 2009 I drank this over the summer but forgot to rate it. I do remember really liking the balance between the rye and bitter hops. Overall has a great, big malt taste that supported by big hops. A fitting tribute to Lenny Bruce.
keith0718 (160), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/20 |
Oct 7, 2009 Bottle. Noticeably viscous when pouring. Beautiful, thick, creamy head. Goes down like heavy, liquid bread. Reminiscent of barley wines I’ve had. Quite hoppy. Too rich for me.
swanmann (309), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 5, 2009 Mazzeltov! This poured crazy opaque amber with well sustained, thick tan suds. It smells overwhelmingly of hops, but also oranges and buttery toffee notes, alcohol and spicy rye. It’s got an incredibly malty backbone with dark caramel and toasty breadcrust bitterness, but the hops grab front stage. It’s got an incredibly full, complex hop character. At 10% abv take just a bit of time to savor the nice, slow burn. Afterall it’s a tribute brew. Delicious! This gets high marks all around.
tokyogoat (571), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Poured a medium copper with fluffy head.
Nose was big with C-hops, nice rye smell, almost has a caraway hint to it.
Taste was a nice surprise, tons of big and bold west coast hop flavors, good caramel and rye backbone to hold up and offer balancing mouthfeel and flavors.
Might be the best under $5 bomber i’ve had all year.
jbye4334 (710), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 2, 2009 (bomber). Cloudy, dark copper color. Large, off-white head. Cookie/candy sweet aroma, with light rye and hops. Flavors of sweet candy and rye bread, with light alcohol. Avg duration. Light bitter finish. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Excellent lacing.
beernovice39 (300), South Carolina, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 Pours into snifter.....Weedking4 below sums up my thoughts. I would like to stress how tasty this stuff really is....for the hop head like myself they are there for sure but what great balance this has!!!!! May very well be a new favorite!!! Can you tell i like it???
Weedking4 (33), Stratford, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 22oz bottle. Pours a very dark and hazy amber/maroon colour. Definately feel the malty side more then the hops, but its a sweet balance. Nice little lingering after taste. Don’t notice a hint of the 10% alc at all. Very smooth drink, quite tasty.
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