tronraner (1938), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 26, 2008 Bottle at Xmas Eve Eve Eve. Pours very dark mahogany with extremely small beige head. The aroma is bitter chocolate, caramel, and a surprising vinous note. The flavor is raisin, wood, earthy hops, and finishes on the dry side. Pretty good. lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 24, 2008 tronraner’s Xmas Eve Eve Eve Tasting. Sample from a bottle thanks to Butters. Dark brown with a slight hint of red, slight whitish tan head. Very sweet nearly roasty aroma. Taste is lightly nutty dark roasty malts with hints of chocolateand caramel. Great brown. nearbeer (1868), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 23, 2008 22 oz. shared by Butters at the Christmas Eve cubed gathering. Nearly opaque brown with a nice little head and some lacing. Aroma of chocolate, caramel and light coffee. Flavor is deliciously the same. Medium body is smooth and roasty dry. Suttree (2743), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Dec 23, 2008 Brown, as one might expect in a brown ale. Kind of a fruity, bready aroma - like toast made of rasin bread. Nice rich palate. Notes of chocolate and some mild fruitynotes. Pretty enjoyable, actually. Thanks to Butters at the Maryville Tasting. bigbobdog (39), USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 20, 2008 Poured brown with a short lasting tan head. Hints of caramel with a sweet finish. Would have again. Cletus (5058), Connecticut, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 19, 2008 Bottle courtesy of dkachur. Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of lemons, caramel, roasted malt, some earthy hints. Tastes spicy and sweet with some caramel hints. Earthy and semi-sweet finish. jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 30, 2008 on cask-pours a rich thin tan head with trailing lace and dark brown color. Aroma is chocolate-dark malt. Taste is chocolate-dark malt, peat/roasty, faint hops. vyvvy (2068), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Sep 27, 2008 Pours dark brown with a tan head. The aroma has sweet maltiness, lots of toastiness and some nutty traits. Medium / thick body that is smooth with a bit of semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor starts with very toasted malt that almost comes across as roasted, coffee bitterness and lots of dark nuttiness. A nice example of a brown ale.
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