 vikingguy (153), Chaska, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Pours black w/ dull ruby hue; off-white creamy head. Aroma of sweet malt, burnt sugar and hints of coffee & dark fruit. Taste is coffee w/ cream, sweet malt w/ notes of chocolate & nuts. Some bitterness on the back end. Mouthfeel is thinner than expected and not as sweet as the aroma lets on. This is good, kind of a cross between a nut brown ale and a porter.
TampaBrew (900), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 Pours a flat coke color. Nose is slight roast, some cocoa and coffee. Flavor is a clean toasted malt, mild chocolate and sweet caramel. Above average mouthfeel. Good drinking beer.
NomDeBeer (400), Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 28, 2009 Stout-like, flavor and mouth feel. Taste and aroma both dominated by chalk, chocolate, and caramel. Long enjoyable finish. Great beer.
kmweaver (2498), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a dark, cola-brown color; light tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Loads of nougat and wet malts in the aroma; richness without being overtly sweet; hints of chocolate. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lively carbonation upfront, and a solidly drinkable presentation; lots of dark malts, nougat, and touches of cocoa at the core of things; light on the perimeter; in all honestly, the carbonation is a touch pushy here, but there’s a citrus bitterness balancing this out that’s quite nice. Solid beer. Lengthy finish of wet malts, chocolate, and a slight, though lasting mineral bitterness. Tasty finish.
ante (2969), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 24, 2009 Bottled at Monks Cafe, Wallingatan, Stockholm. Pours out in a hazy dark brown colour with a small off-white head. Rather rich aroma of roasted malts, mild estery yeast, sweet licorice and mild banana. Medium-bodied with notes of toeasted malts, cocoa, mild spices, estery yeast, licorice and yeast. Balnced finish of yeast, licorice, rosated amlts and neutral yeast.
AndyReynolds (288), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark brown/black, but holding it up to the light there is a red hue. The aroma is caramelized malts and roasted malts. Notes of spices, floral hops, and dark fruit comes out. On the palate, it is a little dry. The flavor really brings out a chocolate pressence. It finishes a little sweet and dry. Overall, pretty good, but nothing special,
baileyj327 (2), travelers rest, USA
does not count  | 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 Beer is good but not great. Aromma is malty, and pretty balanced. The finish is smooth, and the color dark. I would recommend this beer to the ale loves of the world!
screigh (264), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 When pouring out it looks like cola but is almost black but has red hues when held to a light in the glass. Nice white head with some lasting power and some lacing. Aroma is roasty. Taste is malty, roasty and chocolaty. Weird taste that effects the middle of my tongue, not bad, but never had a beer hit these taste buds. Taste finishes sweet with just the mildest hop balance.
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