 watson1977 (250), , Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 18, 2009 pours a ruby-brown color...very clear... with a thin light tan head that dissipates quickly...actually has a watery look to it. aroma is of sweet hazelnut...maybe a touch of maple syrup...earthy. flavor is very nutty and earthy...not as sweet as expected. mouthfeel is watery but finish is lingering and nutty. pretty nice overall and i like the aftertaste but the watery mouthfeel is disappointing.
jeff789 (357), Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 18, 2009 Chocolate and hazelnut aroma’s dominate up front with notes of toffee, caramel, a touch of roastiness, with no discernable hoppy aroma.... Pours a clear brown with a minimal head, Somewhat tingly mouthfeel... Notes of hazelnut and chocolate are present in a very above average brown ale base... Lingering hazelnut flavor... The hoppiness is subtle, it cuts the maltiness just right...
bonk0076 (24), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 15, 2009 Sadly, it fails to live up to what I had hoped. Nice, nutty aroma, but seems to be a bit watered down. Very drinkable, just wish there was more to it
beernovice39 (240), South Carolina, USA
Oct 14, 2009 Kinda nut bread sweet smell. Cloudy muddy water brown. Kinda thin on the taste. This is much better than the drainpour from New Holland I just had but I prefer the Dogfish.
ChrisThomson (378), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 12, 2009 Bottle. Amber brown with minmal head. Amazig aroma of rich hazelnut and chocolate. Taste is more hazelnuts, caramel and toffee, great dark malts, and finish of mild hops.
Papillon (172), Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Oct 12, 2009 650 mL Bottle. Rich brown body with a fast dissipating pale brown fizzy head. Molasses and hazelnut dominate in the aroma with hints of toffee and herbal / floral. Full flavor a combination of molasses, chocolate, rich dark malt. Licorice expresses in the aftertaste and finish along with some hop bitterness. The beer is a bit sweet for my liking. It would go well with spare ribs or other pork entree.
BeerChaser0078 (284), Melbourne, Australia
Oct 11, 2009 Bottle. Pours dark coppery brown with a creamy tan head that doesn’t last long. Nose is strong on hazelnuts (big surprise!) with lesser aromas of chocolate and malt. Also aroma is very syrupy, a bit like the syrups used to flavour coffee. Flavour again has hazelnut upfront but is also slightly woody and malty with a little bit of hop bitterness coming through at the end. Medium bodied yet still surprisingly light given the aroma and appearance. I’m glad I tried this but I can’t see myself buying it often.
CitizenZ (18), Kansas, USA
Oct 10, 2009 Updated: Oct 11, 2009Dark brown pour into my pub glass produced a smallish head. The smell is euphoric; sweet, obvious hazelnut notes, fresh honeyed bread. Tastes of dark roasted whole wheat bread with an oily nuttiness, the hazelnut coming through nicely in the finish. Not super malt-y, and only a hint of hop bitterness and doesn’t taste as sweet as the smell belies, which is nice. For the minimal head, the carbonation is a little zingy on the palate but the overall consistency is thick but not cloying, pleasant and lets you know you’re drinking a full bodied beer. Update: after drinking, my mouth had a sour flavor, not unlike the sensation after drinking a sugary carbonated beverage. Cuts into the overall impression.
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