Bitter but strong

Good, but very strong - the intensity takes away from the flavor. Couldn't drink more than a taster of this at a time.

Rating: A

500th beer rated. During Super Bowl 02/03/13. Paired with pot stickers , tempura shrimp, and Buffalo wings. Awesome beer!

Possible for there to be too much of a good thing--just maybe. Hoppy, with a hint of porter-like toasted malt. Heavyweight contender; not for the faint budded.

This has a wonderful malty front end flavor and is nice to drink. However, the bitterness is strong and lingers in the moth for some time.

Wonderful flavor, but really really bitter. Funny face bitter :/

Nose: honey walnut shrimp, soy sauce, peach, mango, and apricot. A little noble pine and pineapple upside down cake. Palate: caramel, orange rind, dark chocolate, fleur de sal, espresso beans, over ripe pineapple, and bananas fosters with burnt organic sugar. Finish: egg cream, Haitian vanilla, nutmeg, duck a la orange. Aftertaste: toasted pecans, persimmon cake, ginger, orange bitters, saffron. One of my all-time favorites. Complex, soothing. Fucking delicious.

01/29/13 : Aromas of citrus, pepper, and hops with slight undertones of caramel and yeast. Sweet caramel start blending to a citrus and zesty, but slightly alcoholic finish.

Mouthfeel- low carbonation, bitter tinge on front of tongue post-swallow Odor- slight nutty aroma Appearance- opaque, light burgundy, minimal white head with short legs Taste- heavy malts with low bitterness for such a strong ale, surprisingly light for 11.2%