 TheEpeeist (1488), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 28, 2006 22 oz bottle. Dark cola with a thin wash of head. Grapey prunes in the nose with red licorice. Malty molasses with spicy vinous touches and weak coffee. Becomes sour, somewhat dry; faint pumpernickel. Tingly carb, medium light.
shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 26, 2006 Pour is very dark almost black except when it is held to the light. The head is a thin layer of dark tan tiny bubbles. This looks like a really nice stout. Aroma is very nice coming from the big brandy snifter. Big nuttyness and lots of caramel malt. The flavor is more caramel rounded out by the nutty character of a quality brown ale (my opinion). The body is actually quite sharp initially due to some serious carbonation, but it quickly smooths out as I roll it around in my mouth. The finish is a little sticky. Exactly what I would expect from something calling itself an "imperial brown". Well done.
KingpinIPA (842), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 26, 2006 Dark brown color. Smell of molasses, chocolate, malt and cinamon. Tastes of hops, roasted coffee and a Asti dry bitterness. After half the glass, there is a sourness to it.
Trooper11 (467), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 25, 2006 Pours dark brown with medium size, light-brownish head. Aroma of fresh sweet strawberry-raspberry-pear. As hit first hits your tongue it taste strongly of chocolate, then slightly fruity, slightly sour, and finishing creamy, bitter with a hint of alcohol. Dry and light bodied. Very good.
brewblackhole (1385), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 24, 2006 Aroma was pleasant enough with hints of chocolate, burnt coffee, and sugar daddies, but whoa,there was a very strong harsh sour and bitter taste that seemed to override anything the malts used were trying to accomplish. Got to be where it became somewhat drinkable,but smooth it definetely wasn’t
weeare138 (936), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 14, 2006 Updated: Sep 11, 2007Thanks to hopdog for this...
Appears a rich brown with a red hue. A small tan head quickly fades into a small cap. Tiny remnants of lacing are left around the glass.
Smell is of toffee, caramel, mild sourness, and earth notes.
Taste is of the same aromas with mild sour cherries buried behind the flavors. I’m not sure if that’s good and I’m not sure why we keep having this problem with the Legend brews. Steve said he put this one in the fridge as soon as he received it so who knows?
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, sweet up front that fades into a quick tartness.
--update 9/11/07
appears a dark chestnut with a milky, tan head that slowly fades into a batter-like cap and collar.
Smell is of hoppy grapefruit, grassy, earthy, and herbal with notes of fresh grain.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas with a decent balance. Notes of black tea and rye shine through.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly astringent, along with caramel sweetness, cocoa, toffee, malts, and a decent amount of hops.
Previous scores:
Ar- 7
Ap - 3
F - 6
P - 3
O - 14
hopdog (5617), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 14, 2006 22oz bottle acquired in trade with The_Beer_God (thanks!). Poured a medium and cloudy brownish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, roast, chocolate, and toffee. What’s with the Legend sourness (this bottle is not that old and stored in my fridge)? Had that ’patented’ Legend cherry sourness. Some caramel, and hoppiness in the tastes as well. I enjoyed the aroma on this one.
TomDecapolis (3213), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 13, 2006 Thanks to hopdog. Pours a hazy orange brown with an average tan head. Aroma of caramel, nuts, chocolate, toffee and toasty malt. Flavor of caramel, sour, some bitter hop bite, roasted malt, coffee in the aftertaste.
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