 swoopjones (1919), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 Bottle. Best of the Hook & Ladder series. Nice deep brown color. Malty sweet aroma. Decent mouthfeel. Flavor was roasty, nutty & somewhat sweet. Decent brown ale
mcox90 (649), Wilton, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 27, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a cola like brown color with a tan head. Nose is roasted malt and nuts. Pretty average palate with moderate carbonation. Taste was mild molasses and nuts. Mildly sweet. Moderately priced too. $7.99 a sixer. Nice sessionable brown ale.
Kinz (2213), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 13, 2008 Very nice appearance, very deep brown, getting towards black, with ruby highlights and a nice tan head. Aroma was lightly roasty, nothing wrong there. The flavor was a bit odd, roasty at first, but followed by a strange sweet molasses flavor. If you looked, you could pick out a trace of an almost floral hop on the finish. Not bad, but a bit sweet for me.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
May 11, 2008 Name: Backdraft Brown Ale
Brewery: Hook and Ladder Brewing Co.
Date: 04/06/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewfest, Classic City
Appearance: clear dark brown, frothy tan head,
Aroma: dry dark chocolate and caramel aroma,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, nice nutty character, touch of dark caramel sweetness, light earthyness for balance,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
jb (1056), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 3, 2008 Grassy and malty aroma along with some hoppy aroma. Nice looking reddish brown with thick head with nice lacing and retention. Palate is sweet, caramel, lemon and nuttiness. Dry finish.
MarkBarnes (266), Waterville, New York, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 30, 2008 Apr. 30, 2008; 12 oz. bottle from a sixer purchased for $7.99 USD in the local grocery store. Hadn’t seen any Hook and Ladder products in Central NY until quite recently. Dark "stouty" brown. Nutty, sweet-malt flavor with a bitter and slightly-metallic hop finish that garners points for interest, if not for outstanding flavor. A flawed, but serviceable session ale.
DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 30, 2008 Bottle from beeronthewall. Pours medium hazy brown with nose of slightly charred caramel malt, brown sugar, mild almond, and mild root cellary hints. Tastes caramel malty, with some brown sugar, toffee, and cobwebby esters.
Firemoose15 (541), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of toasted malts and grain. Poured a hazy cloudy brown. Flavor was good sweetly nutty. Palate was good easily drinkable. Not bad.
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