alexanderj (2246), Chino Hills, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 12, 2009 On tap at Beachwood about a week ago. Color was a dark amber with an off white head. Aroma of wet, ripe fruit with dirty sea water; quite weird. Flavor was also strange; sweet tarts mixed with bread and wet fruit. Surprisingly poor for me. Lubiere (4518), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Oct 3, 2009 A reddish amber bock with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet caramel with perfumey notes, some rosewater, powdery and DMS notes. In mouth, a rather bland beer with oily nutty malts, some fruity esters. Medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, August 27 2009. badlizard (2345), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 22, 2009 Light copper with a fizzy white head a sweet malt aroma and tastes of toffee and berry flavor. IrishBoy (2708), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Sep 12, 2009 Draft at Valley Brew Restaurant. Nose of caramel, light banana, and light spiciness. Clear amber with a small beige head. Flavor is light bitterness, caramel, and spices. joeneugs (320), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Sep 1, 2009 On tap at Pete’s in Danville. Nice bock. Pours caramel color with an off white head. Sweet aroma. Tastes of caramel and red/purple fruit. Its not too cloying or syrupy as some inferior brews of this style can get. Pretty drinkable. marcus (1853), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 31, 2009 On tap at the brewery. This copper ale poured with a thin off-white head and a floral aroma. There is a sweet caramel malt flavor with some hop bitterness at the finish. bhensonb (4253), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 29, 2009 Tap at the California State Fair. Pours dark amber. No head. Full bodied. Average carbonation. Flavor is darkish caramel with lots of spice and hop. Really tasty. Papsoe (14904), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 16, 2009 On tap. Pours an almost clear dark amber with an off-white head. Sweet and intensely caramellish malt aroma. Medium body, solid base of roasted malt and a little pumpernickel. Dry and only discreetly hoppy finish. Solid. 130709
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