 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
Apr 16, 2008 From a 500mL Bottle. Pours a somewhat hazy, caramel brown color with a thick layer of fine bubbled tan foam. Aromas of chocolate, bread crusts, minty hops, and hints of anise seed. Medium bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel. Excessively hopped, brimming over with one-dimensional pine/grapefruit hop bitterness, drowning out the malt characters. Edges of burned biscuit and dry chocolate try to peek through on the back end, but it’s mainly just pithy bitterness. A less drinkable IPA. Clean, but conceptually not up my alley.
blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
Apr 16, 2008 b0ttle, nice head that laces well, nose of hops, raisins, sugar and coffee, hoppy burnt cocoa with a light body
couchand (182), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Apr 16, 2008 Opal reddish-brown, creamy tan head.
Light, clean aroma: caramel, light toasty, bready, some burnt, some medicinal.
Sweet, hoppy flavor, some bitterness.
Roast, caramel, light biscuit, very slightly astringent.
Delicate palate, invites consideration.
zeke626 (301), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Apr 14, 2008 Thanks to akevitt for sharing. Bottle, pours a cloudy brown with thick, foamy, beige head. Aroma of malts, floral hops, and grapefruit. Medium bodied with flavors of green hops and burnt malts. Bitter hop and grapefruit aftertaste.
pantanap (1323), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Apr 14, 2008 Updated: Aug 27, 2008bottle from west lakeview..... pours a dark caramel brown with a thin off-white film of head at the top of the glass..... aromas of roasted caramel malt and light hops to supplement the malts..... flavors initially start off pretty bitter from the hops. the sweeter caramel malts peak through as it warms but the combination of the two seem a little off in my mind. mouthfeel was relatively nice and creamy. perhaps i wasn’t expecting so much bitterness which is what ultimately detracted from its enjoyability.l
janir (215), Oulu, Finland
Apr 14, 2008 Head is light beige, creamy, thick and leaves nice lacing. Beer is hazy deep yellowish reddish-brown. Some flowery hoppiness in armoa. Also roasted malts and chokolate. Flavors are roasted malts, chokolate, creamy coffee which emphasizes in the end. Nice bitter finish. Overall very balanced beer. Body is full and smooth, a bit sugary. A very enjoyable beer, one of the best!
DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
Apr 13, 2008 Dark brown w/ lingering head. Aroma of coffee, tobacco, carob & caramel malts. Rich biting malt monster, sugarless chocolate, tobacco roughness, tongue burning bitterness...big hops, strong coffee beans. Not for the timid...it fits for the Tarantino Jackie Borwn image.
TheBeerGod (3143), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Apr 13, 2008 Bottle during Max’s 72 Hour Belgian Beer Fest. Brown bodied. Very malty and hoppy aroma with some caramel coming through in spots. Taste is hoppy and malty. More caramel, somewhat nutty (maybe chocolate covered peanuts?) and milky hazelnut coffee. Body is moderately carbonated and has a medium overall feel. This is completed with more nutty flavors, hops, chocolate, roasty malts and soft coffee. Nice brown!
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