 kosko20 (323), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Pours a nice amber body with a minimal head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts, earthy and pine hops. Flavor is bitter and palate is crisp but thin. Overall though this has few flaws and is nice and refreshing.
Keir (54), Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 10.29.09 Bottle. Pours light amber with quickly dissipating head and nice lacing. Aroma mild, fruity, bread. Tastes malty, toasted, slight bitter hops.
joeneugs (371), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Pours very clear amber with an off white fluffy head. Aroma of fruit, caramel and yeast. The flavor is yeasty with light notes of fruit and caramel. It’s light bodied and well balanced with an earthy hop finish.
alagnak (381), Littleton, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Bomber. Nose is really deep biscuit and caramel malts with just hints of fruity/earthy old world hops. THe earthiness is super-evident in the first few sips, wet dirt and toffee malts and a pleasant woody bitterness. The wood isn’t very noticeable in flavor or mouthfeel, imo, but this is a really nice ’everyday’ beer.
baraciisch (156), USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Orange brown in color.. Crisp creamy malty aroma... Flavor is slightly creamy, crisp malty flavor with hints of caramel... Mild English hop bitterness thoughout but minimal bitterness on the finish,, Good beer
snmalouff (9), Arizona, USA
does not count  | 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Good aroma and redish amber appearcance. Heavy sweet taste with a light bitterness. Too sweet and fruity for my likings.
corby112 (782), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Pours a clear dark golden orange color with light olden yellow edges and a one finger light yellowish beige head that slowly settles into a lasting ring.
Sweet biscuit/caramel malty aroma with subtle grassy earthy english hop notes along with a wooden/oak presnce. The barrel aging gives off some subtle vanilla as well.
Slightly hop forward medium body with some dry earthy pine needle bitterness that lingers throughout over a prominent malt backbone into a subtle dry finish. Sweet caramel, toffe, biscuity malt backbone provides excellent balance to the earthy bitterness. The oak presence from the aging is very subtle, yet there is a prominent smooth vanilla character. Slightly watered down but still very complex. It kind of tastes like abottled agressively hoppy English cask ale.
Lagunitasfan (481), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 On tap at Red Zone sports bar in Fresno. Rich red color with strong head. Nose sweet malty with caramel and a bit of sweet bitterness. Taste is much the same. Maybe a bit of oak coming out. Some dark fruit sweetness, malt. Light on the finish. The Waitress/Bartender said "I have a Sierra Nevada Double Barrel. You wanna try that?" Are ya sure it’s Sierra Nevada, and not Firestone, I asked.
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