 lithy (1750), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 13, 2009 Bottle thanks to Sparky27. Pours a dark red-orange bordering on brown with a thin quick off white head. Plums, currants, cherries, sweet malt, brown sugar in the aroma. Taste is very fruity malt sweetness. Like an Abbey Dubbel with the plums, currants and cherries dominating again. A lightly cloying sweetness then a finish of slightly floral hops but not bitter enough to balance.
markwise (1187), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 9, 2009 Thanks gunhaver for the share. Pours amber with an off-white head. Nose is brown sugar, plums, lots of malt, currants, and some noticeable hops. Flavor is sweet malt, currant, brown sugar, wood, vanilla, hops, and again, plum goodness. Generally nice beer.
kiefdog (1629), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 8, 2009 Bottle courtesy of gunhaver. Pours a dark cola brown with thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of raisins, wood, phenol some notes of floral hops in the background. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, raisins, brown sugar, molasses, wood, vanilla, hints of smoke. Generally medium body with a sweet and woody finish.
Ibrew2or3 (2766), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2009 Courtesy of gunhaver. Pours deep copper with thin tan head. The aroma is thick with malts, rich cherries and some solid roastiness. The taste has a load of thick rich roasted malts moving into mild pine hops that become increasingly bitter to midway. I’m getting very little in the way of barleywine notes. It ends with some dryness, fading pine hop bitterness and roasted malts.
SHIG (2037), Aviano, Italy
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 6, 2009 Bottle: Poured a reddish brown with jello tan head. Aroma is caramel malt and alcohol. Taste is rich caramel malt sweet and warming. I really dig this beer!
machfive55 (231), Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 1, 2009 Poured deep brown with a small light tan head. The aroma was malty with hints of caramel and raison. Flavor was a well blended hop bitterness with malty caramelly notes. The alcohol is up front and the hops mellow out as the beer warms. Very nice.
Skyview (4060), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 21, 2009 Sampled from 12-oz bottle, shared by moelikebeer. Pours a semi-clear dark amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that dissipates to a thin ring. Aroma of toasted, powdered dark malt, some toffee, iced tea and some grassy hops. Taste is medium bodied, toasted dark malt, some dry tea, tobacco, and a hint of licorice. Finish is semi-dry, a little powdered tobacco/toffee aftertaste that slowly disappears. Alcohol is well hidden
Guerde (710), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 (bottle from Sparky27, thanks Eric!) Pours dark brown with an off-white head that settles to a thin film with adequate lacing. The aroma is very unique and quite sweet, with some fresh doughnuts, chocolate covered raisins, prune, and a subtle toasted malt lurking underneath. A little bit of black tea is detected as well. The flavor is mainly sweet, light notes of chocolate, slight raisin, and roasted malt as well. With the aroma being as strong as it was, I’d thought there would be more flavor, but everything is rather restrained. Finishes out lightly bitter and roasted. Mouthfeel is medium, the carbonation is very smooth, and the 8% never shows up. This is a really solid beer. Thanks again Eric!
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