 Lumpy (1530), Carrollton, Texas, USA
May 15, 2008
Bottle. Body-Very still. Nose-smoke, peat, chocolate powder, fig wood. Taste-medium sweet, very weak coffee, Tootsie Rolls, unsweet dark fruit, light unbitter bar. Good basic ESB.
fonefan (4439), Ulfborg, Denmark
Sep 2, 2008 Bottle 50cl.
Clear medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (190608)
bhensonb (2880), Woodland, California, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Brown/black color with a minimal tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malt. Medium body with slight but biting, carbonation. Rather dark roast/toast flavor, but not all that bitter. There’s some coffee in it. Seems to be a touch of pepper in the finish. Very drinkable, but not so good as to justify a long trip to obtain it.
marcus (988), Sacramento, California, USA
Aug 25, 2008 This dark brown ale poured with a thin beige head that disappeared right away. There is a thick caramel malt flavor with raisin notes and some carbonated bitterness at the finish.
TheGrandMaster (1451), Auckland, New Zealand
Aug 25, 2008 Bottle (in NZ), pours a cola-brown with a filmy head. A good roasted malt aroma, with caffeine, cherry and vanilla. The palate is roasted and bitter, with strong vinuous qualities. Coffee flavours touch the tongue at first, but it is more chocolate in the swallow, along with a cooked fruits sweetness. Very pleasant.
Angeloregon (1891), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle from John’s Market Place in Multnomah Village, Portland, OR--Poured a deep hearty black-brown body with a medium soft grey head. Nose of liquorish, vanilla, milk, mild sourness, chocolate, toffee, and roasted java beans. Great full-on malt spine with bittering hops imparted in finish. Mildly cloying and perhaps a little out-dated (John’s is known for this) but overall, a welcomed companion.
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