 snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 Updated: Mar 6, 2009Bottle. Pours a DARK red (well, pretty much brown) with a fading tan head. Nose is mostly hoppy with a sweet strawberry fruitiness. Surprising amount of earthy and coffee-like roasted malt in the taste before the hops take over. A little bit of caramel sweetness too. Nice, long bitter finish, but the mouthfeel is just a little watery.
brianprentiss (473), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 3, 2009 crisp yet full ale. wouldn’t have placed it in american strong ale category, but plenty of taste and would drink again.
bitbucket (2031), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 29, 2009 Bomber. Pours cloudy (lots of chill haze) coppery amber with a lacy pale yellow head. Lots of sweet caramel aroma with a little citrus and grass. Medium body and moderate carbonation. More caramel, earth and citrus in the taste. Crisp finish.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 Bottle in trade from msubulldog25. Thanks! Smell was a bit dull and stale like, I thought, and it poured a reddish maroon color. Taste was dull, and odd, and not what I expected. Tasted like stale hops, and not very fresh malt, but not sure if it was really due to it not being fresh. Didn’t enjoy this one.
Travlr (727), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Salt, vinegar, port wine, grapes, malt and chocolate all in one beer. Somehow it works. Gift from the girls at Uber, thanks.
jimbowood (951), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 bottle from suzygreenburg. Tons of grassy and piney hops in the nose and on the tongue in this one. Very nice.
CharlesDarwin (1839), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2008 22oz Bottle. Nice floral hoppy nose. It has that nice juicy combination of west coast hops with good fragrant malts in a red. Maybe a touch of slightly rotty malt stems. Pours a translucent bright red, with a good creamy tan foam. Flavor is decent. There is an edge of isovaleric that is particular to me. Otherwise, a decent dry malt edge, some good west coast floral, and a flourish of under the table yeast. Decent, drinkable, fresh and flavorful. Nice bright grassy finish. Decent. Thanks Darrell!
fredandboboflo (1404), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of sweet, earthy malt, lots of red fruits/berries blending with lots of toffee. Flavor keeps some of those fruits but focuses more on the earthy malt/toffee feel. Almost a bit too earthy/grainy on the tongue for me, just not entirely my thing, but a very good beer.
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