 JohnnyJ (1353), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 23, 2008 Pours a deep dark brown with light tan head. Dark fruit, raisin, molasses, toffee, candy sugar, plum, bread, spice, clove, and a hint dark chocolate. Thick mouthfeel. An excellent big beer, quite complex.
robforbes (1112), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 22, 2008 pours a dark brown with a maroon tint, a small khaki head, good lacing.
smell cocoa, dark pitted fruits, caramel, slight roastiness.
taste is thick, roasted malts, figs, prunes, raisins, dark chocolate, alcohol is present at first then fades away, end is dry with a slight amount of bitterness and a nutty aftertaste.
Praetorian (86), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 20, 2008 Dark brown in color with a good sized, light brown head with decent lacing. The aroma is dominated by dark fruits with notes of chocolate and molasses. The flavor is of plums, dates and molasses with a hint of oak. Finishes clean. The texture is syrupy. Overall I’d say its a great beer with a very complex and relaxed flavor.
beerinmarch (2829), Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 18, 2008 RBSG 2008. On tap pours darker brown with a smooth khaki head. Sweet plum and cherry in the flavor, to a dry spicy finish. Hints of raisin and chocolate show in the finish. A small amount of excess alcohol comes through, but isn’t to distracting.
SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 Dark brown pour with a minimal head of tan.
Malty, spicy, bready, complex aroma.
Sweet fruity flavor with a smooth body and a touch of alcohol.
Nice one.
puzzl (2660), New York, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 9, 2008 1 y/o bottle bought at the Blind Tiger. Huge sweet aroma is very toasty, loaded with raisin, pumpernickel bread, red wine, spice. Deep complexity. A lot of toasty sweetness in the flavor, with plum and raisin. Has a bit of a thin body and slight alcohol burn. Only one year old but tastes older, not that that’s a bad thing. A good ager but probably not something people would want to hold on to for much longer.
grandet (486), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 8, 2008 Bottle from Jessup Plaza beverage. Dark brown pour with almost no head. Aroma is strong raison and dark fruit. taste is strong raision and alcohol. got much better as it warmed. Quite tasty.
JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle from over a year ago (the first batch to make it to PA). Nice looking brown color with barely a head on it. Aroma of brown sugar, spices, cinnamon, and dark fruits. Flavor is quite sweet - caramel, burnt sugars, brown sugar, heavy raisin, and bittersweet chocolate abount. A tad boozy on the first pass, but it calmed quite a bit. Might have liked a bit more carbonation, but perhaps the first bottling was less consistent - still tasty and smooth. Another really good PP/LA beer.
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