sunevdj (1770), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 13, 2008 Pours a clear red with a small tanned head. Smells of rye. Sweet with lots of rye and caramel flavours. Slightly bready. Full bodied. Low carboantion. Slightly bitter finish with an alcohol touch. Haslinger (642), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 13, 2008 Sampled at Empire State Brew fest in Syracuse. Simply amazing. Unequivocally my favorite of the night to this point. Malty nose with some a bit of hops trying to come through but mainly malt. Incredibly well blended together. Great malt aftertaste. Would buy again Bockyhorsey (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 13, 2008 22oz bottle courtesy of zinister. Has a good earthly aroma of barley and oats. Sweet malts on the nose also. Amber body with good beige head. Good malted caramel sweet sugar and sone dried fruits. Thick body texture and was smooth in the palate. Enjoable brew. blklab2007 (955), Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jul 11, 2008 22 oz bottle poured into a snifter has an orange amber color and a thin layer of tan froth leaving a ring of foam on the glass. aroma has caramel, brown sugar, sticky dark fruit, and hops. flavor is heavily malted, sticky brown sugar, hop bitters, and caramel. hits of dried fruit, sweet but countered by bitterness, and thick with malts. the mouth feel is fairly full and it finishes with dark fruit and a lingering bitter sweetness. alcohol is well hidden here. anders37 (4579), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jul 10, 2008 Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweetish malty dark fruit flavor, also lots of hops in the flavor. Sweetish malty fruity piney hoppy finish. bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 10, 2008 Bottled. Hazy dark brown coloured with a medium sized tan head. Quite sweet with notes of malt, caramel, mollasses, dark fruit and hops. RCL (1457), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 10, 2008 Bottle of the 2008. Aroma is a great candied pineapple. Flavor reminds me of a really good fruitcake. Sticky sweet with a nice piney hop backbone that doesn’t overpower, even though it is a very fresh bottle. bdigital (586), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 6, 2008 ’08 Bottle: Murky amber pour with no head. Sweet caramel malt nose with some pine, red apple, brown sugar and other dark fruits to round it out...very nice. Full bodied mouth feel that is slightly sticky and viscous. Creamy toffee, dark fruits and floral hops come through in the taste with some minute notes of amaretto.
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