 Bigmmartin (276), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Jul 1, 2009 Ok, now I know why Daknole sent this one to me. Thanks alot man! This beer kicks ass. I enjoyed every bit of it. Looks great. Dark brown with a thick fluffy beige head that sticks around. Aroma is full and strong with roasted malts and some hops. Flavor is more bitter than you would expect from a brown ale. But that makes it unique and I love it. Sweet malts, caramel, and some coffee combine with hops and oatmeal to make a sweet, bitter, dry finishing beer. No it’s not the strongest, most complex, or extreme beer out there. But the balance is excellent and it’s extremely smooth and drinkable.
deyholla (185), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 29, 2009 Tap. Poured dark brown with a dark creamy head. Aroma consisted of mainly dark hops, hints of coffee, caramel and a sweet cream smell. The flavor began surprisingly bitter, though by no means aggressive. The beer then transitions into a pleasant malty flavor, almost chocolate like.
bobbypaulson (100), , Minnesota, USA
Jun 26, 2009 in a can. pours a brown color with with a very dense head. Smell is of dried fruit with some chocolate. The taste is of coffe and vanilla and a smooth oatmeal tasting finish.
LilBeerDoctor (1291), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Can. Pours a clear brown with a thick light tan head. Aroma of sweet malt and some coffee grounds. Flavor of slightly roasted malt with a touch of creamy smoothness. Thankfully, this is a brown ale that’s not dominated by super sweet malt. Pleasant and easy drinking, certainly one of the best brown ale’s I’ve had.
7/4/7/4/15 (3.7/5)
fredandboboflo (1168), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Can, thanks to tytoanderso. Aroma of fig, raisin, raspberry, caramel, subtle earthy hops, subtle coffee, generally malty and toasty actually with sweet fruit notes. Flavor has some very bitter chocolate and almost salty nuts, sort of different in subtleties from the aroma, but still very overall malty and mildly sticky as predicted by the malty fruitiness. Bitter, toasted toffee finish. Medium bodied and very drinkable. Tasty brown.
phukktifano (159), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jun 23, 2009 Can at the 8th Richmond Gathering courtesy of maniac.Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma was malt, cocoa and nut. Flavor was the same with a bit of a bitter coffee finish.
Snojerk321 (1674), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 17, 2009 Can. Pours a deep chocolate brown with a creamy beige head leaving some spotty lacing. Nose of cocoa, coffee, toffee, and a touch of hops. Flavor was very creamy and smooth with some bitter sweet chocolate notes as well as coffee and caramel. Finishing quite smooth with a light hop bitterness. One of the better Brown’s I’ve tried.
TheBeerGod (3026), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Can at the 8th Richmond Gathering courtesy of maniac. Pours opaque dark brown. Nose is roasted malt, nuttiness, light spocy hops, earthy hops, cocoa, and coffee. Taste is coffee, hazelnut, roasted malt, cocoa, and chocolate. Body is medium with a creamy carbonation. Ends with more cocoa, roasted malt, chocolate covered nuts and coffee.
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