Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at the Opryland Hotel. Deep coppery brown with not much head because the way it was poured. Aroma is mocha with hints of hops. Taste is chocolate and coffee biter up front and in the middle, hoppy bitter in the finish.

I don’t know what’s going on with the vintages but I tried merging the two 2017s and failed. #GowerFace

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

tap at the denver location. very malt forward. hops are on the lighter side, but it becomes bitter with grain and hops as you get to the end of the glass. not hot at all, but palate is heavy.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle: Poured a burgundy with a thin tan head. Nose was super thick malts could smell when poured. Taste is thick malts, roasty and yet sweet at the same time with toffee and light cocoa. Finish was dry.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from beer club. Rich color, traditional winter ale flavor. Quite good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a red brown color with a large foamy orange brown head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was malty with molasses, cherry, fig and bread dough. The flavor was bitter and astringent with molasses, perfume, medicine, dark fruit and tobacco. Long finish with lingering medicine and perfume. Medium body. Not good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample from growler. This beer pours a clear copper color with a medium light beige head that diminishes gradually to an outer ring. Strings of lace. Aroma of malt, hops and spice. Medium body with flavors of caramel malt, earthy hops and spiced fruit. The finish is sweet with a malt and spice aftertaste. Decent overall.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Kind of over hopped and/or astringent, not a well made beer, some off flavours that shouldn't be around. 10 barrel portland ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/30/2016. Pours slightly hazy dark ruby red/brownish color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, citrus peel, pepper, and pine; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, cherry, herbal, floral, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malt and moderate citrus/earthy/pine hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, citrus peel, pepper, and pine; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, cherry, herbal, floral, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, citrus rind, pepper, pine, light chocolate/cocoa, herbal, floral, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malt and moderate citrus/earthy/pine hop flavors; with a nice malt bitterness balance; light lingering hop astringency after the finish, but not overwhelming. Moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, bready/grainy/creamy, and slightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is fairly well hidden; a mild warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very good american strong ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malt and moderate citrus/earthy/pine hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, despite the lingering hop astringency. Really aggressive/resinous on bitterness, but still has nice malt balance. A very enjoyable offering.