 smcolw (344), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Huge fluffy head. Recedes in a rocky fashion and leaves some chunky lace. Warm amber color with a touch of chill haze.
Earthy with a caramelized biscuit smell. Mild alcohol warmth in the background.
Quite dry, borderline astringent. The earthiness is the strongest flavor. Interesting brandy-like element to the taste. Nice hop finish with some lingering aftertaste. The low carbonation makes the brew taste richer than it is.
fidel (936), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Poured hazy amber brown, spices, malty, caramel, little dark fruit, light bitter finish.
AgentSteve (1374), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 Pours dark opaque caramel with a thin ring of a cream colored head. Nose is caaramel and heavilly spiced. Flavor is also heavilly spice with a bit of malt sweetness. Slight bitter finish.
badlizard (2345), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Hazy medium brown with a fizzy white head. Sweet caramel, malt, and oak aroma. Taste is fairly complex but not quite balanced. Raisin, chocolate, caramel, a distinct spice of some sort, rye, and oak.
bhensonb (4260), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Bottle from BevMo. Pours ruby copper with a decent beige head. Aromas of spice and chocolate. Almost medium body with average carbonation. Flavor is a bit woody, followed by something like alcohol (without heat), hate to say solvent, cause it’s not bad. Followed by mild chocolate, something suggesting root beer, something like ginger, definitely roast malt. Then something like evergreen. Flavor keeps moving around. Mysterious and entertaining. For a brown ale it’s very good. Ends up just a little astringent. I think the oak comes forth more with time. On the light side of the Xmas brews.
hopscotch (5475), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Bottle… Pours mostly clear and deep burnt orange with a small, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. The sweet, nutty aroma offers light milk chocolate and whispers of sassafras and sarsaparilla. Medium-bodied with soft carbonation. The flavor sways just a hair toward the bitter side of balance and, much like the nose, hints at sassafras and sarsaparilla. Crisp, bone-dry finish.
SSSteve (2064), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 5, 2009 22oz bottle. deep, clear, dark brown under a small frothy tan head. great aroma! lots of nuts, toast. flavor has notes of almond extract, nuts, oak, wood. palate is a bit thin and watery.[ oak adds to the almond sweetness. needs some body work but they had the right idea.
markwise (1179), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 Thanks to the TampaBrew for sharing this one. Pours light caramel brown with an off-white head. Nose is malt, slight smoke, and caramel. Flavor is slight roast, chestnut, some smoke, wood fire, chocolate, and some bready goodness. Finish lingers with roasty chocolate in this medium-bodied beer.
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