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Originally Posted by TimBone
Have you had the chance to try it yet? I tried it last night.
Very interesting beer. I see it as a beer that someone is going to love or hate. I think very few people will come away thinking, "Meh, it's okay. I'll take it or leave it."
At first sip, I got a saltiness up front (hard to describe, but it's similar to what I tasted up front with sucaba). I got cherries right after that, and then it finished with the chocolate. I was impressed with how prominent each flavor was. I hated the first sip, but after taking two more, I ended up liking it a lot. Wife took a sip, and hated it. Even more than she hates most other beers.
I had to see other opinions on it, so I went to beer advocate. Some people swear it isn't boozy, others definitely claim the booziness. To those that say it was smooth and unboozy, **** that. That shit is boozy from start to finish.
Also, Golden Ale? No, sir. I wouldn't call it a Golden Ale at all.
Overall, though. I'd definitely drink again. I wish I would have bought another bottle to let sit for a year or two.
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I tried it earlier this month and liked it for what it is. It's a one off, high abv, celebration beer meant to taste like a chocolate cherry cake. I thought they captured all of those flavors in a super boozy, fun beer. Granted, I shared it with my wife on her birthday after a nice meal, sort of like a dessert, which is how I'd recommend drinking it to someone else. I thought about putting some age on it, but the golden ale thing threw me and I thought it might be better fresh. There's still some individual bottles on the shelves up here, but I don't think I would buy it again.
I think the people that hate it probably had different expectations for it. I think its a specific beer for a specific occasion, similar to barleywines for me, and not something I'd include in a drinking session or during a Chiefs game or something.