agillespie81 (90), Denver, Colorado, USA
Apr 5, 2008
Dark black in color......opaque. Very thick, creamy head. Nice strong, floral aroma. Extremely sweet front, with strong cherry notes and subtle hints of chocolate. Somewhat smooth mouthfeel, with only a slight alcohol tingle......nice considering the ABV. Long heavy malt back, with a somewhat spicy finish.
Indulgence (16), Ajo, Arizona, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Pours like black hole with an initial 2 finger head, settles down quickly and Flavors are extremely complex and do change around when you swirl the glass: aromas of black, unsweeted coffee infused with dark belgian cocoa powder, some hints of anice and zinfandel, alchohol is present for sure and it packs a punch. This is an extraordinary sipping brew, and to enjoy with dark or white chocolate Kit Kats or both, cigar perhaps. The alchohol kicks up as the beer warms, and the flavors do change and the roasted malts appear. Coats the tounge with creaminess, like a cross between a chocolate milk and some of the best Bordeaux. It really is a crafty shape shifter. Coming from a wine world, this is class altering beer!!! Hints of port, zinfandel, single barrel bourbon. Amazing!! If I want to get drunk within a single tulip glass, I have found my elixer.
MuttyD (38), Cambridge, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Devilish. Huge roasted malt and chocolate sweetness is persistent as it moves across the palate. Beautiful chocolate black color with a foamy tan head. Alcohol is extremely present and almost overpowers the brew. However, it is one of my favorite high ABV beers and imperial stouts.
 Jblauvs (100), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Jul 13, 2008 pitch black pour with a small tan head. Sweet alcohol aroma with plums and licorice. Immediately excellent mouth feel very creamy and smooth, followed by a sharp hit of sweet alcohol. This is followed by mellowing flavors of ripe plums with a slight woody character. The end is pure espresso but you are left with an after taste of rum. Very complex. the alcohol is overly powerful but, although unbalanced, it is a unique and a delightful sipper.
Shaftie (18), , Florida, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Bottle (of yum) Batch 1 Jan 06. Aroma is alcholic w/ Heavy chocolate accents. Pours tire black with a nice brown head. Taste is tons of malt, choclate, very warm going down due to the ABV. Silky on the palate with plenty of CO2. Delicous stout, buy one.
Mes_and_Sim (3927), London, Greater London, England
Jul 12, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle from American Beer Distributors.
I’m taking a guess that the guy before me (gipsonc79) didn’t notice that his was rate number 666 for this beer. Part of me feels guilty for spoiling the current synchronicity, part of me feels glad I didn’t have to deal with the fear of the 666th being me.
:)
This reminds me a lot of the Mikkeller Black. As in it being madder than a bucket of frogs. Aroma of marzipan and thick chocolate malt. Bags of brown sugar in there too. MASSIVE alcohol. Way too much in all honesty. "Black as a priest’s sock" (thanks Haddonsman) with a thin but lasting tan head and this may come as some surprise but there are some quite serious legs too. Huge and plain silly in the flavour. Chocolate, a truckload of malt, slight roasted coffee but it is reapered big style by some hooliganistic alcohol. This is no cheeky young skinhead, this is large pie eating veteran who is going to go to work on you. It’s brute force all the way here. The malts are big, the hops add a welcome bitterness but the alcohol is ferocious. Where I usually like this type of thing, here I find it just a little too raw. What is underneath is good, what smacks you in the very pit of your stomach is a little disturbing. Good beer, too alcoholic.
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