waolsen (1021), Littleton, Colorado, USA Mar 25, 2007 tap at brewery. dark mahogony pour iwth thin tan head. nice smoke coffee, mild chocolate, steady hop aroma. bitter coffee, sweet chocolate, malt backing. fresh hops. nice. luckygirl (1212), Longmont, Colorado, USA Dec 24, 2006 Draught at the brewery. Beer is very dark brown colored, nearly opaque, with a tiny, creamy, beige, diminishing head.
he aroma is malty with moderate notes of roasted grain, light noe of caramel, moderate note of coffee; Hoppy with a moderate note of resin/pine; Yeasty with light note of dough, trace of sharp cheese; Light note of smoke.
The flavor is heavily sweet, lightly-to-moderately bitter, lightly acidic with a long, lightly bittersweet, trace acidic, warm finish.
The body is medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively.
Not a lot of smoke, and what is present is more like liquid smoke than campfire or fireplace. tiggmtl (4179), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Dec 5, 2005 Pleasant smoky and roasty malt aroma is inviting. Clear ruby brown body with low tan head that recedes slowly to ring with great lacing. Smoked malts blend nicely with roasty character. Very dry medium body with fair carbonation. Simple, well balanced, straight forward and enjoyable. Sampled on tap at the brewpub with ClarkVV, Olivier_MTL and Rastacouere.
BeerandBlues2 (2514), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Oct 20, 2005 Draught at Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head and creamy lacing. Smoky roasted caramel malt aroma with coffee notes and some hops. Smoky dark chocolate malt flavor. Smooth medium bodied palate, thin. Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada Oct 18, 2005 Light tan head tops the almost black liquid. Malty meatiness, faintly chocolatey and very focused on its roasty tobacco edges make me think that if I weren`t a smokehead, I would not have found much to like in this beer. It is fairly dry, well roasted, but not too flavor packed. Medium bodied, creamy texture and well balanced for what there is.
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