 mjg74 (1999), La Mesa, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 Bottle from BevMo, Mission Valley. Deep ruby in color on the pour. Strong roasted malty aroma with dark fruitiness and a nice hop character. Dark and roasty flavors. Very full bodied and flavorful. Light hop finish. Solid winter brew.
beerbill (1968), Laurel, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 7, 2007 16.9 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark brown, not quite black, with a thick, luscious, tan head that lasted to the bottom of the glass and left light sheets of lace. Very nice aroma of caramel, raisins and bitter chocolate. Not quite as flavorful as the aroma would inidiate, but still pleasant with notes of caramel, bitter chocolate and alcohol. Moderate bitterness and warming at the finish. Medium bodied. I’d like to try this again around the Holidays instead of August!
hophead75 (1962), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 14, 2008 Updated: Jan 15, 2008another one from Beerworld of Largo. Very dark brown in color with some ruby highlights. Alot of caramelized malts and dark fruits, specificially raisins, chocolate, and light citrus hanging in the background in the aroma. In the taste, chocolate, molasses/caramel, raisins/figs, toffee, light notes of citrus. Full bodied and moderately sweet. Finishes lightly roasty with a lingering light hop bitterness, a touch of alcohol, and some dry chocolate. Complex, very nice beer.
stouby (1950), Holbaek, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 17, 2007 Bottle at home.
Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma moderate/heavy malty (cloves, chocolate, roasted). Flavor moderate sweet. Medium/full body.
altonbrownd (1947), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 2, 2009 Bottle on Queens Day from Cracked Kettle. Okay, it’s not Christmas but have wanted to try this for sometime. Dark brown body. Lots of head. Sweet and chocolate nose. Taste also has chocolate and sweet up front, then gets a bitter fruitier. Very nice.
scraff (1946), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 10, 2007 Dense black, thick clingy kahaki head. Nose was nice with soft tones of chocolate cream, swirls of cinnamon coffee, and hints of cherry and raisin. Faints notes of fruitcake emerge upon further warming. Balanced flavors throughout with notes of soft roasted chocolate, hints of spiced dark fruit and coffee. It rounds out nicely with a late hop tone that keeps the malt well in check. Medium bodied with a fluffy mouthfeel, soft carbonation, bittersweet finish. Well done and quite drikable be it winter, summer, whatever...
sebletitje (1944), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2008 2007 bottle
Pours black with beige head.
Aroma is malty, hoppy with some faint notes of spices.
Taste has a lot of roastiness, chocolate-caramel malts. Spices are very subtle. Lightly hoppy.
Superb beer, very drinkable.
ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 28, 2008 Cloudy dark reddish brown, moderate to large head that lasts, close to giving a 5, but gushing everywhere = 3. Good choco -caramel aroma and flavor, feels spiced but it says it isn’t. Velvety mouthfeel, some alcohol burn. Really cool flavors here, too bad half of it got on the rug.
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