 Rciesla (3845), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 1, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark amber body with a 1/2" tan head. Sweet caramel body with fruit with a creamy body and light hop resins. Light pine hop character and a nice etoh warming.
argo0 (6998), Washington DC, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 (750ml bottle, thanks wilkie) Large beige head atop murky red-brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, pine, caramel, some raisin, melon. Taste is just like I expected based on the smell. Medium-full body, light acidity.
dkachur (2425), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 750 mL bottle courtesy of Alraomon. Thanks! Pours a brown color with a large, frothy head. Nice lacing. Huge hop aroma with floral, citrus and pine notes. Bitter resiny hops in the taste with brown sugar and toffee notes in both taste and aroma. Full bodied.
zach8270 (2136), Henrietta, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 (bottle - 750 ml) Murky copper pour with a puffy tan head. Aroma is very hoppy and spicy. Good pine and flower notes mix with a sweet malt scent that takes over at the end. Flavor is surprisingly malty when you catch the aroma. Sweet malts mixed with caramel and vanilla are very present up front and give way to a light chocolaty flavor near the middle. The hops make a come-back at the finish and leave a lightly bitter and peppery taste on the tongue. A bit metallic at the end and the alcohol is definitely noticeable.
thornecb (1812), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 31, 2008 Pours reddish brown into a tulip. Fluffy head recedes leaving no lacing. Alcohol, dark caramel and pit fruit aromas. Full with dusty yeast and hops. Lasting caramel finish.
kramer (2515), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 31, 2008 25 oz bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber with a one inch foamy beige head that left some sticky lacing. Fine beads of carbonation. The nose is a mix of heavy crystal malt and a lot of resiny and piney hops. Some fruitiness and spruce like notes. My first impression is that you really have to like crystal malt to like this beer. Tons of husky and stale iced tea grainy sweetness with the fairly heavy bitterness on the finish. Prominant alcohol on the finish. Mouthfeel is pretty full and heavy with a flabby weightiness. Slight resiny stickiness on the back end. Moderate fizzy prickly carbonation. This is just one that I didn’t care for.
dchmela (1458), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 25, 2008 Tasting at the McBackus Backyard Bash. Thanks to GodOfThunder for the taste. Thick amber brown pour. Sweet malt. caramel aroma with a big hop presence. Big hoppy bold taste, lots of malt. Very fresh hop presence.
wetherel (1641), Encinitas, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 24, 2008 draft. I was curious to try this with it’s high ratings. Very bourbon aroma. Some throat burn. Amber yellow color. Very strong. Small bubble head.
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