 Beaver (598), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 27, 2009
750ml bottle, dated 2009. Pours a hazy orange amber with a frothy smallish head that goes to a thin film that leaves some lacing.
The aroma is sweet caramel malts, toasted toffee, and some fruits and a little alcohol.
The flavor is toasted biscuity malts, nuts and some fruitiness with a little alcohol and some decent bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with low smooth carbonation.
Overall, an interesting beer. I like this a lot better than than the regular version but there’s still some of the toasted biscuity malts that I don’t much care for.
italianjohn (382), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Mahogany clear pour white head lacing light sweet caramel aroma .... taste of malt toffee and caramel with some chocolate ... nice long spicey hop finish this beer is very very smooth and is a great brew not too complicated solid
waltersrj (46), Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 The pour is a mahogany color with off white head. The nose is caramel, hops, and toffee, and a bit floral. The taste is similar with a good balance of barley like sweetness. The mouthfeel is a bit thicker than dead guy but still refreshing. There is a hint of the alcohol in it as well. Great beer.
potbeercollege (386), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Bomber. lightly hazy darker orange color with medium turning thin but lasting tan to off-white head. Aroma is caramel, bread, light hop, but also toasty. Flavor starts more molasses but goes overwhelming caramel and off-putting sweetness in the middle. Finish ends dry, a good rebound...better warmer; a lot warmer.
manuchampions (118), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 750ml ceramic bottle from 16th St.Liquor. The aroma is of boozy sweet hops. Pours a clear copper/golden with puffy foam that diminished to a thin top. Taste is a divine mix of crisp hops with chewy, caramel malts, slightly honeyed. Alcohol is evident but not overpowering. Finish does indeed linger a good, long while. This reminds me very favourably of Fuller’s Vintage Ale and I’d suspect it would age very well. Excellent beer, shame the price point is rather prohibitive at $16 per bottle.
kopher (305), New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 clear amber, thick frothy yellowish head.
intense resin and caramel aroma, lots of guava and other tropical fruits, and some metal.
flavor is more floral hops, with a deep sweetness and mild alcohol.
medium oily and chewy body, long bittersweet finish.
BelgianBeerGal (1303), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 2008 traded bottle. Pours a brown/bronze colour with a thick, foamy offwhite head. Nice lacing. BIG aroma of NW hops plus a little caramel hiding in there. Heavy hops in the flavour too and a steady dose of bitterness. Longer lasting flavour with some hop spice left on the lips.
Sask89 (14), Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 2009 Label. Pours a beautiful golden colour with minimal head. The aroma is fruity and has hints of hops. The taste is quite similar and the hops are certainly evident. This is strong in taste and is an excellent bitter beer, the finish to this beer was also very good. I would say to those who are willing to pay for it they will remember this beer.
unclemattie (2430), Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Vintage 2008 bottle. Big red bottle. D² for short. Aroma of a richly malted BarleyWine. Pours a deep wooded reddish brown color, rocky light tan head. Smells of toffee and caramel, nice toasted grain. I love Munich malts. A bit of leather, fruit, and malt. Lots of carbonation, fizzy mouthfeel. Flavor has a rich musty malt flavor. Very rich malt character, lots of caramel and toasted cereal flavors. Sharp bitterness. Very earthy, wooded hopped finish. Perfectly balanced, like all other ROGUE beers. Heavy bodied, thick creamy texture. Chewy lacing. It is a meal.
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