 SuzyGreenberg (934), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 30, 2008
750 ml bottle - thanks to colin for this gem as the night just rolled on with another stellar brew; clear, ruby red with huge tan head; soapy sweet aromas of orange peels and malts with a slight tart twist; medium body, but a nice sweet, syrupy feel to it; molasses, sugar and some apple in the flavors; perfect level of sweetness and a nice dry finish; kick ass
jimhilt (1402), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Pours a two finger cream head that fades slowly, leaving some lace. Cloudy deep amber color. Good carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Raisin nose. Flavor is caramel, raisin and malty. Higher ABV is hidden. Nice old ale. $10.99 for a 750ml bottle from Manchester Wine and Liquors Manchester, CT
blklab2007 (533), Connecticut, USA
Aug 3, 2008 750 bottle corked and caged pours a chewy caramel brown color with a two finger tan head that had good retention. aroma has dark malt, plumb, figs, light alcohol, and some funky yeast. mouth feel is medium thin with lots of fizzy carbonation.flavor has chewy malts, plenty of sweetness, dark fruit, and nice funky damp yeasty notes. spice picks up as does the sweetness that borders on syrupy at points. super chewy and spiced up. this has aged well so far.
LilBeerDoctor (475), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown with a thick tan head. Aroma strongly of squash and sourness. Flavor is kind of odd: sour oakiness, soda-like, earthiness. Didn’t taste boozy, but it had that effect. Odd is the best way to describe it and I wasn’t much of a fan.
fredandboboflo (471), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of dark fruits, some wood, some soda. Flavor all soda, sickly sweet. Heavy sweetness. Odd, biting carbonation reflected in large-bubbled lacing. Absolutely no hops present to balance the sweetness, and so much soda. Felt more like a rum and coke to me. A struggle to finish 12-14 oz.
zug4abby (284), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Can’t remember who to thank for this bottle...sorry! Pours a rich brown color, quite opaque as well. Head is tan and thin with a modest amount of lacing. Aroma is rich with lots of raisin and dark fruit tones. Very slight toasted malt note as well. Flavor is very rich with lots of dark fruit and malt. Very nicely balanced with a great palate feel! Slight warm notes in the back of the throat. I really, really like this beer! It’s very delicious in every aspect!
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