brewblackhole (1385), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Apr 27, 2009 caramelly like malt aroma,appealing enoughmildly sweet malt tastewith acaramel,toffee, and sweet bread , little bit of body there,sharp carbonation, perfectly fine kiefdog (1637), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 19, 2009 12oz bottle from Total Wine (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown to black with one finger tan one finger head that settles slowly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, nuts, spice, some hints of caramel, brown sugar, and honey. Flavor is roasted and malty with notes of chocolate, nuts, grain, some hints of ripe dark fruit and barnyard funk. Generally medium body with a slightly malt finish. Headbanger (1601), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Apr 17, 2009 12oz bottle 4/17/09 (Woodmans-Green Bay)-Pours a dark brown with red tints on a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt. Taste is of malt and sweetness. This light to medium bodied beer is not bad but not good. Was expecting a bit more substenance. jebert (124), Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Apr 17, 2009 Pours a dark brown mahogany with a huge light tan head. Nose is malt. First taste is full bodied with a strong malt flavor. Not as creamy or as carbonated as I’d like but its big bold taste compensates. Pairs well with summer picnic food including burgers and brats. jstraw (776), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Mar 27, 2009 Coca cola brown with weak, tan head / Thin caramel nose / Light to medium body, watery, with minimal hopping and weak finish / Simple, weak flavors of toasted barley and caramel with cheap, artificial caramel flavor on finish / Poor. Elwood (684), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 26, 2009 12 oz. bottle. Pours a deep brown with red highlights. Caramel, brown sugar, and wood notes in the nose. Medium carbonation with a medium-light mouthfeel. Roasted notes on the palate. Tastes of toffee, earth, and a bit of wood. Light on the tongue and a bit dry. Finishes very clean. Good flavor and a good session beer. 17thfloor (1507), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Mar 20, 2009 Updated: Mar 23, 2009Pours a slightly murky darker brown with a medium sudsy off-white soda head. Lightly roasted nutty aroma with notes of lighter chocolate and brown sugar. Sweeter, slightly tangy, first taste with light roast, hint of acidity, a mix of caramel, milk chocolate and light molasses, hint of hops in the finish.
Medium chewy body with very lively fine sharp soda carbonation, quite quaffable. Nothing too interesting flavor-wise but a nice drinking brown ale. SHIG (2046), Aviano, Italy
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 16, 2009 Bottle: Thick brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is nutty malt and hops. Taste is a maltiness, some sharp hops at the end.
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