6.8

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

7.4

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

Can, from Jewel-Osco, Chicago. Pours clear dark brown with red highlights, large spongy dark beige head, dark roasted malt aroma, high carbonation, bitter dark roasted/burnt malt taste, faint caramel, thin body, long bitter finish. Great brew.

8

Nice malty ewrthiness., medium light bodied tastiness.

6.8

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

Pour is an almost black with some amber around the edges and a huge foamy tan head. Aroma is a char malt and bitter bakers chocolate. Flavor is more char and roasty malt with a little bitter chocolate on the back end. A little thin but this is still pretty spot on for the style.

9.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Sample #25 at FoBAB. I think once more I'm going to sit down for this because we are nearly to the end of the session. Yes, they emptied the can into my tiny taster glass, which meant it overflowed so we've got a regular lager color but with an extra pinkishness to it there is some fruit to its nose. A nice mix of various fruit flavors, yes cherry, maraschino cherry, and maybe some nuts to it. I am glad I managed to get into some of these fruit beers, because there's only so much barley wine I can manage. That does not mean I'm not going to try to get one more.

7.1

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

Pour is a black with a little amber around the edges. Aroma is a little char malt with some coffee and bakers chocolate. Flavor is a super dry char malt, a little smoke and a bitter bakers chocolate on the back end. This has plenty of flavor and the alcohol was hidden well.

7.3

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

On tap at the Mousetrap. Cloudy golden with white head. Hay, some straws, bit yeasty, sweetish. Good classical saison.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at the Mousetrap. Black with creamy beige head. Milk chocolate, moderate sweetness, cocoa, smooth texture.

7.5

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

On tap at the Mouse trap. clear golden with medium white head. Malty, bit bready, grassy, sweetish with some bitterness in finish.

8.1

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at the Mousetrap. Black with nice dense beige head. Nice bready chocolate, moderate sweetness, dry. Nice roasty notes.