 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 15, 2005 Bottle. Tasted at MilkmanDan’s tasting on 9/10/05. Alas! My first Iowan beer! How I have lived in Minnesota for the 3 1/2 years I have been a Ratebeerian and not encountered a single Iowan beer is a bit strange, until you realize that Millstream is it when you look for beers made in Iowa. And, then there’s the fact that they don’t distribute to Minnesota. Caramel aroma with hints of dark fruit. No head or lace really. What little head there is is off-white. Caramel notes carry forward into the flavor. Smooth. Sweet and nice, but undercarbonated. This could be more, but it isn’t bad.
MilkmanDan (1940), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 11, 2005 Reddish-brown, lighter than most dopplebocks. No head. Nose is sweet with light chocolate and caramel, a bit dunkel-esque. Alcohol is a bit there as well. There’s an odd herbal quality that, well, smells like somebody was smoking pot while they were brewing it. Flavor is quite sweet, tastes like dark corn syrup, caramel, and chocolate. A bit spicy as well. Odd stuff.
JK (2967), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 11, 2005 Odd sweet potato aroma. Brown. Sweet but lacks dark fruit or malt flavors. Good, heavy palate, but something seems off.
badgerben (3610), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 11, 2005 MilkmanDan’s MN Welcome Night: Has the appearance of murky water, bordering on mud. Wonderful aroma of maple syrup and cinnamon. The taste was not what the aroma led me to anticipate at all. Overall very dry, it also was stacked with malt and what struck me as hay. Some caramel finish.
atpayne (615), Zionsville, Indiana, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 5, 2005 From John’s Grocery in Iowa City. Deep redish brown with little to no head. Aroma is very nice and representative of a doppelbock. Great toasty and roasted malt aroma. A little sweetness and some dark fruit aroma. Flavor is a nice combination of sweet and malty. Roasted malts leave a grainy character that finishes slightly sour, just after a sizeable sweetness that accompanies the roasted malts dissapates. Plesant finish, full body, and a bit stickey.
Saarlander (1588), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 20, 2005 Thanks to Duane for this one. I enjoyed the flavor, although it was quite sweet, what was really lacking was carbonation, it could have been so much better, this beer has a lot of potential, If done right. Good, but could be better!
Pailhead (2610), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 15, 2005 Bottle: Courtesy of Duane via trade. Aroma of molasses, buttery caramel, and brown sugar. Pours a deep reddish-brown with some transparency and an insignificant off-white head. The dominant flavor is definitely nuts. Some caramel and brown sugar, but loaded with nuttiness. Not very carbonated. Not totally flat, but close.
barleyPops (1081), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 15, 2005 22 oz. bomber. pour is a reddish tinged brown with no head. very nice flavor of caramel, some molasses, a hint of coffee, mild milk chocolate and some dark fruit. my rating would have been much higher but the beer is close to being flat. very nice in every respect except the palate. closr but not worthy of the price.
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