 MatSciGuy (638), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 [Bottle] Pours clear brown with a smalish head. Subdued aroma of caramel malt, some raisins, and maybe a touch of hops. Flavor follows, and is fairly light and drinkable, but otherwise unnoteworthy.
IlanMan (820), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 27, 2008 Decent amount of sweet caramel notes accompanied by light malt flavors. Not a bad beer. Something to drink casually. Probably not worth a second buy.
Aubrey (2777), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 26, 2008 Murky brown with a thin head. Weighty body. Big caramel, as expected, but also some chocolate. Bready as well. Had a somewhat synthetic-tasting off-flavor; plastic, as I would describe it. Overall, it was decently balanced and nicely flavored, albeit somewhat unexciting.
wxman (588), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 Pours a deep russett brown with an antique lace head that is significant and coats the glass. As with many Schell products, the aroma is elusive. Sweet caramel malt, I guess, along with bread dough. Rich caramel and maple flavor along with roasted malt character. Very tasty, but a bit watery. This style shouldn’t be a summer thirstquencher, but this one is. Well balanced and true to style, but a bit thin. Good though.
horochar (4), , Minnesota, USA
does not count  | 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 20, 2008 Remember that 1980s song "Just like Candy"? This is it. One of the more aptly named beers I’ve sampled in a while. Flavor of slightly burnt caramel or toffee, but with a nice, velvety mouth feel and just right level of alcohol. Very good beer (a solid "B"), far superior to their miserable Zommerfest, Pilsener and Maibock offerings. It almost redeems this much overrated brewery.
Baumgartner (108), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 19, 2008 Bottle poured to glass. Pours a dark brown wlth a small off white head that disipates quickly. Roasted caramel notes and mild hop perfume. Thinner beer than i expected. C-
Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
May 23, 2008 Dark mahogany, ring of film. Decent caramel aroma, slightly toasty, fruity background. Flavor on par, bigger roasted grain. Frutiiness seems more like infection than yeast or esters. Body thins at times. Average at best.
Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
May 22, 2008 Discovered notes for this rating tucked into a book I hadn’t opened in a good two years. Had a look, and seems I never got around to entering it. So here goes: Caramel brown, big cap of coarse off-white head. Rye bread aroma, caramel, a bit of clean yeast. Light caramel flavor, cold coffee, a little bit of sourdough tartness. Falls off kind of abruptly though, and leaves your mouth wondering what happened to the flavor party. Rather thin, but at least the carbonation level isn’t jacked up high to cover that up. So-so.
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