smith4498 (921), Miami, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jan 11, 2009 Pours dark caramel color with light tan head. Aromas of molasses and dark fruits. Sweet flavors of caramel and dark fruits. Slight boozy taste with some hoppy bitterness. Full body with mild carbonation and a syrupy mouthfeel. sebletitje (1995), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 7, 2009 pours amber - ruby with beige head.
Aroma is fruity - cherry and almost strawberry like with decent malty nose.
Taste is thick and fruity with some spices. Caramel malts with light chocolate - tofee - undertones.
Mlalts remain dominant with barley. Brown sugar mouthfeel with some dry prunes-plums with a light bitter hoppy finish. lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 6, 2009 Bottle thanks to Shane at Downtown Wine + Spirits. Batch 8727. Nice brown orange pour with a thin off white cover. Very mellow sweet aroma of malt, brown sugar, molasses and raisins. Tastes of light alcohol, maple syrup, brown sugar, and caramel. moelikebeer (220), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jan 6, 2009 Bottle. A murky, amber brown pour with a thin head. Light aroma of malt, plum and alcohol. Much fuller flavor; starts sweet and fruity but finishes with a lot of piney hop flavor. Butters (1651), Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jan 5, 2009 Sampled at the Second Cellar Reduction. Pours a near opaque reddish brown with wispy khaki head. Nose of raisin and plum, vanilla, and oak, and the slightest twinge of alcohol. Flavor is nice and dark fruity, slightly bitter hoppiness, tannins, white grapes, caramel, some warming, but no real alcohol flavor. Nice and smooth and semi-syrupy. bitter lingering finish. Barrios (861), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jan 5, 2009 Bottle at Second Cellar Reduction. Light brown head and amber with a little haze. Sweet fruit nose. Butter and vanilla flavors. pjweaver (133), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Jan 4, 2009 Tulip glass from bottle.
Boozy aroma, hints of red fruit. Thin white head with mild lacing. Brown/red color. Taste explodes on the tongue, thick boozy malt with syrupy goodness. Oaky and tangy. Huge beer, with a sweet bitey foamy mouth feel. jstraw (776), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Jan 3, 2009 Bottle at Jerry’s. Brown with good, creamy tan head / Sweet, toasty, malty nose / Medium to full body, sweet and malty, great balance, with surprising, but satisfying bitter finish / Rich flavors of nuts, toffee and brown sugar with dry hop finish / Superb, with an American hoppy take on a barley wine.
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