bonk0076 (48), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 18, 2009 Dark mahogany in color with a moderate, white head. Aroma of cocoa, vanilla and coffee. Starts out with hops and finishes with a bit of chocolate.
 yalnikim (779), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 14/11/2009. 33cl bottle from Hashigo Zake before heading down to see the All Whites qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Milk chocolate and spice. Malt character a little tired and the beer (I can only guess) has dried out a fair bit more than it would be at its best... leaving the hops a little harsh and grassy. Still very pleasant but it didn’t quite live up to the anticipation - but the football did!
MoritzF (4926), Bochum, Germany
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 (bottle, 33cl) Darkest brown colour with a light ruby shine and a small beige foamy head. Sweet and deep strongly roasted malt profile in the nose with notes of chocolate, coffee, liquorice, nettles and a tinge of fruity hops in the back. Moderately sweet and roasty bitter flavour, medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Quite dry mouthfeel, robust roast-malty taste with notes of milky mocha, chocolate, liquorice and an aromatic presence of subtle fruity hops in the background; pretty dry and roasty bitter and hoppy finish. Very nice, makes me think of a slightly diluted Imp. Stout. 15.XI.09
madmitch76 (526), , Essex, England
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 20th July 2008. Brown beer. Distinct chocloate tone but it jars against the very bitter hop finish. Better when it warms up a bit - doesn’t clash quite as much but these flavours are uncomfortable bed fellows.
Conscious of my comparatively low rating have since retried this beer but still fail to see why it averages 3.7.
DonBirnam (69), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 Broen with an enourmous tan head - must be poured with extreme care. Chocolatety malit aroma with pleanty of alcohol. Chocolate and crystal malt flavour with strong american hop bitterness. Finosh is dry and bitter.
jonno (563), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Poured a coffeeish dark brown. Nose is quite floral and sweet - like some type of candy. In the mouth was more sweetness with some good hops. Almost in IPA territory. Quite a good little beer but quite expensive for what it is.
NielsK (12), Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Brown/red colour with a brown head. Fantastic and quite different aroma of coffea, licorice, smoke, roasted malt & hops. First impression does not get any better. It has a taste of hops which is too strong in my opinion, but actually gives it a hint of IPA to the Brown Ale...An Indian Brown Ale maybe...
Has a loooonng aftertaste of coffea. Might be good with a dessert. A very interesting beer, but it smells & looks better than it taste even though the taste is good as well.
nickd717 (1331), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a clear dark brown color with a two-finger tan head and some lacing. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, and roast. Comes together well. Flavor is good but a bit harsh from the coffee. Besides coffee, chocolate, nuts roasted malt, licorice, and bittering hops are present. Body is medium with a long bitter finish lasting on the palate. Overall a very good coffee brown ale.
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