 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2008 Brown color with a medium head. Aroma of piney hops, bread and orange marmalade. Moderately astringent bitterness up front. Very light brown sugar taste. Pine kicks up towards the end, along with a bit of caramel sweetness. I think I might prefer it with a year on it.
thejoeshow (232), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a nice rich amber/brown color with a moderate beige head that has good retention and ok lacing. The nose is very odd. I get hints if alcohol, sour, a little bit of sweet and a background not of colored hairspray (like when you were a kid for Halloween!)...strange. Flavor is sweet, maybe some residual sugars??? I get some brown sugar (aptly named) in the front and a bit of alcohol warming at the end. There is a nice balance too, especially for how sweet this beer is. Very complex. This is very drinkable ESPECIALLY of almost 10%. Overall, a winner in my book.
tmoreau (598), Lombard, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 26, 2008 On tap at Lunar Brewing, snifter served, dark amber hue with a small ring of off white head and minimal lace.Sweet, roasted malt & alcohol in the nose, with malt, molasses/ sugar, & caramel in the flavor. The alcohol and the thick, sweet wine hints are also prevalent. Enough hop dryness throughout to balance. I wouldn’t have believed the aborted batch story if I hadn’t heard it from Tony Magee himself!
sunevdj (1787), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Pours a clear dark orange. Smells of rye. Quite hoppy aromas with some caramel. Full bodied with a stcky mouthfeel. Good.
jimmack34 (570), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Pours smokey brown/orange with frothy head. Smells likeburnt sugar and malty sweet. Tastes like toffee, burnt sugar, honey, and a little like maple, sweet with some bitter. Finishes sweet.
danielcurtis81 (912), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 29, 2008 Getting notebook online. Very disappointing. For a beer names ’’Brown Shugga’’ you would expect a lot more sweetness. Good malt flavors with a good hop accent. More of a brown ale in my humble opinion.
Tessic (478), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 29, 2008 Thi9s Barley wine poured a dark orange colour with a creamy tan coloured head. To the nose...hopps and alcohol, can’t seem to get any more. First taste was sweet and smooth with flavours of tea and caramel. Very sweet finish. Almost syrup like. Heavy alcohol scent/flavour with a sweet palate, lingering bitterness/hopp.
Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 23, 2008 Hard to believe this was an aborted batch of anything! Very sweet and alcohol heavy, and it warms a lonely man up during those cold winter mornings. Surprisingly sweet finish on this one as well. Me likey!
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