Oggi's Colossus Strong Ale

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

02.19.05-02.20.05 2002 on tap at Toronado BWF. Lightly clouded tea color/amber, pale. Caramel on nose, floral, amarillo. Thick and sweet palate seems just right for a masive barleywine. Huge hops are tingly, especially for a three year old beer. Citrus. I loved this one and suggested it to late comers all day sunday.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

One of my favorites from the Strong Ale Fest "02. Cask conditioned and HUGE! Copper colored. Huge hop nose and taste.An excellent beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Tom Nickles offered up a half-growler of this for our little group last night at O'Brien's..., and it was a welcome addition to all of the other fine beers we had there last night. Of course, my aching head this morning doesn't neccesarily agree, but that's besides the point...! ;)

A deep dark mahogany hued brew, with a fairly lively amount of carbonation. Nicely complex resin-like aroma, with hints of chocolate and perhaps currant in the aroma. For the flavor profile, reminded me of a darker and even sturdier version of Stone Double Bastard, with the standard Tom Nickels mega-hopping to ensure a modicum of balance to the entire affair. Finishes amazingly clean, especially for something this massive. The alcohol was present throughout, but not by any means in a heavy-handed or unbalancing way.

A colossial beer that you should definately go out of your way for, IMO.
//TB

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Murky redish flavor, no head. Had on cask. Smells and tastes like alcohol. Tastes of dryness, bitterness, grapefruit and soco dominate. A big ass beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

I was warned about this one so of course I ordered it anyway. This was a huge sticky sweet beer that begs to be aged. An amber colored beer with absolutely no head. A big alcohol and oak smell. The flavor was mainly alcohol with some raisins and caramel. A slow sipper on a cold night, well it wasnt cold but still pretty good.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This brew pours with a deep amber body with no haed or lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet and malty with a caramel note, notes of dark fruit and a noticable alcohol note. The flavor is slightly sweet and malty with dark fruit notes, a touch of caramel and lots of alcohol. Full bodied, tingly on the tongue and warming.