3/5
AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 ounce bottle, bottled 10/12/11(I think). Pours hazy reddish brown color with an instant head. Super carbonated as evident upon opening. Turns out to be a fairly dense 2-3 finger light khaki head with insane retention. Obscene amounts of carbonation streaming up from the bottom. Small amount of lacing clinging to the glass as well. Aromas of apple skins, caramel, toasted malt, roasted nuts, and light chocolate. Welp it looks like we have an infection here. Taste of caramel, toasted malt, chocolate, roasted nuts, and light fruitiness. Insanely dry finish with a bit of lingering caramel, chocolate, and fruitiness. Did not seemed so infected in the taste, except for the super dry finish. I swirled out the carbonation; so it ended up having medium carbonation and body. A bit of a creamy mouthfeel, with very smooth drinkability. No alcohol noticed other than a slight warming after the finish. Overall I have to say this: for being infected this was still quite drinkable and minimally offensive. I will probably be picking up another single for a re-review because the price is pretty nice. I have a feeling I will probably like a non infected bottle.
Despite being obviously infected, this was pretty decent. I would guess that a non infected bottle would be pretty good.
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