 DuffMan (1962), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jan 14, 2008 Deep dark mahogany, clear, minimal brown head. Nice aroma of cigar-box and leather. Silky palate with stewed figs, raisins, cherry pipe-tobacco, and a nice leathery dryness in the finish. I agree with some other raters that this may not be full-bodied or roasted quite enough to fit into the imperial stout category, but as a porter it is exceptional. I enjoyed this tremendously.
cgarvieuk (2535), Edinburgh, Scotland
Jan 26, 2008 Bottle at home ... Deep dark brown not black ... pleasent gentle coffee nose som woody and tobaco notes ... mmmm not the intesnce imp stout taste i expected... lots of caramel quite sweet ... good deep fruityness with some green raisins ... little hop character fights its way through on linger...
Bov (4659), Bienne, Switzerland
Jul 1, 2008 courtesy of Per Forsgren, 8.5% - clear dark ruby-brown colour with almost no foam left; slightly roasted, aroma of cola, prune and caramel; good malt body and a solid carbonation, sweet and fairly bitter; long roasted chocolatey finish with more prunes and cola - solid and very malty
mds (2111), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 2, 2007 Bottle. Dark brown with ruby tinges and a creamy eggshell head. The aroma has caramel, toast, near-burnt malts, and some sweet chocolate.
Flavour is sweet raisin, chocolate, but not really up to the strength/fullness of an IS. The alcohol is very well masked and all you really get is a bit of warmth.
ante (2525), Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 29, 2007 Bottled at Monks Café, Stockholm. Dark brown colour with a creamy beige foam. Coffee, pine-needles, biscuits, cocoa, nuts and raisin in the aroma. Full-bodied with notes of dark, chocolate, nuts, mild anise, nuts and resin. Long bitter finish of dark chocolate, nuts and anise. Nicely done.
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