 Fin (2448), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Sep 28, 2008
<i> <b> Tasting with Casey, Traci, Craig, Stella and Loz 27-09-08 this bottle brought along by Casey</i> </b> I was outside cooking and trying to cook and rate such a highly regarded beer was quite an art and required great dexterity and juggling skills with cooking utensils and pen. Pours black but moving to gravy brown at the edges with just a few brown bubbles trying to big it up as a head. Creamy and soft in the mouth, indulgent, rich and oodles of dark, dark chocolate, ooh eck the chicken is catching that’ll have to do, stunner of a beer.
JLAudio (281), Crestwood, Illinois, USA
Nov 21, 2008 One of the best. It pours dark black, opaque, with a nice beige head. The flavors are very balanced and refined. Starts with a raosted & toasted malt flavor, surrounded by caramel, chocolate, coffee, and cafe au lait. The finish is sort of acrid and reminds me of a strong turkish espresso. The mouthfeel is perfect, the alcohol lends a complexity as it warms the throat. Just perfect.
poolboy (6), Lafayette, Indiana, USA
does not count  Nov 20, 2008 My favorite Russian imperial. Very dark, black I would say. Full of chocolate, smoke, and coffee. Plenty of malt. Thick but not syrupy.
kevd193213 (348), Coventry, Rhode Island, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle, aged for two years. Oily black pour with a thin light coffee head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee and faint smoke. Fantastic taste of bitter chocolate and coffee Also had notes of roasted almonds. Completes with a nice dry bitter finish with warming alcohol present.
rkuhnel (1182), Eureka, California, USA
Nov 18, 2008 I waited a long time to my lay a hand on this one and finally found in on a trip to So. California. This poured BLACK. Not dark brown but black with no light at all even on the edges and threw up a very fat tan head that lasted a long time. Nose is very powerful and of coffee and chocolate. Very thick mouthfeel. Flavor is rich roasted malts with the chocolate and coffee in abundance. Finish is dry and bitter. Simply amazing stuff. Maybe my best stout ever. I loved this stuff.
incutrav (527), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Had this is the closet for more then a year. Cracked it after a bow hunt in NW WI. Jet black, choclatley smooth stuff. Lots of flavors going on, but I sure dont get much in the way of coffee in taste or aroma, so thats dissapointing. Very sweet, glad to split this with a few people.
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