 wickedpete (551), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
Aug 7, 2008 Thanks to Mike for this one. Dark brown, still body. Aroma of alcohol, caramel, and brown sugar. Flavor contains lots of maple, much like a maple sugar candy, and dry light alcohol.
lassem (106), Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 5, 2008 The best thing to say about this one (for some i drank it with the worse) is the bottle... How nice it is to see souch a different bottle of beer. It reminds me of old fashioned danish homemade bitters. Pours a muddy and dregy brown mass with no head - looked like some of the experiments we did in chemistry in elementary-school. The nose reminded me of Isle Whisky with smoky notes of tobacco but with a very sour dominating side-aroma. The flavour was mangrove-like but with notes of english licorice, oil and tobacco. The palate was pale and disappearing..
TURDFERGUSON (1115), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle, shared by acrdz. Thanks Mike! Pours dark red with no head. Nose is heavy sweet malts, honey, maple syrup, more sugar, and alcohol. Flavor has some sugary bourbon notes, more honey and maple, and a bit of dark fruit. Chewy palate. Very interesting and glad I got a chance to try this.
acrdz (4249), Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle 621/1000. Still pour, no carbonation, as expected, of course. Color of dark maple/plum/brown. Some amount of booziness in the nose, some heavy maple, wood and sweetened bourbon notes, some nuts, toast, more maple… smells really good, actually. Silky, oily and moderately thick (just below heavy), with a strong note of dry wood, very strong flavor of maple-flavored bourbon, some nuts, breads, etc. Warming but not boozy or hot. Nice stuff, drinks like a dessert liqueur.
kmweaver (1948), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 13, 2008 390mL bottle, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of acrdz. Thanks, Mike! Pours a viscous, dark amber color; headless. Lots of maple syrup, viscous dark dried fruits, and roasted meats in the aroma; fair amounts of smokiness; minimal alcohol coming through for how big this is; soft edges. Full mouthfeel: loads of maple syrup, dark fruits, and sweet candy sugar maltiness; warming presence, definitely; nothing rough overall though; very viscous, dense, intense maple syrup sweetness; a very generous, crazy beer. Lengthy finish: maple syrup and loads of sweetness; some breadiness and wet malts.
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