 boboski (1095), USA
Dec 15, 2007
Pours a mid-sized, frothy beige head that slowly and nearly fully dissipates. The body is nearly transparent but just a shade of mahogany too dark. The nose is one of the most apparent examples of bubblegum esters I’ve ever been exposed to, straight into the flavor. Pepper and date notes are strong, followed by artificial notes of caramel, vanilla extract and crumbly white chocolate. Peppermint is so noxious and overdone it’s obscene, almost. The finish is salty and sweet, with a drying tendency that doesn’t quite materialize. The mouthfeel is oily, light-medium to medium bodied.
mcox90 (358), Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 31, 2008 22 oz bottle. Pours a hazy cola like brown color with a good sized off white head. Nose is malty with some sugar and root beer aromas. Mouthfeel is substantial with a nice heavy feel on the tongue. Flavor is mostly malts with some brown sugar, caramel, molasses and a small hop finish.
argo0 (6229), Washington DC, USA
Jul 17, 2008 (22oz bottle) Medium beige head atop clear dark brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, anise, some caramel, spearmint, light cherry. Taste is medium sweet, cinnamon, some spearmint, light anise. Light-medium body, light syrup.
kmweaver (2120), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 10, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of argo0. Thanks, Aaron! Pours a cherry cola color; light tan head with excellent fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of cola, mint, and anise in the aroma; very odd but pleasant cola-driven nose. Medium mouthfeel: cola, spearmint, and brown sugar; pretty well-carbonated; interesting, cola and brown sugar dominated, spiced beer. Odd stuff. Lengthy finish: cola, cloves, and brown sugar; some lingering sweetness.
acrdz (4364), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Dark cola brown colored body with a small tan head. Toothpaste/spearmint/anise/candy sugar nose, very strange smell overall, with a maple/caramel note mixed in as well. Flavor is surprisingly different, the spearmint is very dampened, the body is full, frothy and thick, and it tastes more of chewy bread crust, bran and toasted malt, with a little cola sweetness at the end (and the flavor of rosemary and sweet licorice in the prolonged finish). Weird stuff, but interesting.
ryan (1707), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Courtesy of argo0. Mostly clear brown body with a small tan head. The nose is very strange, licorice, mint, lavender and toffee. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly tart and lightly bitter. The taste is fresh mint and basil, anise, cola, dark fruits and dough. Medium body is round with moderate carbonation. Interesting to say the least.
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