blankboy (3212), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jul 16, 2005 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, tupalev & jerc -- courtesy of jerc. Pours a dark cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is all malt and almost no hops. MALTY! Also green apple, pear, white wine, hay, citrus, alcohol, honey and cheese. Palate is bitter and sour. Flavour of sour milk, a touch of hops, honey, citrus, white wine and once again, cheese. This is just O.K. LiebeBier (793), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 16, 2005 When I first smelled it I thought it would be too sweet, but this beer really grew on me. Aroma is terrible but the taste has a nice grain oaky flavor that is very good. Would not buy again but glad I tried it. jerc (3945), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Jul 16, 2005 Bright golden yellow with a small white head, nice lacing. Big alocholic aroma, floral and herbal dry muted hops. Notes of vanilla hiding away from the action. Slightly tart fruity notes, muted sweet malt. Watery and thinner than necessary. Disappointing. Bottle leftover from RBSG 05, thanks whoever brought it. GregClow (2498), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 | Jul 16, 2005 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, tupalev & jerc - courtesy of jerc. Slightly hazy light golden colour with no head. Aroma is quite sour, with notes of white wine, cheese, stale tobacco & urine (yeah, I got it too, Harry). Flavour is oddly sweet and sour at the same time - like caramel candy soaked in lemon juice. Looking at the other reviews, it seems like we got more sourness off of this than others, so maybe we got a slightly infected bottle? Whatever the case, I didn’t care for it. Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 16, 2005 Bottle. Nose-this one is easy tro nail-the nose is all butterscotch like Werthers hard candies, with hints of cherry wood. Taste is sweet, lactic, grapey, and lightly sour. Lots of butterscotch and apple juice. HogTownHarry (4020), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Jul 15, 2005 Updated: Jul 17, 2005Bottle shared with blankboy, jerc, tupalev & gregclow - courtesy of jerc.. Poured very yellow, slight clouding, no head or lacing. Aroma of oak, banana, pee (sorry), hay-hop, butter, lemon, alcohol and some tobacco. Taste was sour lemon & wine, oaky with a hint of vanilla - acidic, quick to diminish off the tongue. Notably oily mouthfeel, light bodied, weirdly both sweet and sour on the palate, quite lemony and astringent to finish. Overall too sickly sweet with the sourness fighting for attention. Very disappointed. Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Jul 14, 2005 Pour is slightly hazed golden with a thin bright white head...smell is mild clove and citrus along with alcohol, smoke and some bourbon...this completely changed the base beer...taste is sweet and citrus with a creamy mouthfeel...some bitterness toward the finish which contained lots of vanilla, maple, pepper, and alcohol...much better than regular merry monk... Ray1975 (251), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 13, 2005 Poured a cloudy dark yellow color with a medium head.. Aroma was very fruity and yeasty.. Flavor was heavy with Lemon, Vanilla, Oak and a alcohol aftertaste.. Medium mouthfeel with good carbonation..
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