tagz (312), USA Sep 20, 2008 bottle. drain pour. tasted like carbonated black tea. dry and astringent. gross.
dmac (967), Toms River, New Jersey, USA Jan 7, 2009 Draft at the Ivy League. Poured a brown/red with a smaller tan head. Aroma took a long time to warm up enough to be noticed but when it finally did it was just some chocolate malts with a slight touch of spice. Flavor had some spice undertones over a malt body with a slight bitter finish. Perhaps if this beer was served at a decent temperature it would have been more enjoyable but then again with 160 ratings and a 3.21 average maybe not. thornecb (1290), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA Jan 1, 2009 Pours deep amber into a shaker. Off-white head quickly dissapears. Deep malt aroma. Dry caramel and nutmeg from front to back. FROTHINGSLOSH (1612), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 30, 2008 Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a medium caramel-brown color with a large tan head. The aroma was sweet and malty with touches of caramel and fruits. The flavor was bitter, tangy and fruity with a hint of caramel and nut. The finish was long, bitter and fruity. Decent. boFNjackson (645), Portland, Oregon, USA Dec 24, 2008 Bottle... Poured amber with a light, beige head. Sweet, leafy malt on the nose. A nice bitterness in the flavors that was not in the aroma. Spicy and earthy which created a soothing-warming feel. No hop flavors and had a solid malt dominance with a smoked undertone. Rciesla (1580), Brick City, New Jersey, USA Dec 24, 2008 Bottle. Pours an amber body with a an off white head. Big malty caramel body with a note of honey scotch and spices. Big bitter hop note finish thin and slightly sour. Eh not for me.
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