 CaptainCougar (5544), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 24, 2008 Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with well-lacing light tan head. Aroma of lightly sweet toasty malts and nutty complexity along with a touch of English hops. Body starts with about average fullness and good sweet dark caramel and nutty character before a semi-dry nicely balanced finish. A good brown ale.
shp555 (1695), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 24, 2008 Pours a deep brown color with light brown head. Aroma is malty, nutty, toasty, roast, and a nice earthy notes. Flavor is malty, nutty, toasty, roast, and a bitter roasty earthy finish.
Pailhead (2610), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 1, 2008 Courtesy of dkachur via trade
Bottle: The aroma is equal parts nuts, roasted malt, chocolate, and caramel. It pours a transparent mahogany when held to the light with a small off-white head that fades quickly to a spotty film. The flavor start moderately roasty with nut and hints of coffee. There is some light chocolate and caramel in the background. The finish has some light-moderate piny bitterness, more nuts, and a hint of some burnt grain. Light-medium bodied with somewhat lively carbonation.
JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 25, 2008 Underrated beer, imho. A very dark brown pour with a sizable cappuccino colored head. Strong nutty aroma with some dark chocolate malts underneath. Upon tasting, though, my first thought was "black IPA." Not like Stone XI or anything, but sniffing the same territory. Strong roasted flavors emerge to compliment the hop bite, balanced by sharp, bitter nuts. Really interesting and unexpected. I’ll definitely look to score more of this next time I’m in Richmond.
DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 20, 2008 Inviting chocolate aroma pervades, lots of fine malt too, deep brown, small toffee head. Taste is a fine choco/malt. Light bodied, some bitter notes. Quite an appealing little brown.
dkachur (2435), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark, dark brown. Near black. Rich, foamy head. Very malty aroma, full of raisins and other dark fruits. Taste is smooth, and sweet, with just a hint of bitterness. Very well balanced.
LiebeBier (793), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 18, 2007 Draft - Pours a deep brown color with little to no head. Aroma of chocolate and toffee. Full flavored nutty chocolate malt flavor with a dry finish. Well done.
radagast83 (1317), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 3, 2007 22 oz bottle. Brown pour with a small white head. Aroma is chocolates, caramel. Flavor is creamy and smooth caramels and a slight hint of chocolates. A little thinner than I would have liked but a very decent local brown ale overall.
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