 grandridge (100), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
Jul 3, 2008 2008 vintage: I had one of these earlier but didn’t get around to rating it. I figured I would relax with another one for rating #100. Pours like the used motor oil I just poured from my car. Aroma is roasted malt, some sweetness of caramel and vanilla. Flavor is coffee, vanilla and a nice sweet finish that isn’t bitter or too sweet. This beer is one of my favorites along with speedway and black albert. I guess I’ll be sitting on the rest of em’ and see how they hold up with a year or three.
TikiE (275), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Bottled: Traveled a long way for this legendary beer! Pours a black oil color with a syrup texture. Hits the nose with roasted chocolate and coffee. The flavor blasts into your mouth and palate with a huge blast of vanilla and other delicious flavors that stay after the beer is finished. The overall impression of this beer is one that will last forever. Wasnt able to be at Dark Lord Day but met a new friend at Three Floyds and he hooked me up with it. Thanks Mark for this amazing beer!!!!
Collint (275), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Jun 28, 2008 2008 Bottle, made its way all the way to NC on a long road trip thanks to TikiE. Pours slow and thick, almost oil. Color is solid black, with a dark brown head. good lacing with a smooth body. Flavor is at first sweet vanilla, then chocolate and a finish of roast coffee, very distinct. Smooth as hell, this is one of my favorite Impy Stouts.
airforce1 (61), Atascosa, Texas, USA
Jun 25, 2008 2007 vintage off Ebay. Dark, roasty malts, coffe, chocolate, and a lot of yeasty sludge. Not impressed for what its supposed to be. The balance just isnt there for me.
hellbilly (732), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jun 20, 2008 sampled with the phoenix crew. big thanks to rustychiles for the two bottles...
2007 silver wax. pours a viscous brown shade of black with no head. this brew stains the inside of the snifter! aromas of chocolate, dark fruit/prunes/black raisins, vanilla, scorch, heavily roasted grains and molasses... smells an awful lot like a baltic porter should! very dark tasting... lots of grain, ash, licorice, tar, prunes and a touch of umami. just dreadfully sweet. tastes a whole lot like an imperial baltic porter?! beyond full bodied. thick, chewy and coats the tongue... (high score given because it resembles a baltic... my favorite style!)...8/4/8/5/16=4.1
2008 black wax. viscous blackish pour with some orange highlights in the thin brown head. smells kinda like sam adams triple bock only it doesn’t make me want to vomit... maple wood smoke, soy, bacon, maple syrup, chocolate and all around sludge. really sweet on the palate to the point my teeth hurt. flavors of vanilla, chocolate, salt, booze and lots of cloying residual/sugars/molasses. hot finish. heavy body with a cloying thick mouth feel... 8/4/5/3/16=3.6
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