 HumuloneRed (750), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 1, 2004 I had this at a beer tasting with a few friends. Did not know it was a retired beer when I sampled it.
Dark chocolate color. Great coco nose. Tastes more like a dopplebock to me. Alcohol burn on the back of the tongue.
Beerhound (16), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Jan 24, 2003 A friend of mine gave me a bottle of this for Chrismas '99, but I saved it until October 2002 to try it. First off let me say that the aroma nearly had me creaming in my jeans. It was a very malty aroma with a very fruity nose. The beer was very dark and the taste was coffee/chocolate malt/desert wine fruity and quite full bodied. It was somewhat like sucking on a coffee candy (in a good way). The flavor and alcohol was more double bock than bock. I love double bocks, so this was not a bad thing. This was a very ggod beer and I wish I had a few bottles put aside for yearly tastings... The intervening years were VERY good to this beer. YUM!
Irishman (6), Tucson, Arizona, USA
does not count  Jan 24, 2003 This was awesome. This was one of the best Christmas ales I've ever tried.
Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Dec 11, 2000 Once again, only a couple to sample. Great nose and a big finish, that I like. Robust, flavorful, great all around beer.
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