 WabashMan (817), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 15, 2009 You don’t see a big selection of traditional ales, and when I saw this described on the label as a "black ale" I knew what to expect. A little rich in flavor, mellow, smooth, and delicious. It generally met my expectations. The body was a bit thin, but I’d certainly buy this again.
17thfloor (1511), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 15, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours an unclear thinner dark brown with a medium fine sudsy off-white head. Aroma of freshly milled malts, some chocolate, lightly fruity. Flavor is semi-sweet with nice touches of chocolate, malt, light hops, some rich brown sugar, slight nuts. Average body, lightly syrupy, active soda carbonation slightly detached from the flavor.
msante79 (855), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 15, 2009 12oz bottle from the Wine Rack in Midland. Pours clear dark brown with small light tan head. Aroma is chocolate malt, caramel and some nuts. Flavor is chocolate malt, caramel, nuts, brown sugar. Really smooth chocolate flavor. Nice balance and good mouthfeel. Easy drinker.
satan165 (616), River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 |
May 12, 2009 aroma of lager-ish sweet malt. appearance seems black but when held to light is quite translucent and proves the beer is actually closer to dark orange, most evident around its edges. flavor is of light roast (quite satisfying) and a late sweetness that borders on insipid. palate is quick and fleeting, rushing by like a busted dam. overall this is more interesting then similarly priced session material but hardly more intriguing.
yalnikim (785), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 12, 2009 Tasted 12/05/2009. 12oz bottle from Beerstore.co.nz. A solid black "American" ale with a whole lot of nothing special going for it but it is very nicely drinkable. Traditional ale should read AmeriGermanic Black. Clean and munich-ish. With the vitality of the malt in the mouth being its most redeeming feature. Bitterness balanced almost to a fault. I reckon Sam Adams must brew on like it and it is no more or no less enlightening.
apingos (77), Rockford, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 11, 2009 bottle at Octane. Poured dark, with plenty of head the stayed put. full mouth such a smooth finish of burnt malt with sweet chocolate tints. Pour me another.
clcontact (18), South Dakota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 10, 2009 Dark in color, good kinda sweet in flavor you can taste the chocolate malt adds to the overall taste.
DerBiermeister (528), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 10, 2009 Strongly chocolatey, with a dark appearance, malty flavor and a semi-complex, quaffable brew that is fairly good, but it seemeth overrated to me.
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