11026 (1799), Alabama, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jan 22, 2005 Bottle from DougShoemaker. Deep chestnut color. Decent off-white head. Goood lacing. Sweet molasses aroma. Medium bodied. Fruity and sweet flavors. Slight hop bitterness. Good. Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jan 19, 2005 Tasting courtesy of Wohlfs and DougShoemaker. Pours dark brown with mahogany highlights. Decent beige head. Sweet malt fruity aroma. Flavor was all over the place. Rotten banana, syrup, sugar and some roasted malt. Very sweet overall. Pailhead (2583), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jan 16, 2005 Bottle: Sweet aroma. Caramel, toffee, honey, and fruit. Pours a dark semi-transparent brown with red hilights. Sweet caramel with a slight roasty nuttiness in the finish. There is a metallic taste in the finish that really hurts this beer. bu11zeye (5433), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 13, 2005 (Bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a medium tan head. Aroma of malt, toffee, and raisins. Malty base flavor with some molasses. Enjoyable session beer. rudolf (1751), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jan 9, 2005 Thanks to Doug for the bottle. Malty chocolate nose - slightly dusty. Creamy malt , tingly cocoa, very restrained dark fruits. Finish is superb - cocoa, dusty malt. Its almost like chewing on Crystal Malt.. That is the flavor I’m getting. Yum! DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 6, 2005 Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Dark brown, with a small cream head. Nice strong, sweet, malt flavour, with rye bread and some salt. Burnt sugar finish which is nice also. Easy drinking, but weighty in the flavour dept, which is a good combo. OKBeer (1159), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 4, 2005 500 ml bottle courtesy of Radek. Dark ruby colour with a mostly lasting fizzy tan coloured head. Malty chocolate, dark bread, caramel, and lightly roasty aroma. Smoky, caramel, fruity, light bready flavours with a fruity and lightly roasty finish. Medium to full bodied, but very smooth and easy to drink. caledonian (367), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jan 2, 2005 Quite dark with a red tint. Sweet malt in the aroma. Better as it warms a bit. Roasted aspect. Not bad.
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