 mreusch (734), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 26, 2009 750ml bottle, traded for in August 2007, with thanks to john adam2002. Pours a clear caramel color with a towering off-white head that lingers. Aroma is sweet malts, candied dark fruits, caramel, and some lightly spicy belgian yeast. Flavor starts heavy on the sweet, with candied dark fruits, caramel, some molasses and a hint of spicy yeast; pretty lively carbonation. The sweetness is very distracting, and ultimately hurts this one. Even aside from the sweet, there’s nothing too exciting going on anyway, lacking any depth or complexity; disappointing.
bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 23, 2009 Bottle at OTown throwdown. Lots and lots of caramel, syrup, and molasses. Felt like flat soda mixed with more sugar and syrup.
WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 17, 2009 Thinner in appearance than I expected. Hazy brown, but by no means opaque. Complexity of flavor, dark roasts, hints of burnt coffee, real notes of sweet chocolate, malt, and a touch of alcohol but no real burn or heat. Some dried fruit complexity as well. Enjoyable, not remarkable, and not my favorite quad or my favorite strong beer. I called it a very small quad" in my tasting notes.
daknole (2960), Plantation, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 16, 2009 Bottle from the Otown throwdown. Brown pour, no head. Aroma of molasses, syrup, raisin bread and yeast. Flavor is sweet as hell, raisins, prunes and this bottle was pretty flat. Too sweet.
PhillyBeer2112 (2088), Orange Park, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 16, 2009 FRO Throwdown: Caramel color with touches of ruby. Raisiny raisin bread nose with touches of pipe tobacco. Damned sweet! Near cloying. Candyish. Pretty under-attenuated, too heavy and needs more carbonation to lift it off the palate.
IPAGargoyleGuy (139), Troy, NY, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 16, 2009 Enjoyed on Cape Cod, nice evening beer. Rich and mildly spicy hops with caramel and fruity undtertones and lots of heaty malts. Its very good.
gunhaver (1025), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 15, 2009 C&PLYFOTD: Bottle, courtesy Phillybeer2112. Fuzzy clear head and spotty lacing. Very dark raisins and oats in the nose, with thick dry fruit and caramel. Rich oily hops in the mouth, with sweet molasses, and dark fruits in the finish. Nice and full-bodied, balanced and surprisingly hoppy.
sebletitje (1925), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 15, 2009 Sample at O-town throwdown ’09
pours hazy brown with thin beige head.
Aroma of caramel hops, yeast, notes of dark fruits.
Taste is yeasty, dark fruits as figs, prunes and some candi sugar. Thick grainy palate.
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