 Illini08 (528), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Bomber. barleyPops shared the good stuff with me, as always. Thanks, Dad! Was pleasantly surprised with this beer. Dark brown pour with some roasty and spicy notes in the aroma. Fruity, spicy, malty flavor as well. Could definitely tell this had some age, but I think the age contributed a certain smooth mellowness to it that really made this one enjoyable to drink.
doublebock (196), USA
Jun 28, 2008 Dark brown ruby color. Syrupy malty molasses roasted aroma. Very chewy palate. Malty taste with spicy complexity followed by roasted hopiness and subtle hops. High alcohol content very well hidden.
barleyPops (1079), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
Jun 22, 2008 bomber from Saarlander in a trade from a loooooong time ago, shared with illini08. poured a very dark brown with a tan head and decent retentive lacing. aroma had some mild yeasty-roastiness to it with some clove. flavor was some chocolate roast, clove, mild spice and subtle hints of dark fruit. a well made beer that has aged nicely.
JB175 (1654), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 20, 2008 Darker brown with a smallish head. Aroma of brown sugar, cocoa, dark fruits, and an interesting yeastiness. Flavor dominated by a roasty-sweet malt flavor that was somewhat of a mix between a quad and a porter - chocolate, roast, sugar, light hops. I wanted to like it more - maybe this one gets a lot better by 2012?
wickedpete (625), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
May 18, 2008 Black bodied, cola brown edges, tan filmy bubbles. Weak aroma, eventually shows some bubblegum, chocolate, and licorice. Flavor has some yeast, bubblegum, molasses, and light coffee.
grandet (477), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
May 5, 2008 Copying from my tasting notes. Bottle. Dark brown pour with a tiny brown head. Fruit and spices on the nose. Taste of old fruit and lots of malt.
kyzr (1119), Belgrade, Montana, USA
May 4, 2008 Pours a dark brown with small brown head. Dried fruit, roasted malt and hints of spice on the nose. Flavor was roasted malt, with some fruit sweetness to it. Good carbination that brings out the spice and yeast. Medium body with a touch of molassess towards the finish.
GG (1609), NorCal, California, USA
Apr 21, 2008 It’s been over a year between bottles and I can say that I think I like it a little bit better with some age on it. The beer poured out a mahogany brown color with a three finger thick, light tan head. Aroma has a hefty dose of roasted malts, and dark fruits with an underlying spicy/yeast character that I enjoyed. Flavors had similar tasted like the nose, but the sweetness factor was ramped up a notch or two. A very smooth beer and probably my favorite so far out of this series.
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