 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
Apr 11, 2008 Black pour with a tiny tan head. Roasted malt nose with maybe a hint of toffee. Dark and malty flavor, subtle chocolate and whiskey notes. Not bad, but a bit thin.
gsteph (263), knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Apr 9, 2008 Pours a shade of black walnut with ruby tinged edges. Very lifeless. No head. I turned the bottle completely upside down to see if I could get a rise out of this one. Zero. Roasty chocolate nose, coffee, caramel, vanilla, burnt wood, and whiffs of butterscotch candy. Flavor is cold coffee, unsweetened cocoa powder, burnt caramel, some ash and alcohol vapor. The oak barreling smoothed out the brew as it has a fairly buttery soft feel and good density, obviously more apparent on the finish as a woody character jumps to the forefront. I was expecting more however, maybe it’s the name. Could be better.
TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Apr 7, 2008 I was expecting more from a beer with such a cool name. It pours a black oil color and smells of faint caramel and vanilla, but the taste is of a water down stout with a ton of alcohol on the palate. Pretty good though!
Collint (452), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Apr 7, 2008 Bottle, pours a black with a light almost no tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with dark roast. Taste is roast, but does not hold a full creamy mouthfeel. Decent, kinda weird.
esjaygee (1467), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 3, 2008 Draught from Sugar Maple. Dark reddish-brown with medium tan head. Sweet aroma of butterscotch and caramel. Very sweet taste of more of the same, some roasted malts along the way. A little sticky but overall I liked this one.
performula (147), Triangle Area, North Carolina, USA
Mar 31, 2008 This is good but could be great. The lack of carbonation really damages this beer. Lots of vanilla roast taste. Sweet. It looks like a flat Coke. :(
UnsofistaCat (222), Garden City, Michigan, USA
Mar 30, 2008 At first it had a strange doc pepper taste. sliky and smooth. not very oaky though. no head. and a kind of over powering sweetness. all and all...not bad
durhambeer (1186), Durham, USA
Mar 29, 2008 Was unsure what to expect from this beer, and it surprised me upon the pour for two reasons: 1) it was much darker than expected, and 2) it had almost no head. First had a few huge bubbles and then it kind of fizzed when coaxed, but disappointed by the carbonation. Nose of vanilla, oak, soy sauce, bitter chocolate. Taste added more malt and caramel to the flavors on the nose. A little cloyingly sweet at first but a lovely aftertaste, with more coffee/chocolate coming out. Would rate higher if not so sweet.
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