flatmatt (2382) reviewed Dark Knight from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Dragonmead. Deep brown pour with an off-white head. Chocolate and pine hop aroma. Pine hop and roasty cocoa and coffee. A good black IPA here.
flatmatt (2382) reviewed Ring of Fire from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
On tap at Dragonmead. Pours a gold amber with a white head. Aroma is more or less like a raw green pepper. Delicious hot pepper flavor, almost like pepper jack cheese (but without the cheese part). Certainly has some heat, but not too much. This is probably the best hot pepper beer I’ve had yet.
flatmatt (2382) reviewed Jul Øl from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Dragonmead. Pours clear amber with a white head. Ginger in the aroma. Flavors of ginger, spruce, and toasty malt. Nice.
flatmatt (2382) reviewed Dubbel Dragon Ale from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Dragonmead. Pours deep, clear amber with a white head. Sweet red grape and caramel aroma, yeastiness. Sugary red and green grape flavor. Pretty nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Dragonmead. Pours a darker, clear amber with a white head. Light sweet malty caramel aroma. Flavor again light sweet malty caramel; touch of toffee. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Thanks to Greg for sharing the bottle! Aged for about 3+ years. Poured into a taster showing ruby amber with a finger of tanned foam. The nose shows a caramel forwardness with light hints of raw meat (?). The palate is light bodied and lightly carbonated. Belgian yeast forward with a strong tea like sweetness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at Ratebeer Tokyo W & CB Tasting. Thanks Gregg P! Honey, caramel malts, toffee and rum raisin bread on the nose with some light cinnamon and booziness present. Body is thin and sweet, but still nice enough. --- Beer merged from original tick of Armageddon Grand Cru on 11 Feb 2016 at 00:16 - Score: 7. Original review text: Thanks Greg!
TimE (11144) reviewed Armageddon Grand Cru from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Light brown color. Lots of plum and bread nose. Big malty very drinkable. Fallen off a bit.
superspak (10160) reviewed Sin Eater from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 7/22/2015. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, pepper, clove, light licorice/banana, toasted biscuit, light roast, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of huge raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, pepper, clove, light licorice/banana, toasted biscuit, light roast, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, pepper, clove, toasted biscuit, light roast, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an incredible Belgian strong dark ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
superspak (10160) reviewed Oktoberfestbier from Dragonmead Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into dimpled mug, bottled on 8/10/2015. Pours fairly crystal clear orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, light herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of bready malt and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of honey, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance, complexity, and robustness of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Oktoberfest style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.