UPDATED: MAR 20, 2020 Keg at New Old Lompoc, Portland, OR on 15/07/2008. A big and bold strong ale. Slight marmite note to the aroma. Dark fruit and piney hop flavours.

UPDATED: FEB 10, 2019 From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Aroma is lightly smoked dark malt with soft piney hops, hint of dark fruits, rye, caramel, soft roast. Pleasant medium bitterness, mild sweet. Body is medium. Good, smoke is very subtle, mostly piney hops and rye bread.

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Draft at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Brown with a tan head. Aroma of light smoked malt. nutty notes, caramel, toffee and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

On tap at Belmont Station, Portland, Oregon. The colour is slightly hazy dark brown with a creamy compact beige head. Roasted aroma of nuts, chocolate, rye bread and subtle coffee and smoke. Nicely roasted flavour as well with smoke, ash, dark chocolate, coffee and rye bread. Has a soft mouth feel, medium body and a light to medium bitterness. A smooth ale with a nice touch of smoke. Well balanced.

Draught @ Lompoc Hedge House. Pours a rich mahogany colour with a small beige head. Nose is bready malt with a hint of hops. Flavour is a very different mix of piney hops with a smokey character. While I’m not a fan of the hoppy bitterness I find the sweet smokey character manages to mask the harsh bitterness making for a semi middle ground if you will. The smokey character develops on the palate and lingers nicely. Mmmh.. salty meat products I desire now.

Draft - Dark and some toasty malts. Mahogany with a rich beige head. Dark and toasty with a long dry finish. Dark and nice.

22oz bottle. Poured a brown color with an off white head. Caramel, chocolate, some earth, and lighter fruitiness.

Deep rich brown body with an off white head. Aroma is very light. Smokey taste leading into a liquorice taste and hitting with a strong chocolate aftertaste. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

22 oz bottle poured. Pours cola like, dark brown with a fizzy off white head. Hop forward aroma. Flavor is just the opposite with a heavy malt, slight spice, light smoke, and caramel. A lot of different flavors going on here. Hops come back late. Overall this is an interesting beer to me. Little surprised to see the strong ale tag on a beer under 7%, but I don’t make the rules, nor do I usually understand them. No matter what it is, I enjoyed this beer.

Bomber from Capital Market. Super deep ruby in color. Nose is fairly roasty with a lot of dark fruit notes. More roasty dark fruits up front. Going into a nice bit of roasty coffee. Mild hoppiness. Pretty good strong ale.