 kopher (294), New York, USA
Nov 8, 2009 bottle from WHole Foods -- "Best by 11/1/09."
pours a slightly hazy, light brown, minimal fine head.
sweet aroma with a deep resin-y pine-y-ness, really carmelized pineapple and honey-sweetened tea.
flavor is more bitter, pine needles and bittersweet caramel.
nice sticky/chewy texture and modest mild bitter finish.
dmac (1418), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Nov 6, 2009 12 oz bottle from Capones. Poured a clear super deep red with an average sized frothy off white head. Aroma was lots and lots of pineapple, caramel, unbaked rye bread, citrus rind. The body is on the fuller side with a creamy yet oily feel. The flavor is loaded with pineapple and sugar along with some toffee, vanilla extract and an aftertaste of slightly overtoasted brown bread. The pineapple aroma/flavor is just too overpowering for me to really enjoy this one.
Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Oct 26, 2009 Another 12oz bottle by way of brentfeesh – thanks again Brent! Pours a dark reddish brown with a 2 finger off-white that results in very nice lacing. The nose is caramel malt, earthy hops, citrus and rye. The taste is citrus hops, caramel and rye bread with some light pine hops. Medium mouthfeel. Decent brew.
mjs (1445), Helsinki, Finland
Oct 25, 2009 (Draught) Colour is dark brown and the beer is clear. Its head is dense, medium sized and white. There was rye, malts and lot of hops in aroma. Palate was dry, medium bodied and carbonation was medium. Malts, quite amount of hops, fruitiness, rye, bitterness and slightly sweetness are what I found from the taste. Afteraste consisted of malts, hops and some bitterness. Enjoyable.
ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Oct 24, 2009 Muddy brown pour with a thin off white head. Spotty lace is short lived. Aroma of citrus. Sweet up front with a piney & citrus finish.
JK (2945), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
Oct 1, 2009 ABR 2009. Lots of sweet malt in this beer. It hits the nose immediately, sweet malt aroma, but the hops are there too. Flavor is on the sweet side, with more hops, but less hop flavor than I expected from the aroma. Good, smooth palate.
Narnad (681), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
Sep 29, 2009 Sampled at Lundeen’s Brew Ha-Ha 2009. Pours a slighly hazy brown with a small off-white head. Aroma has a heavy rye, toasted malt note with a heavy hops nose consisting of pine, resin and lemon citrus notes. The flavor has a decent grassy hops bite with some lemon citrus notes, rye is very detectable and a bit of a sweet fruity orange flavor. Alcohol is light and the texture of the brew is pretty creamy. Overall a fantastic beer with very well combined flavors that make it a truly great brew.
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