Dexter Gordon Old School Strong Ale
City Steam Brewery Café

Draught: Served in a brandy snifter. The color appeared to be an opaque brown, but the light was a bit subdued in the bar. There was almost no hear at all. The aroma had hints of dark fruits and chocolate. It has a rich and silky taste, with some roastiness to go with the fruits and chocolate. Warming. It is very good!

 

Notes from 4/5/12
Served in a small snifter with a thin cap of a white head. Translucent black body with deep mahagoney color around the edges. Some lacing remains and just about no head.

Smells very mild. Some Carmel and roasted malts. I need a bigger glass to explor this more. No off putting alcohol is present.

Initial taste is a sugary sweet malt. Some roast and Carmel mix in with some bready malt character. No alcohol taste, just a touch of warmth as it warms up.

Medium full bodied. Low carbonation. Clean suble bitterness on the finish.

This is a very well crafted BW. Very drinkable and pleasant. Well balanced and the alcohol is well masked. I get this again.
$5.50 a small snifter 10oz or so

Served in a 10-oz brandy snifter at City Steam brewpub in Hartford, Conn.

A: Thick, dark and nearly black in color with faint ruby highlights that shone through when held to the light. The two-finger head of creamy, white foam clung with some sticky lacing.

S: Roasted malts, sweet, figgy plum and an herbal, earthy aroma. Faint, but still present, scent of cocoa and tangy coffee.

T: Robust, flavorful and fruity, this brew sips much lighter than its ABV would have you believe. Light cherry and dried raisin notes play off of earthy, lightly toasted specialty malts with a hint of sweet, tart acidity thrown in before a lightly bitter finish settles on the palate.

M: Medium-full bodied with a surprisingly creamy and balanced mouthfeel. Some tart and tangy notes reach out from the otherwise malt-forward palate.

O: A nice apertif as well as a bracer for buffalo chicken nachos, which is how I enjoyed this brew. The near 9% ABV hardly makes itself known until long after each sip, where a warming effect takes hold. A really nice beer I wouldn't mind having on a late autumn day either.

Coke colored. Honest light brown head. Pretty good malty aroma for this pub. Solid toffee flavour. It doesn’t smell very thick though.. Mostly caramel/toffee and an unnecessary lactic touch. Fairly mild for what it lets think it is. Mouthfeel is a bit stale with little to no carbonation.

Served in a brandy snifter a bit cooler than room temperature. Deep chestnut color with a short, light brown head that recedes quickly. Nose of molasses and brown sugar, roasty malts, some coffee and raisin. Flavor fairly matches, with the addition of some cocoa and plum. Just a slight tendency toward sweetness, and a flourish of alcohol in the finish. Light carbonation leaving the mouthfeel a bit thin. Very complex, very tasty, a good sipping drink. I need a cigar.