 Hammster (187), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Nov 16, 2007
Bottle. Poured a nice chestnut red with a pretty big near brown head. Aroma is pretty milod--rost malts and only a little spice. Taste is burnt caramel malts with a little smoke flavor. Subtle spice. Finish is smooth mild smoke. Not too bad for the first winter beer I’ve had this season.
GMUcrew7 (236), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Nov 28, 2008 Pours dark brown color with a light tan head. Very nice sweet toffee malt aroma with some dark fruits. Great roasted complex malt flavors, chocolate, caramel and toffee with a hint of dark fruit. Very easy to drink, easily the best of the winter mix 12-pack.
falkirk005 (22), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Nov 28, 2008 Had on tap at brewery. Dark maroon color with decent head. Malty flavor with hints of spices. I would drink it again.
thejoeshow (167), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Nov 27, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a rich brown color with ruby highlights. It has a nice tan head that could use a bit more retention but produces nice lacing. Nose is full of nice mellow chocolate notes mixed with a hint of beady yeastiness. Flavor is full of chocolate flavors with a very underlying coffee-ness to it. I also pull just a hint of dark fruit out of it too. Very tasty. It has a nice full mouthfeel and is a little too easy to drink, being 5.9% abv, it can get you into trouble.
jimmack34 (158), Ohio, USA
Nov 27, 2008 Bottle. Pours mahogany red with a soft beige head. Smells malty, creamy, roasted, nutty. Tastes like roasted coffee, some malted grains, sweet, but I dont taste anything to make me think this is a inter brew. No seasonal spices that I expected. Disappointing, but it doesnt taste bad, just not festive.
Swalden28 (710), McKinney, Texas, USA
Nov 21, 2008 Bottle from Plano Beverage in Plano, TX.
Pours a dark amber with beige head. Aroma of caramel malt, toasty. Flavor is caramel, semi-sweet, nice hop flavor with slight bitter. Has nice creamy full body, med-high carbonation. Pretty good beer.
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