akevitt (96), Valhalla, Minnesota, USA
Apr 16, 2008
Thanks to Yesper, JK, hellomynameis. The beer was opaque black with brownish head. It poured like motor oil. Mild hops, burnt malt, coffee, chocolate, and alcohol were present in the aroma and flavor.
andersand (27), Sweden
Oct 12, 2008 Nice black with a small light brown head. Very bright and oily aroma. Very inviting and complex. Very tasty, medium bodied, oily imperial stout. Allot of caramell, chocolate, coffe, hops and a nice fruity finish. Long roasted aftertaste. Great beer, almost too drinkable.
 asheft (979), Marburg, Germany
Oct 10, 2008 [on tap at EBF 2008]
Roasty sherry aroma with a little oak vanilla and notes of ethanol, hazelnut, and scotch tape. Thick black appearance with lasting, lacy foam. Flavour is a blast of warm, coffee, roast, vinous, almost red wine bitterness. Slightly medicinal. Medium body and dry with a lasting dark malt bitterness.
Pinball (598), Allerød, Denmark
Oct 9, 2008 batch115.
pours totally black, setles black with a brown head, rather thick.
aroma: a little too weak compared to my expectations, but the aroma is great. coffee, licorice, roasted stuff. not much alc.
flavor : extremely well balanced, roasted stuff, licorice, aftertaste bends the taste towards a combination of dark chocolate and roasted stuff.
palate : bubbles up in my mouth a little, which i don’t like, but palate is rather good except for this.
the fantastic balance makes it a joy to take sip after sip, trying to figure what different flavors are in there. still, i think there are better imp stouts that have lower ratings than this one.
Bockyhorsey (2033), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Sampled @ Tucson Tasting. Good roasted chocolate aroma that hits the nose. Whis more interest for me any way was the black body and the vanilla swirle in the tan cramy head.. Good chocolate creamy flavor. A roasty coco aftertaste good stout. Thanks to either Sabastian or Craig for this one.
Slayer85 (457), Firenze, Italy
Oct 7, 2008 Bottled (thanks to Jeppe for keeping the beer for me). A blacka s pitch beer with a rich (for the style), and quite stable light brown head. The aroma is powerful and has notes of roasted malts and chocolate. Well hopped for an impy. Some traces of alcohol. The flavour has amore than a moderate sweetness and has also more than average acidity for the style. More notes of coffee than in the aroma and very roasted. Medium to full body, lively carbonation, very long finish with heavy coffee bitterness and some alcohol burn in your throat. Very creamy, hoppy with a touch of acidity. Quite strange but has its personality.
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