Aggy360 (115), Anchorage/ Vista,CA, Alaska, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Sep 20, 2009 Pours a dark brown with some red hue. Nice thick tan head. Strong roasted aroma. Nice roasted malt character. Medium-light body clean light finish. Good beer.
Toxygen (294), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 15, 2009 (br-btl bk-lbl-flip-top, 500ml, Kulmbacher Brauerei in Kulmbach Bavaria Germany, 4.9%, $5, 31¢/oz)
lct-mhgy/br, dns-lasting-tn-hd, lt-md-bdy, ^co2, dns-lace.
sweet-brdy-malt chclt-malt §bright-hop aroma.
co2 rsty T1, bright-leafy-hops chrcl-malt §sour T2, bttr-sweet-chclt T3, chclt Ts, astrngt-chrd-malt Tf.
balanced, ^drinkable, ^sessionable. walrussell (121), , Illinois, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Dec 8, 2009 bready yeasty pale lagery flavors with the addition of some light coffee-ish roastiness and mildly bitter hoppiness. Just enough going on to be decent. Could use a bit more in the flavor / body departments though. Smells better than it tatses. The crazy head doesn’t last long. Kinda disappointing. I’ve been liking a lot of these lighter beers lately, as long as they are well made. Thought this would be a roasty refresher, but its just okay ucusty (1908), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 16, 2009 Hazy brown pour with a thick and fluffy white head. Roast, caramel, and tea on the nose. Flavor was slightly metallic with hints of toffee and oak markas101 (580), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 5, 2009 50 cl bottle as pictured, Fargo, ND, USA. Thick foamy head (maybe a result of my bad pour). Heavily roasted hazelnut aroma with coffee and sweet caramel. Smooth, medium body, sweet cola-like taste with a very sweet cherry tinged finish. joeyplush (337), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 30, 2009 Dark malt and caramel aroma. Dark brown and tan head, roasted malt, creamy finish. Lingering roasted malt flavor on the palate. This is a very solid beer. sfontain (506), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 30, 2009 Dark reddish brown; thick, creamy, tan head. Sour aroma of dirt, caramel, malt, and roast; maybe a touch of vanilla. Nice flavor with caramel and coffee and smoke, and perhaps some dark fruit. Mouthfeel is medium-thin but perhaps appropriate for the style. Not my favorite style but actually really (surprisingly) solid all the same. SHIG (2037), Aviano, Italy
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 25, 2009 Draught: Poured a light black with a tan color thick foamy head. Aroma is sweet with roasted malt. Taste is roasted malt with a nice bitter metallic to keep it balanced. Elwood (677), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 25, 2009 Serving: Draft.
Appearance: Very dark brown with a large, light tan head. Good head retention and good lacing.
Aroma: Slightly sour, vegetal nose with some dark, roasted notes.
Flavor: Woody with notes of earth, smoke, and malt. It has a nice back bitterness. A pleasing change from the nose.
Palate: Medium carbonation with a medium, dry mouthfeel and a medium finish.
Overall: I liked the dry, woody notes in this one. I could certainly throw back a few of these.
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