 goldtwins (3740), Nesconset, New York, USA
Feb 19, 2005 Updated: Aug 8, 2008
RBSG THE SHIT:
This was an amazing beer that was produced by Peter for the 2008 festival Rate Beer Summer Gathering. Peter was very generous and supportive to the site to do so and it is a shame a small handful of bosses didn’t feel the same support or that this sites 3 days of festivities doesn’t constitue a festival. The beer was black with a beautiful dark brown head. The aroma and flavor had gobs of milk chocolate and very smooth full black coffee. The flavor had more of a bitter sweet chocolate than milk. This was more intense, flavorful and delicious than the original. Where this blows away other coffee beers is the smoothness and real taste of fresh coffee. It didn’t have the tart roast or two day spent grind smell/flavor. This was like an amazing cup of coffee with a milk chocolate bar and shot of alcohol in it. Full bodied and silky with great warmth. My wife needs to fill my cup with this every morning. After 7 pours I give this a 10/5/10/5/20
Poured black with a medium sized brown head. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, coffe, and burnt tobacco. Sweet black coffee flavor with a long bitter finish. Full bodied. Old rating of 9/5/9/4/18 4.5
dogfish120love (78), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Poured black with a thick rocky 3 finger head that is burnt sugar at first then tan in color. Aroma is over poweringly coffee and chocolate, which dominate any other aroma. The tase is magnificant, huge chocolate and cofee flavors, combined with alcohol. The coffee and chocolate seem to mask the high ABV. This is the best beer I have ever had it is official.
timsilvia32 (244), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Old engine oil black pour, dark tan head that lasted the entire glass. Looking at it from the side there were 3 layers, dark tan, reddish brown, then black. Roasted aromas, coffee and malt. Great creamy mouthfeel for such a big beer. Roast malt, some coffee, chocolate, mocha, a little lactic even. The alcohol is nearly non-existent for being 12%. Finishes much less bitter than many imperials. Lingering mocha latte. If there was an imperial milk stout, this could be it. The best of both, the roast, bittering and ABV of the imperial stout combined with the creamy mouthfeel and chocolate of a milk stout. At this point it is close, but I think this might be the best beer I’ve had nearly ever. I’ve rated the Bell’s double cream stout higher because it’s abv allows for more prolonged comsumption. This is the first time such a high expectation was met. That being said, I may be rating a little based on expectations. We’ll see after the other 3 I have age a bit. Will have to try the barrel aged.
BeerBunker (97), Burbank, Illinois, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Pours oily black with a brown head. Head dissapates quickly. Aroma is of raosted malt, caramel, chocolate, and dark fruit. Taste is absolutely delicious. Strong malt flavors, caramel, some hints of coffee beans, balanced with alcohol, yeast, and fruit. Nice alcohol punch, which wasn’t as strong as I expected. Lingering taste of chocolate lasts way longer than expected. This beer is amazingly drinkable for being a heavy stout that’s 12%.
Snojerk321 (1009), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 30, 2008 750ml bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. Not sure how I haven’t rated this yet, didn’t want to do it off of memory, here goes. Pours midnight black with a good sized tan/ chocolate head.....decent lacing. Bursting with Fresh coffee, cocoa, and espresso. Flavor was chocolate and fresh coffee. Finish was very smooth, full bodied....couldn’t be much better.
Doppelganger (1198), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Sep 29, 2008 Bottle with Craig, Stella, Fin, Loz and Traci, at the "What’s This Label Supposed To Be Anyway?" tasting. Big thanks to Douglas88 for this one!
Deep black with just little shiny brown edges, modest layer of burnt tan fine bubbles with some good stick. Dry smokey coffee roast aroma, dry burnt toast, dark chocolate. Fuller body than the BA Speedway, and fuller, more dramatic roast character. Lingering dark chocolate. Green sappy wood. A stunning, beautiful beer. Compared to the BA Speedway: the nose on this is a little less luxurious, but the fullness of the roast character is just outstanding.
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