 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Nov 5, 2004 1/2 pint glass. Deep, tawny unfiltered bronze, slight thick creamy top. Juicy cherry-strawberry nose with some hints of maple and caramel, little hop sharpness. Awesomely complex flavors and mouthfeel, silky smooth but with a langourous smoky/sprucy bite, huge fruity caramel-leather deep central flavor. Slightly syrupy but the well-integrated alcoholic bite helps overcome this...seems closer to a slightly aged barley wine than an IIPA to me, but who cares? It’s great.
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