 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
Feb 9, 2009 Bright golden-amber. Nice lace. Lots of diacetyl on the nose. Some caramel. A little too much diacetyl. Yuk. The one real miss at this brewpub.
Beershine (2677), Hue, Vietnam
Feb 6, 2009 Rich copper hue, nice tan lacing. Really malty with caramel, a nutty and sweet aroma with slight diacetyl. Flavors fall apart because the diacetyl and an unpleasant bitterness mars it. Besides that is mainly sweet anyway. Unfortunately flawed.
nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jan 8, 2009 Draft at the brew pub, Jan 09. This version was listed at 6.3 abv. Dark copper-brown with a creamy head and some frosty lace.
Aroma is caramel, chocolate, light oak maybe some peat. Flavors of earthy caramel apple, with nut and oak on the finish. Medium body is creamy smooth and finishes roasty dry.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
May 1, 2006 Draught sample at the brewpub. Thick syrupy maple body with a bare touch of head....decadent aroma of rum-raisin, molasses and a touch of fruitwood smoke in the long, earthy nose....candyish, sweet maple-nougat body, lightly alcoholic and a bit sticky-syrupy with evident unfermented sugars, seems a bit cloying at first but there is enough peaty/smoky burnt quality, and some interesting bitter almond notes, that combine to help it keep from being difficult to drink. Very much an after-dinner sipper, and a fairly solid one.
PorterPounder (3131), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Dec 31, 2004 Had on tap at the brewpub in Savannah...points off for serving in a plastic glass - but it was New Year’s Eve. Dark orange pour with a frothy mocha colored head. Sweet aroma, a combination of bubblegum and bourbon come to mind. Flavor has some maple syrup accents with a bit of cotton candy sweetness, but not sickenly cloyingly sweet. Has enough of a malty back end to put hair on your chest. Very thick mouthfeel, a most decent brewpub Scotch Ale.
BeerandBlues2 (3190), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Dec 28, 2004 Pours nut brown to ruby with a small tan head, fair lacing. Sweet malt aroma with a hoppy nose. Some whiskey notes as well. Sweet oak flavor with a sour, tart malt finish. Medium bodied and heavy feel to the palate.
aracauna (2357), Georgia, USA
Nov 9, 2004 Nice ruby-brown with smallish head. Big malty aroma, slight alcohol. Maybe a little butter. A bit of smoke, but it’s not overwhelming. It’s pretty sweet, but not cloying. Slightly cakey. It’s hoppier than I expected, but the hops are mostly in the bittering and it’s a nice complement to the alcohol and sweetness.
goldtwins (4078), Nesconset, New York, USA
Nov 8, 2004 Poured a brownish-red. Malty aroma with a definite smokey peaty nose. Flaovr is sweet, tangy, and smokey. Alcohol is present in both the flavor and the warming sensation. Sticky medium bodied.
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