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Otter Creek 20th Anniversary Ale
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rAvg: 3.61
pDev: 16.9%
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Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's
Vermont
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United States
Style | ABV
American Strong Ale
| 12.00%
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Availability:
Limited (brewed once).
bottle (76)
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on-tap (12)
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Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.
55 IBU
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beerthulhu
New Jersey
3.68
/5
rDev
+1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: A dense burgundy red shows some chunky particulate yeasty matter floating about. A bronze-tan head is slight and frothy, with a low to moderate retention rate. Some spotty speckled lacing adheres to the glass.
S: Dark fruit of plums and prunes with some boozy sweet caramelization with spicy herbal notes of tarragon and parsley. Some sweet figs are also well noted here.
T: The flavor was lighly boozy, not as strong as the 12.0% you would think, the sweetness hides most indication. Some plums and cocoa and again spicy herbal notes of tarragon are evident along with the sweet sugary figs.
M: The mouthful had a gentle warming of sweet dried boozy fruit with a syrupy texture and an average rate of carbonation.
O: Overall the alcohol is very managable here hidden behind its malt sweetness and sweetened dark fruit. Good mid range offering.
Serving type: bottle
02-28-2013 23:42:12 |
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templar316
Pennsylvania
3.93
/5
rDev
+8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a deep rich cloudy amber, thin head no lace. Smells of lovely caramel malt, cinamon and candied fruit. This has really aged well; wish I would have kept more for next year. The alcohol burn is 25% and deep malt flavors bounce back and forth across the tongue with each sip. Still a bit of burn at the end. But a great coming of age beer...
Serving type: bottle
12-02-2012 02:44:17 |
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jjboesen
Maryland
3.93
/5
rDev
+8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a snifter, this heavy hitter is dark ruby red, impervious to natural light, and completely foreboding in appearance. The body is still and deep - no carbonation; it is crowned with a thin vanilla crown.
The nose is inundated with subtle whiffs of bubble gum, honey and wax; the palate is overwhelmed by intense maltiness supplemented by the aforementioned honey. The body is rather syrupy and sweet. A deceptive beer, this one lures in the victim with a taste of honey until a harsh blast of alcohol arrives to finish them off.
Certainly not a session beer as I can see how difficult it would be to quaff more than one. In any case, Happy Anniversary Otter Creek!
Serving type: bottle
11-24-2012 23:28:22 |
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ppoitras
Massachusetts
2.73
/5
rDev
-24.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
129oz bottle purchased as a single from somewhere localish probably.
Poured into a small Mayflower nonic, formed a 1/4" tan head over the slightly cloudy orangey brown brew. Thick skim of a head lasts well, with leggy, slow-falling lace. Aroma is sweet and strongly alcoholic.
Taste starts syrupy sweet, fruity in the middle, then bitterness and strong tannins take us to the close. Aftertaste and alcohol burn not particularly enjoyable. Mouthfeel is soft over the tongue, but then the tannins and booze rip off your tastebuds, and as such, drinkability is not so great. Not much of an anniversary party here in my mind.
Serving type: bottle
10-16-2012 01:52:53 |
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ATLbeerDog
Georgia
2.8
/5
rDev
-22.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a slightly hazy amber/caramel color with a very small quickly dissipating tan head. Smells of overly ripe dark fruits, booze, and sweet malts dominate the nose. There are some familiar aromas hinting of age. First sip is boozy, showing age – though it is only 1 year or so old, super sweet malts, ripe plums, figs, no hops present. The 12% ABV tastes like 15% and is in your face and not very well hidden. Thin bodied. This is just an OK beer - hardly the quality what a 20th anniversary should be. Disappointed.
Serving type: bottle
09-05-2012 00:53:26 |
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JayQue
Virginia
3.68
/5
rDev
+1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Big, Big beer!!!! Pours a fairly dense amber color with a lot of light coming through. A regular pour provides no head or lacing. A pretty violent pour gives a big tan head with fairly good retention and a bit of lacing.
Smell is fairly mild, a little dark fruit (raisins), sweet caramel malt and alcohol.
Taste is very good. Not all that complex, sweet caramel malt, warming alcohol and dark fruit. Expertly blended, the sweetness and alcohol are not overdone.
Mouthfeel is rich and smooth with just the right amount of warming alcohol. Seems light (dangerously so) without being watery or weak.
A nice simple slow sipper.
Serving type: bottle
08-03-2012 02:17:07 |
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tobelerone
New Jersey
3.78
/5
rDev
+4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at the brewery. Pours a deep amber color, very clear, with a small cream colored head that settled quickly. Slippery alcohol legs rather than lacing per se. Smells like a barleywine; quite sweet, syrupy, malty, lots of brown sugar and booze. Vague flowery hops underneath.
Big sweet flavor; again tons of syrupy brown sugar and toffee, booze bordering on fusel; caramel and mild floral hops. Low bitterness, big time sweetness. Some dark fruity flavors of raisin and prune. Dries up a little in the finish, thankfully, and has some residual bitterness as the aftertaste fades.
Full bodied, sticky, low carbonation. Beer syrup. I kinda liked it but a shared glass was plenty. A bit simple and one-dimensional, a hefty and sugary strong ale to be sure.
Serving type: on-tap
07-12-2012 13:44:29 |
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jeremy13586
Pennsylvania
4
/5
rDev
+10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3080091211bottle code. Poured in to a pint glass.
Hazy and translucent copper color. Left behind a one finger tan head that vanished into a thin layer of foam rather quickly. Didn't leave any lacing.
Sweet malt and caramel. Some dark fruits. Not too much going on in the nose.
Malt hits you up front, followed by some caramel and toffee. There is a subtle taste of orange peel and cream. It's rounded out with some sharp bitter hops and some minor booze.
Smooth, but a little bit syrupy. Medium bodied and finishes pretty clean with a bit of alcohol warmth.
The beer took on more fruity tones as it warmed, which made it very interesting. The alcohol became more apparent as well with a little bir of warmth, but it didn't get super hot or anything. A very awesome brew that I might have to try and seek out.
Serving type: bottle
07-03-2012 20:41:13 |
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TubaManJack
Illinois
4.05
/5
rDev
+12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A solid brew that needs a bit of time. I got a pair of four packs and the beer is just cooling off and evening out from the strange hop combo they started with.
It be honest I didn't like the beer when it first came out about 3 months ago. The beer now exhibits the creaminess and sweetness that I assumed the brewer was going for. Just give it some time and you will be rewarded.
Serving type: bottle
06-19-2012 00:30:14 |
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bruachan
Rhode Island
1.93
/5
rDev
-46.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
i see this weighs in at 12%. no wonder the head fizzled in a jiffy!
the color is decent, partly rescuing the headless mein
smells boozy and fruity. smells like it was fermented fairly warm
very hot on the finish. in fact, very hot on the start. in between it tastes like booze with some raisiny backup
i have to think this is not what the brewer intended. tough to drink, in fact
Serving type: bottle
06-13-2012 00:39:22 |
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pisano
Massachusetts
3.98
/5
rDev
+10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle into tulip glass
a: pours a deep orange brown/dark caramel color with little to no head and some spotty lacing on the glass
s: caramel, dark raisins/prunes, brown sugar, some spices, slight booze
t: malty sweetness, dark fruits, the sweetness is well balanced by the hop bitterness. some dark bready notes on the finish. alcohol is well-hidden for a 12 percenter
m: medium body, moderate carbonation, a bit of alcohol burn at the back of the throat, as to be expected
o: this is my first time having this one and i really like it. thankfully i was able to get a four pack and i'm anxious to see how the other three do over time.
Serving type: bottle
06-05-2012 03:07:21 |
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metter98
New York
3.63
/5
rDev
+0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is a very hazy caramel brown in color. It poured with a half finger high beige head that gradually died down but consistently left a thick ring of large bubbles around the edge of the glass and a film of bubbles in the center.
S: There are moderately strong aromas of brown sugar and caramel in the nose along with hints of fruit.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and has additional notes of toffee. There is lots of malty sweetness in the initial taste along with some hints of bitterness in the finish.
M: It feels full-bodied and a bit boozy on the palate with a low to moderate amount of carbonation along with warming from the alcohol.
O: This beer definitely tastes strong, but the alcohol is relatively well hidden from the taste. However, it’s a slow sipper due to all of the malty sweetness.
Serving type: bottle
05-04-2012 04:00:50 |
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TheBrewo
Michigan
3.78
/5
rDev
+4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This brew was served from the tap at The Old Toad in Rochester, NY. It arrived in an unmarked goblet. The beer showed a deeply rich looking maroon coloring. It sported a half finger tall head of tan bubbles that showed medium retention. No lacing was left around the glass. Carbonation appeared light, and there was a slight haze to the liquid. The nose opened with huge booze-soaked cherries, figs, and plums. A cotton candy sweetness effectively cut this flame. Helping this additional sweetness was the malts, which were roasty, caramel, and in themselves, very sweet. Our first impression upon sipping was in regards to the deep complexity of the malts. The flavoring began with coffee malts which became deeply coppery with warmth. Plum and lime sweetness crashed in to help balance the bitterness of the grain. The middle peaked immediately with huge fusel booze, with black pepper and fire. A big mix of pale, barley, and caramel malts attempted to curb this explosion, along with some toffee sugar and more of the fruit from the front. These all clashed, bringing us to a syrupy sweet finish of strawberry and black cherry extracts. The aftertaste burned of fusel vodka alcohols, crystallized strawberry, white sugar sweetness, and coffee malts, to play off the insane bitterness of the continued malts through the end. The body was thicker, full, and syrupy, and the carbonation was medium to high. Due to the bitterness, booze, and sweetness, this guy puckered the mouth hard, with a sugary coating left around the mouth. There was nice slurp, but little creaminess to the sip. The abv was high, but appropriate, and this beer drank s a definite sipper.
Overall, what we found to be most enjoyable about this brew was the fruity inclusions, and the syrupy thickness to it. The sweetness really helped to cut the insane amount of booze flavoring that got through. The malts showed a surprising number of faces, with deep complexity to each layer. This, however, became lost in the overwhelming booziness which, in the end, was too hard to balance out.
Serving type: on-tap
04-26-2012 16:20:41 |
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Gambrinus1184
Connecticut
3.98
/5
rDev
+10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on-tap in a plain tumbler pint at Wood-n-Tap in Southington, Conn.
A: Reddish, cloudy bronze color with a thin cap of bone-white foam which hung around a good while before leaving a thin veil of off-white lacing.
S: Fruity, spicy and herbal, with hints of smoked meats, chocolate and a litany of zesty, candied and dried raisin aromas.
T: Sweet, boozy doses of caramel and toffee malts rush over the front of the palate, ushering in a spicy, hoppy and biting fruity esters. The phenol flavors crash with ripened berries, figs, plums raisin and candied citrus rinds. The finish is almost sugary-sweet, hot and boozy with some lingering, spicy booziness.
M: Rich, full-bodied with an almost chewy malt profile, this brew is a sipper and one to warm you up on a cool, early spring evening.
O: Otter Creek celebrates 20 years in style with this 12% ABV monster of an American Strong ale. Blurring the lines between malty double IPA and super fruity barleywine, this sipper has something for everybody. As long as everybody like robust, complex and dank strong ales.
Serving type: on-tap
03-24-2012 02:32:17 |
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JTSbeerislife
Pennsylvania
4.13
/5
rDev
+14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Marked on neck 3080091311 (Bottled 9/13/11?), purchased 11/2011 and well stored.
12 oz bottle poured into a Dogfish Head Signature Snifter.
Pours a rapidly diminishing, light, tan colored/off white head with fair to good lacing.
The color is deep amber/brown, clean and clear of debris.
The aroma hits you with distinct, aggressive, spicy, herb and resin smelling hops followed by medium distinct malt with some depth, yeast, dried fruit, dark bread, and a slight medicinal quality finish.
The hops and malt battle for dominance but the hops win.
Crisp, somewhat aggressive entry on the palate of herbal resin flavored hops, bitter, spicy, distinct and long lasting. Medium sweetness but not overdone. The malt is pronounced, rich, yeasty and has a tinge of caramel. As the ale warms you do get a touch of alcohol but it is balance by the aggressive flavor profile. There is a distinct, crisp acidity, full body and fine carbonation.
Long bitter finish of hops and some malt. The hop oils linger forever.
This is a big ale. The resin and herbal hops are quite different, very powerful and aggressive, perhaps a little to much.
The 12% ABV is noticeable but well within the style of this big aggressive ale. At its best at 55 degrees when everything explodes from the glass. Wow. Points given just for the brewery to have the balls to produce something this unique and probably without broad appeal.
That being said it is very, very tasty.
Recommended though one is probably enough.
Serving type: bottle
03-23-2012 22:50:35 |
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AleWatcher
Illinois
3.53
/5
rDev
-2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Blind beer #11 from Shogo.
Calls for a pint... Served it into a nonic pint.
Reviewed completely blind, without knowledge of brewery, style, or beer.
I'm already thinking barleywine or strong ale... This is dark, rather murky, slightly purple, reddish brown. Low carbonation level with a loose soapy head.
Smells of molasses, treacle, caramel, and toffee. The toffee is even more prominent on the tongue than in the olfactory. Very dry finish...
Oily medium body with some sweetness up front before the English toffee flavor dries it out.
Overall-- I'm assuming this is a strong ale... And I isn't one that really blows me away. As we warm more; the beer has a pronounced boozy warmth that, while not entirely unpleasant, is a bit overdone.
--REVEAL-- Otter Creek Brewing's Twentieth Anniversary.
This is in fact an American strong ale. And it isn't one I've ever heard of before. At least I honed in on the right style!
Now that I know what it is, I'm going to go ahead and give it some numbers;
A-3
S-4
T-3.5
M-3
O-3.5
Serving type: bottle
02-27-2012 03:21:35 |
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marlinsfan4
Maryland
4.03
/5
rDev
+11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a medium brown color. Smell is of grapes, figs, and a pretty strong alcohol smell. Taste is medium bodied, very boozy. Raisin flavors come in along with a nice dose of hops and a good dose of maltiness. Beer actually gets smoother as you drink it, alcohol kind of wears off. A nice sipper beer, a bit strong at 12% and not the best "high alcohol" beer I've had, but a nice effort and enjoyable brew.
Serving type: bottle
02-16-2012 03:37:11 |
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thain709
Pennsylvania
3.68
/5
rDev
+1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Poured with a ruby tinted, copper body that was semi-clear...a tan, one finger head formed and fell to a thin cap...it eventually became a bubbly ring, but left some lacing
S - As soon as I cracked the bottle, strong hops were present...once in the glass the hops had subsided and sweet aromas of burnt sugar, brown sugar, caramel, and toffee became very predominant...grapes and wine characteristics were also lingering
T - First sip actually brings forward some Belgian spices...a little pepper and some nutmeg...deep, dark fruit flavors add some body to the beer as well as contribute to the sweetness...they pair well with the alcohol that is very present...the sweetness levels did not drop off from the nose...caramel and toffee are the forerunners with hints of brown sugar lingering in the background
M - Medium bodied...leaning towards the thicker side...sweet with a hint of spiciness...alcohol heat
O - There were some nice flavors in this beer, but the alcohol became very strong...it did pair well with the dark fruit flavors in the middle...not a bad beer for 20 years of brewing
Serving type: bottle
02-13-2012 12:02:49 |
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BEERchitect
Kentucky
3.45
/5
rDev
-4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Intense maltiness and alcohol heat set the stage for Otter Creek's 20th Anniversary- this is not exactly a session ale.
Pouring a dark and viscous hue, the beer takes on Barleywine proportions with a rich, velvety look, low-lying carbonation and thin, fleeting head of creamy tan traces. No lacing further reinforces an English-like heavily malted ale- except for the exceptionally dark and opaque brown color.
Very strong aromas of molasses, deeply caramelized malt (nearly Scottish in depth and complexity), booze soaked fruits, and chocolate all supply the focused and at times, simplified nose. Complex alcohol and fruit notes rise as the beer warms. The beer just smells boozy.
Rich toffee, molasses, chocolate, and burnt caramel flavors set the tone and provide the malt-forward balance. A rebuttal from cherry and berry esters begin the transition toward minty and grassy hops for a mild offset of sweetness and a slightly complex herbal tone. Mild chocolates and woods begin to rise as the palate acclimates to the alcohol finish of non-descript booze. Again, simplified in its recipe formulation, the beer gets the supple complexities from the sheer enormity of the beer.
Full bodied, largely due to heightened malt development and unresolved malt sweetness, the beer carries its viscous nature deep into the finish where alcohol closes with a hot and spicy aftertaste and with little challenge from hop bitterness.
Otter Creek's 20th Anniversary ale reminds me a lot of New Holland's Dragon's Milk where flavors of bourbon ball candies abound. But here, the toffee flavors surpass the chocolate tones and the alcohol seems of booze rather than bourbon. A very rich ale that departs from Strong American Ales of Stone and Great Lakes.
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2012 07:42:23 |
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beesy
Ohio
3.45
/5
rDev
-4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Founders standard pint glass
A - pours a nice looking dark copper with orange hues. A small, half finger dark kahki head builds and quickly dissapears. Appears very viscious from the pour.
S - sweet aromas of caramel and wheat. Smells almost a little oxizied already, like an aged beer.
T - lots of residual sweetness and very malty. Getting lots of wheat flavors in here with the afore mentioned sweetness and some toffee. Not wild about the yeast profile tha comes on mid to late. Maybe a touch of alcohol hotness.
M - very full bodied and thick. A little too much residual sweetness for me.
D - low, too sweet for my liking.
Overall, not a terrible brew but has some room to improve. It will be interesting to see what this does with some age on it.
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2012 04:27:32 |
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dogfishandi
New York
3.25
/5
rDev
-10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12oz bottle at about cellar temp poured into a goblet. split with a friend.
pours a deep brownish, reddish color, the slightest bit hazy, some sediment. a thin, skim layer of off white head, average retention, no real lacing.
very sweet, astringently fruity malts, lots of fruity esters. pretty boozey, somewhat solvent like. grapey and vinious as well as some toffee and caramel malts.
again, lots of astringent fruity sweetness. im usually a fan of sweetness in a beer like this, but this is just a totally bad kind of sweetness. lots of fruity esters and slightly solvent booze. toffee, caramel, and vinious fruits, a bit of apple.
astringent, hot, feel a bit thick and syrupy. drinkability is really low. and did i mention super sweet?
i did not enjoy this beer at all, but i still didnt have it in me to drain pour it. this really needs a lot of age to become drinkable, but its still a longshot.
Serving type: bottle
02-07-2012 00:32:24 |
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axeman9182
New Jersey
3.43
/5
rDev
-5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle, received as part of Amanti Vino's December package for the Beer of the Month club. This one was allowed to warm a little bit before being poured into my Duvel tulip.
Otter Creek's 20th Anniversary Ale pours a hazy maroon, with some cherry highlights tracing the edge of the glass. About two fingers of cream colored foam rise up to sit atop the beer. Lacing and head retention are both just OK. The nose has some interesting things going on, but doesn't ever really excel. Sugary caramel is what immediately jumps out, but booze and herbal hops are also present. Caramel and toffee are the centerpiece of the flavor profile as well. There's a pronounced hop bitterness that blends with a slightly hot alcohol note mid palate. The close is a hoppy note that's sligtly floral, but much more aggressively herbal. The mouthfeel verges well into syrupy territory, with a viscous body and a low level of carbonation that doesn't come close to cutting through the beer. Otter Creek's 20th Anniversary Ale is just OK, I'd say it's a bit under-attenuated all things considered.
Serving type: bottle
02-01-2012 09:22:42 |
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Goblinmunkey7
Massachusetts
3.58
/5
rDev
-0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Deep, deep copper. Head is almost non-existent. Tiny bright-white ring at edges of glass. Slightly hazed. Pours on the heavier side.
Smell: Sweet caramel malts. Nice hit of booze. Caramel, hints of toffee and molasses. Vestiges of citrus hops add a nice layer. Beefed up amber ale indeed. Alcohol is sharp and acts as a solid counterpoint to the decidedly sweet malt base. Notes of brown sugar.
Taste: Malts, malts, and malts. Super sweet, borders on raw sugar at times. Brown sugar, molasses, and caramel in equal measure. Hops come through the back, adding a nice citrus rind/grapefruit note that helps to balance some of the malt sweetness. Alcohol is sharp and upfront.
Mouthfeel: Borders on full, but doesn't quite get there. Carbonation is on the mellow side and it works well with the huge malt base. Booze dries it out on the end of the sip.
Overall: Solid. It really tastes like an imperialized version of Copper Ale. Very well crafted with a nice amount of depth. With a year on it, it'll probably be amazing.
Serving type: bottle
01-25-2012 22:27:31 |
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donkeyrunner
Massachusetts
3.98
/5
rDev
+10.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Dark bourbon brown with a thin Georgia clay colored head. Foam is quick to flee and doesn't but up much of a foamy fight.
Smells like chocolate muffin, vanilla, fig and some restrained alcoholic allure. Fruity hard candy comes forth as it warms up.
Taste is appropriately complex for a 12% strong ale. Lots of chocolate. Contrary to other reviews I've read I found the booziness appropriately warming and not detrimental. As it warms some neutral hops emerge with fruit basket esters.
A beautifully complex and immersive beer. One of those beers that the sum of it's parts is greater than any particular thing I can pick out. Exactly what I'm in the mood for this snowy Saturday.
Serving type: bottle
01-25-2012 01:40:49 |
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OneDropSoup
Pennsylvania
3.25
/5
rDev
-10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured into a snifter: Deep, hazy garnet with some lighter crimson highlights under a thin dusting & collar. A few cool little tendrils of lacing.
A little hoppy, a little sugary, a little caramel, a little fruity - it took a while to put my finger on it, but this all adds up to the aroma of a cream soda lollipop. A cream soda lollipop with some boozy heat, at that.
Leads off with some dark fruit & a little spiciness, then in comes an assertive fusel alcohol that kinds of steamrolls the other flavors - hot & dry, pretty much muddles all the other flavors. Some fruity sugars in the aftertaste, but still overwhelmed by the booze.
The taste paves the way for the mouthfeel: lightly sugary & pricly at first, then heavy, dry, & alcoholic.
Some good flavor notes going on here, but the booze is way out of proportion & flattens most of the highlights. Not wholly unpleasant, but could use some work.
Serving type: bottle
01-23-2012 03:26:53 |
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