 MartiniFiend (104), Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Bottle. Pours black with no head.Strong malted barley aroma with undertones of wood and honey with a little alcohol. Nice and thick to the palate.Flavor has a malty start with a wood % alcohol middle with a semi sweet finish. It’s almost as good as the traditional Brackett.
Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
May 11, 2008 A big tan "lumpy" head sits atop a nice cloudy brown body. A very nice big nose of dark fruit that includes cherry and raisin. There is clearly a lot of alcohol present. Complex tastes of fruit, maple, oak, alcohol, and toffee. Very effervescent and creamy in the mouth. A very interesting beer. I would have preferred a lower ABV.
Skyview (4007), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
Oct 30, 2007 Picked up single 12-oz bottle from Ryan’s Wines in Madison, Wisconsin. Pours a cloudy caramel brown brew with no head except for a thin film on top. Aroma of dark fruits, aged oak, some vanilla, honey and a touch of toffee. Taste is semi-sweet, no carbonation, slightly syrupy, with flavors of vanilla, burnt brown sugar, some yeast and plenty of alcohol. Finish is slightly dry with a vanilla/roasted malt aftertaste.
kramer (2407), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 21, 2007 12 oz bottle, via Ofortuna. Pours a dark ruby amber with a small covering of beige head, fairly nice retention. Nose is quite sweet with some fruitiness and honey, light yeast, and toasted malts. The flavor is quite sweet as well, with a fruity ale yeastiness. Noticable alcohol, but not over the top. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with lots of fizzy prickly carbonation. This was OK overall, but I think I’ll take my beer and my meads in seperate containers please.
kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
Sep 13, 2007 12oz bottle, courtesy of kramer17801. Thanks, Jason! Pours a dark amber color; fluffy off-white head with good retention and lacing. Dense, dried dark fruits and honey in the aroma; toasty vanilla, with a decent show of alcohol. Fluffy carbonation. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: decent show of alcohol, with a dense honey character; toasty vanilla and dried fruits; surprisingly full of dark fruits; lengthy, dried dark fruits and honey on the finish; slightly rough.
mj (4975), Colorado, USA
Sep 13, 2007 Sampled from a 12oz bottle shared by kramer17801. BIg time yeast in the nose, with a heavy dose of brown sugar, honey, some heavy roast, and toasted grains. Carbonation is heavy, making the body frothy up front and more coarse and rough in back. Some interesting plum and date flavors as well. Very weird, but very good.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Name: Premium Oak Brackett
Date: 05/20/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog II
clear brown, headless, earthy sweet aroma, big sweet flavor, thickly sweet, touch of biterness, hint of alcohol,
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Name: Premium Oak Brackett
Date: 08/05/2006
Score: ii to iii
Words: Bottle
Words: Tasting
muddy brown, headless, rich sweet malt aroma with essence of honey and ripe fruit, slight alcohol hotness, thick body, lots of dark honey flavor with sticky sweetness,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
Jul 28, 2007 Thanks to Drewbeerme for this gem. Red with no head. Winey, oak, vanilla and alc aroma. Alc, honey, very red wine, vanilla, oak and cherry taste. Light body with alc butn. Very good but lots of alc. (p.s. my notes say something completely indiscernable, something along the lines of "yu mool girl." I’m sure it meant something at thie time and helped me to give it a 17 overall rating. So in conclusion, yu mool girl!)
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