 davidm (204), Melbourne, Australia
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Aug 24, 2009 Updated: Aug 25, 2009On tap. Beautiful beer, nice aroma of coffee, lasting complex flavour, bitter ending. The high alcoholic content is not overwhelming. One of the best beers I ever tried.
mickmac (105), Ngunnawal, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Tap. Black ale with a small dark brown head. Smells and tastes of dried fruit, chocolate and wood. Dense creamy mouthfeel and finishes with a pronounced bitterness. This is world class.
madquacker (730), Canberra ACT, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 26, 2008 Very solid with a beautifully balanced high alcohol content. Dirty looking with a nice even light stout taste. Coffeeish and a great beer on a cold Canberra night.
motelpogo (4399), Plzen, Czech Republic
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2007 australian hotel beer festival 05, on tap. served at about 5 degrees on a 35 degree day, probably would have been better had those numbers been reversed. anyways it was just a treat to have this whatever the conditions. deep black with a persisten,t dark brown creamy head. aroma of coffee bean, tropical fruit and tar. lusciously thick and syruppy texture, loads of bitter chocolate with hints of stewed prunes and vanilla cream. was only available in sample sizes so i went back for quite a few of these. was quite tough to get all the beer out of the glass, it was that thick
lasonovich (151), Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 17, 2006 King of the stouts. Very dark, chocolately and amazingly complex array of flavours. When its available i’ll always grab a few and they just don’t disappoint. So thick that you’d think you were drinking straight tar with a hint of cream. Just excellent all round.
wenzeled (10), Australia
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2005 A full, full, full bodied stout, nice toastinesss. Very creamy, very solid beer. Not one for the faint hearted.
bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 6, 2005 I feel dudded. The sample I had failed to live up to most of the previous reviews. Black as black can be with a thick and lasting creamy dark coffee brown head. Also had an interesting array of aromas including gravox, ground coffee and a black bean/soy sauce mix. However, the flavour was not very well balanced, and on tasting everything just seemed to compete - all the jumbled up flavours and aromas climbing over each other trying to force there way down my throat. Add to this an annoying tingling sensation that burned it’s way into my tongue, and it’s crashed it’s way down the ratings scale. However, I promise to head down the Hume and taste this one at the pub, and re-rate it then.
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