Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Dark with a brown head. Aroma is minty, chocolate, and light roasted malts. Medium bodied. Flavor is much like a Girl Scout Thin Mint. Chocoalte, minty, light roasted malts, and a bit of toast. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer and could happily put a few down in an evening. Sure, it’s a gimmick, but it’s one that worked quite well, IMO.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at GABF 2012. Pours a deep murky brown color with a medium white head. A sweet coffee nose. A very dry massive coffee flavor, roast and some metallic bitterness from the coffee. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, second sessionBlack color, dark brown head. Sweet, coffee, green peppers scent. Coffee taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 ounce bottle. Bright honey gold color. Small creamy white head. Mild grainy malt nose with a hint of mustard seeds.. Slight herbal hops as well. Zesty toasted malt flavor balanced by an acidic hop character. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Finish is dry and lingering.
Drake (22940) reviewed Big Gruesome from Spring House Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bomber shared by Matt at the 17th Richmond Ratebeer Gathering, 1/28/12. Pours a pitch black color with a medium frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of peanut butter, popcorn and cocoa powder. The taste is peanuts, peanut butter, sugar, chocolate and a hoppy finish. Medium-full bodied with soft carbonation. Interesting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
My kind of APA. +++Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy bright amber color with a medium sized foamy orange-white head that left some lacing. The aroma was moderately strong sweet pineapple and grapefruit. The flavor was sweet and tangy caramel with sugar and moderate notes of pineapple, grapefruit and a hint of lemon. The finish was long with sugar, caramel and pineapple lingering. Fairly full bodied. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Cask @ Al’s Of Hampden, Enola, PA. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty coffee aroma with hints of vanilla. Roasted malty coffee, chocolate and vanilla flavor. Has a roasted malty coffee finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle courtesy of MrChopin on 01/15/2011 at the 13th Richmond Gathering. Dark black body with a small creamy tan head. Huge coffee aroma with some roast and chocolate. Big coffee flavor, some chocolate, roast and dry bitter finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
growler @RBSG shared by axilla-pours a tan head and brown color. Aroma is roasty-dark malt. Taste is roasty-dark malt, calcium, some earthy hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Coffee nose, a little spicy. Medium brown, light coffee flavor with a bready finish. Dark brown color. Its OK.