 dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Mar 6, 2009 Sampled at the brewery. Pours light brown with a medium head. Decent lacing and retention. Nutty aroma with chocolate and bitter hop notes. Taste is dark malts, chocolate, nuts and caramel. Medium bodied.
Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Feb 25, 2008 pours a cloudy brown with mild head. light smooth aroma. smooth palate with presence of nuts and malts in background. great sessionable quality and good companion with food.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jan 22, 2008 Date: 01/19/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville Winter
hazy dark brown, frothy beige head,
sweet caramel and chocolate aroma with a touch of a nutty character,
sweet chocolate and caramel flavor, touch of a milky lactose sweetness bordering on butterscotch, light earthyness for balance, a bit of nutty character rounds it out,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
tronraner (1906), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Dec 23, 2006 Draught at the brewery. Pours clear brown with small beige head. The aroma is caramel, nuts, hay, and a little bit of corn. The flavor is quite nutty, really, with some DMS and some grainy hops. Not too bad, but could certainly be better executed.
NachlamSie (1630), Tennessee, USA
Dec 22, 2006 Draught. Pours an obvious brown shade. The aroma is very sugary, mildly nutty, barely chocolatey, with a touch of butter. The first thing I notice after taking a sip is the sweetness. The mouthfeel is medium-light. Gnutty Gnome is quite sugary with a very noticeable DMS presence. Subtle nuances of almonds, hazelnut, and chocolate save the brew from disaster, but aren’t enough to put this in my list of all time favorites.
Aurelius (2643), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Jan 7, 2006 Very clean drinking, lightly bitter. Good appearance points for the fancy green growler, the beer itself is sorta Vienna colored. Light, dry malty aroma with some grassiness. Green nuts, dry, astringent continental bittering. Medium-light body with residual bitterness in the finish. This definitely would be a decent beer with food, per the brewer’s intent.
PorterPounder (3132), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Jan 7, 2006 Brought back in a growler by Aurelius. Pours a dark chestnut/copper brown with a soft off-white head. Faint nutty aroma with brief mint accents. Decent nutty flavor with some slight chocolately notes. Very homebrewy tasting. Mouthfeel a bit on the thin side. Still, overall, a quaffable ale.
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