huh! guess i got a bit of a find here, anyway beery and malty with small moderately intense carbonation this brew is a bit sweet and sour and a bit slick. barely moderate body it tastes and wafts kind of old as in old leather in an old unused home. some flaky floaties with an off perhaps grape turning into raisin or prune/plum flavor. tangy with a barely discernable chalk character that was probably more pronounced when younger. thank you!

Bottle poured a dense (not hazy) iced-tea-brown body with an orange glow and a short, creamy, ecru head. Tasty caramel malt aromas with brandy & sour cherries, underpinned with smoky and earthy notes. Good balance... flavor started sweetly malted, finished sour, and lingered with a dirty, sour, bitterness. Dry textured with lightly astringent effects. <br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=20><u>Foremost Liquors, Oak Forest, IL</u></a><font size=-1><br />

<i>Well-aged sample</i>: Translucent chocolate. Thin but beautifully persistent head of fine bubbles. Extremely earthy nose comprised of sherry, fruitcake, dates, and leathery yeast. Smooth, feathery soft carbonation. Immaculately conditioned. Firmly dry leathery yeast stance paves the way for ensuing fruitcake and sugared date richness. Relaxed tartness and oxidation lends sharpness to the already-firm minerally astringency amid sharp dried leather and softening background notes of smoky peat and vanilla. As with the massive dryness, phenolic hints engage to temper the beefy malt. Insistently barky malts resound as it approaches the extremely leathery, woodily dry finish with growing notes of dates and caramel lingering. Complex and appetizing. An aged wonder.

Hazy brown w/ frothy, pale tan head. Malty aroma of caramel, licorice & molasses w/ notes of leafy tobacco. Medium-Full, chewy feel. Malty flavour of licorice & molasses w/ lightly smoky notes of leafy, earthy hops.

A wine-like, hoppy with molasses aroma and other spices. Rum colour with nice lace. Full mouthfeel, nice by itself, particularly during winter. More malty than sugary sweet. Satisfying. A surprising find, at Chester’s in Hamilton, thanks to Doug Shoemaker.