Hibernation Ale
12oz 2010 bottle poured into a brandy sniffer. Pours a dark amber with a bit of a head and some facing. Smell is of sweet caramel malts, dark fruits, figs and the dry hopping. Taste is really nice malty notes of caramel and toffee, along with dark fruits, and a bitterness which rounds out the beer. Somewhat dryer than I thought it would be. Probably could use a bit of weight to it. Nice and drinkable. The hop character isn't exactly old ale like, but it's still good. I'm going to store a bunch of bottles for next year. I think this beer is much better with some age on it.