 vulcanmeister (102), La Grande, Oregon, USA
Jun 30, 2008 This beer is almost too good to believe! I’ll admit I’m still a novice, but for my money, this is one superb beer. It starts with a dark ruby pour with a medium head with a medium light tan head that fairly quickly fades and a brisk effervescence. The aroma almost knocked me over...the brown sugar and caramel aroma was incredibly sweet. The mouthfeel was rich, creamy, with just the perfect fullness and body. The sweetness was again evident in the taste along with a barrage of malt, sugar, various fruits,and the glowing warmth of the generous alcohol content. The melody lingered on long with a train of brown sugar, malt, fruit, and especially raisins. Prosit!
Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Beer pours with all the characteristics of cola. You’d be hard pressed to tell the difference side to side. This beer has all kinds of sweetness in it, but avoids even approaching sickly sweet. Malt balls, raisins, licorice, plums and brown sugar. Mouthfeel was almost perfect for the beer, just enough carbonation to keep things crisp. Good brew.
johnnyoski (160), Macomb, Michigan, USA
Jun 29, 2008 bottle purchased at Champanes Wine Cellar: Pours dark brown with a large head that quickly disappears. Aroma of fig and other spices. Very complex taste that includes licorice, raisin and roasted malt. Quite heavy on the palate and it finishes sweet with a slight hint of the alcohol.
dkachur (2318), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Bottle frojm Once Upon a Vine Richmond North. Brown pour with almost no head. Heavy aroma of dark fruits and banana. Taste is the same with additional hints of roasted grain and bitterness. Very thick feel
det2nj (31), Newark, New Jersey, USA
Jun 20, 2008 pours deep, nearly-opaque brown-black with minimal head. Great aroma. Strong but not overpowering, plently of interesting tastes coming though the overtones of malt and alcohol.
hophead75 (1945), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
Jun 19, 2008 Sample at Defiant. Deep amber in color with a tan head. Aroma is very nice- alot of caramel, dark fruits, somewhat vinous, perhaps a touch of chocolate and alcohol. Taste is big and smooth, alot of caramel, dark fruits, sherry-like, with some light bready yeast, and some alcohol in the finish. Full bodied. Great stuff.
larsniclas (3383), Gothenburg, Sweden
Jun 17, 2008 Bottled. Thx gnoff
Dark brown with abeige head.
Nutty and slightly toffee-ish aroma.
Very sweet, malty and full-bodied.
wcampbell (572), Central, South Carolina, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Sweet initial taste of dark fruits followed by some alcohol presence. All malt flavor. Very fruity. Some sweet wine taste as well. Light carbonation and very smooth. Excellent lightly bitter finish. A little too sweet for most of the taste though.
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