7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Jan 9th, 2004: This beer is a deep ruddy amber color with a medium thick light tan head. Sticky thin lacing. Aroma of sweet malt and caramel, along with a bit of hops. Rich and smooth with a lot of malt up front, as well as some citrus and hops for good balance. The finish is lightly bitter and a little earthy. Overall another solid offering from Moylan's.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2004
at 20:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cherry red colour. The aroma and palate both show a similar big fat maltiness, and a lot of earthy, hedgey hop notes. Relatively straightforward.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2003
at 16:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper colour, slightly hazy with a thin off-white head which didn't last long. Aroma of strong hops, caramel, slightly spicey with a good malt background. Medium-bodied; Hoppy taste with some tea characteristics. Aftertaste shows the malt and hop bitterness throughout and ends with a bit of coffee. Overall, a decent beer for the style-but as we all know-I don't care for this style! I split this 65 cL bottle with JonR888710, which he purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington and sampled it on 29-November-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2003
at 22:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
This is quite possibly the most chocolate flavor I've experienced in a stout - cocoa, dark chocolate and even a touch of pudding are quite evident in the flavor - however, the appearance is more like a very dark brown ale, plus there isn't really any head at all - the aroma is highly alcoholic, but not much else - as a whole, this beer is an amatuerish effort, but the flavor is decent, so it's not all bad.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2003
at 21:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cloudy copper in color, with a slight, off-white lacing - light aroma of oak, hops and iced tea? - flavor is a blend of cherries and chocolate, with some hops arriving late, but there is a lack of complexity and/or balance - flavors diminish much too rapidly in the finish, except for bit of an acidic, metallic taste that is a little off-putting at times - a decent effort, with a decent flavor, but it just doesn't come together very well for me.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2003
at 19:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Burnt orange color with sticky white lacing - explosive aroma of citrus, pine, hops and slight sweetness - heavy malty flavor up front(caramel mostly) - really chewy throughout - hops gradually swell up from underneath the malts, finally becoming dominant in the finish, along with a heavy grapefruit flavor - extremely well-balanced, complex progression of flavors - a full-body experience of a beer.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2003
at 21:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Is this an Arrogant Bastard clone? Grapefruit, grapefruit, and more grapefruit. And a bit of pine, just for your sipping pleasure. Copper body with plenty of "floaties." The hops really do dominate the malt backbone, and this beer doesn't present anything I haven't tried before.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2003
at 18:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark copper in colour with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma of malt, malt, mmore malt and a toffee sweetness. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong maltiness (no surprise there) with some sweet flavours. Aftertaste fairly bittered from the malt, but not overwhelmingly so. Overall, a good scottish, but i'm not one for the style. I owe a great big deal of thanks to Phil (Haddon90) for bringing this 65 cL bottle back all the way from California for me to sample on my visit to Knoxville on 27-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2003
at 23:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(draught) Deep copper; little to no head. Nose yields corn, heavy roasted malts, and lots of nuts, like walnut-oil. Again, very nutty taste, walnut and hazelnut. It has an oily aroma, but NOT oily mouthfeel. MF is a bit slick, all the same, medium to full bodied. Good, original, nutty flavour. No Scot would recognise it, however...
Tried
on 02 Oct 2003
at 03:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Mmmm...stout. Pours dark brown (not as dark as some Imperials) with a thin tan head clinging to the sides of the glass. Chocolate, coffee, and alcohol in the aroma. Flavor is a rich medley of coffee, chocolate, hints of dark fruit, and hints of barleywine-like bread/cookies. Smooth and silky mouthfeel. The beer is thick, but not over-the-top. A hint of alcohol warmth in the aftertaste. A well-crafted, exquisite version of my favorite style.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2003
at 15:48