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Five Seasons Prado

On tap at 5 season prado location. This beer was great. A dark brown pour with a nice tan head. Complex in many ways but a nice malt flavor with a hint of fruit and woody tones, oak seemed to jump out at me. This beer is a real toast to the guys at 5 seasons.

Poured from unlabelled bomber:

Pours dark brown/light black with a thin white head that disappears rather quickly.

The smell is of molasses, vanilla, fruity notes, alcohol and woody tones.

The taste is of chocolate/molasses with subtle dark fruit. Vanilla and oak play in well, but along with raw alcohol nearly mask the other flavors. An earthy bitterness takes some edge off of the sticky sweetness.

Would be full-bodied, but a relative lack of carbonation gives something of a watery character to it.

A powerful brew. Alcohol and heavy oak characteristics put this in the slow sipping category. Interesting. Fits broadly into a BSDA style. Pretty unique - certainly worth checking out if you are in the mood for a strong sipping brew.

Thanks to jcwattsrugger for bringing this back from his trip to Atlanta and sharing with me!

12 Oz Bottle. Thanks for sharing Chris! Aroma stays quiet with smoky yeast and caramels. Not off, nor exciting, just there. Pours in ruddy silk, with off-mahogany. Flavor is a crescendo of new flavors and complexity. Starts in roasted caramel and praline, backed by light Old-ale ox, then climbs up into middle fruits of prunes, reduced plums and fig jam, dappled with brandy. Third level finds warming husky special B and mellowing rock candy. Some call this rather sweet, which is probably true, but for a beer of such intensity and magnitude, I actually think its’ palate is nicely balanced and able to gradually reveal intricate characters over time. Five, a cymbal crash of coffee nips, ruby cherries and some salty creme depth. Nice. Does smack sticky.