TearsforBeers (173), Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Oct 19, 2008 Updated: Apr 28, 2009Pours almost black, sizable head for a stout. Malty, chocolaty, bitter, slightly coffee flavors. Good, not amazing.
Re-rate: my old rating was from my earlier, overly charitable days, this beer is pretty good, but not great. DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 18, 2008 (Bottle). Roasty aroma, touch of fruit. Black body, large creamy light brown head. Delicious flavor, malty and roastedness, some chocolate. Pleasing bitter finish. Excellent. sebletitje (1925), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 12, 2008 Pours black, tan thick head.
Aroma, malty, chocolat, lightly hoppy.
Taste, chocolat malts, floral notes, light coffee after taste, some nice sublet hop bitterness.
Dry finish, a little too watery. mattwix (6), Arizona, USA does not count | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Oct 7, 2008 Pretty dang good stout. Very basic by stout standards. Smooth. Slightly bitter aftertaste. ditmier (1094), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 5, 2008 2008 Bottle - Pours almost black with a brown head....aroma is burnt grain, molassas, flavour is pretty expected, astringent biterness, coffee/chocolate nuance...a good dry stout, not my favorite style brew, but pretty good... JCastner (102), New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 27, 2008 Pours black with a slight tan head. Aroma is of roasted coffee, chocolate, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sticky mouth-feel. Taste is of roasted malt (coffee and chocolate) and some slight bitterness with a dry finish. Simple, straightforward example of a dry stout. gotohelunc (475), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 25, 2008 Bottle at Hi 5 Raleigh. Very dark brown colored stout with a medium sized light tan head that went down to a near-flat look. Roasty flavors, some caramel and bitter, chocolately notes. Not a blows-me-away kind of stout, but I did enjoy it and it left me wanting more brew. bretupdegraff (176), Fishers, Indiana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Sep 14, 2008 Poured dark with a massive head that took 5 min to let down - very carbonated for a dry stout. not the strong taste that I expected but not bad. nice roasty taste
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