 thegreenrooster (1835), St.louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 21, 2004 Pours a dark muddy color. Nice tan head. Aroma is is chocolaty. Flavor is a nice mix between carmel, chocolate and some hoppy citrus. Nice!
JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 7, 2004 Very dark red color with a light-brown head that sticks around a while. Aroma is a malty toasted blueberry with some chocolate. Taste is a toasted nutty malt with dark fruit. Quite good.
envane (251), Evanston, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 25, 2004 Dark brown w/ an off white head. Roasty, choclate, malty aroma. Taste is similar, a little acid, with a dry finish. Reminds me of a brown ale or porter. Decent. Thanks to slikwily for sending me this.
Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 24, 2004 I've enjoyed this brew many times over the years, but never truly stopped to consider it. There's something irresistible about the rhymy name and the label photo of sour Old Schmaltz sitting on a keg, stein in hand.
Color is a dark brown, almost black, with a fine, 1" creamy tan head. Aroma is largely clean and airy, but there are traces of cocoa and nuts. Hops are there, too, but laying low. On the palate, though, they reveal themselves in all their might. Big burst of fruitiness (bananas,and citrus, primarily!), that soon smooths out bigtime. The malt contingent is firm and swiftly becomes large and in charge. That doesn't stop an overriding fruitiness to continue to ride throughout the flavor and the finish. The rest of the drink is a well-rounded, and fruity flavor, with a slightly coppery edge. I'm no expert on alts, but I know what I like, and this is that.
bbrock81 (221), Le Mars, Iowa, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 7, 2004 Not necessarily bad, but certainly not very good. The smell was the worst part - it had a horrible cat-food component that I'll never forget. Other than that, the beer was fine. In fact, if it weren't for the smell I'd have thought it quite good. It's just not a beer that I'll miss.
brewshthereen (316), Oregon, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 4, 2004 This was one of my favorites. I moved out of the midwest and always thought highly of this beer. It is upsetting that shell has decided to discontinue making it. What a shame.
jde123 (715), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 2, 2004 Not a bad beer! Deep, dark brown. Roasty and toasty altbier, actually kind of like a schwarzbier. Nice head, sticks around. I would continue to drink this beer, but I apparently can't since it is retired.
YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 23, 2004 Almost mahogony in color with a nice tan head. Looks good. The nose is chocolate, roasted malt, caramel. Not much body and the flavor was unremarkable. Acidic, light carbonation. It's retired and will not be missed.
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