 Aurelius (2507), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Dec 30, 2005 Pickled, fruity aroma - grapes. Sweet, raisins, bittering is mostly wood and alcohol and comes into the game late. Some blackberry and vanilla. Medium body overall - a little on the syrupy side when cold, thins out as it warms. Finishes out bitter with a little vinegar. Medium ruby brown and clear.
BeerandBlues2 (2504), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Dec 6, 2005 Draught at brewery in Gatlinburg, TN. Pours dark maple brown with a small mostly dissipating tan foamy to rocky head with spotty lacing. Chocolate-light and caramel medium roasted malt (meal) and yeast (leather, sour sweat) aromas with a faint citrus hop nose. Yeasty (leather) and light chocolate medium roasted caramel malt nutty flavor, medium bitter and lightly acidic hop finish. Medium bodied and fizzy, refreshing palate. A very pleasant drinkable ale.
Suttree (2335), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Feb 13, 2005 May have been past its prime. Reddish black with a brown head. Nice cinnamon, raisin, licorace, and nutmeg aroma. Very malty, rich with notes of prune and toast. As it warms, though, some serious notes of butterscotch emerge, almost dominating the entire palate. Starts nice, but ended up being difficult to finish.
JoeM500 (1877), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
Mar 23, 2003 Brown/Copper with tan head. Light, fruity malt aroma. Surprisingly soft on palate, supposedly high in alcohol, although nobody working could answer any questions about abv%'s, or offer proper commercial descriptions for this site's use. Big banana nut bread flavors, soft and fluffy. Alcohol was felt warming my stomach, but barely detectable in the taste.
SpringsLicker (1823), Tennessee, USA
Jan 25, 2006 Small thin head that rides over a clear, dark brown body. Sweet rasiny aroma and flavor with little body. Moderate diacetyl. O.k. but this wasn’t half as good as the Appalacian Pale Ale that I switched to for my next one.
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