 SilkTork (3942), Rochester, Kent, England
Apr 15, 2003
Inveigler smuggled this over from Michigan in his backpack. This is clearly his favourite beer - and it's easy to see why. A good creamy pour with a delightfully soft coffee coloured head. A malty nose, mostly dry and dusty, but with a hint of Horlicks, and a scraping of dark Belgian chocolate. The initial mouthfeel is double cream soft, but that soon settles into a smooth dryness. The taste is of an intense dry bitterness which seems divided between hops and roast malt. There is fruit in the background, and a molasses sweetness, but that doesn't make itself felt strongly enough against the bitterness. This reminds me of Guinness from many years ago. The nose remains interesting all the way through, with aged oak making itself felt now and again. An intense and well made stout, but just a little too brutal and unbalanced for me. The occasional fruit and nestles milk at the back of the throat do not really compensate for the relentlessly tub thumping orchestral bitterness.
rednapx3 (25), , Isle of Man
Oct 9, 2008 Nice dark color, easy going head smells a bit sweet, and musty.
What a great chocolate / bettersweet chocolate and a lite to lite mild roasted coffee lingering finish.
I like this stout because it’s poundable.
Very clean and great lingering flavor that makes you want more.
KornDogg (31), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Bottle from my Bell’s variety pack... mmm... it had been a while since I first tried this one... deep and dark, brown foam... coffee & chocolate subtle aroma... taste of coffee, chocolate and a little sweet, maybe the molasses... I hate licorice, but this was perfect.. Don’t let the licorice description deter you from trying...
Dedoulequeen07 (116), london, Greater London, England
Oct 8, 2008 Bottle Chris O’s. Pours a thick dark ebony with a small off whitish head. Aroma: Rich and roasted ground coffee beans, bitter dark chocolate, slight charred carbon and alcohol. Flavour: good mothfeel that sticks to the back of your throat lingeing dark bitter choclate and coffee with some toffee and liquoirce to finish. Would prefer a little more body and creaminess but would drink again.
Magic_dave6 (4012), London, Greater London, England
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle at chris_o’s pre beerexposed tasting. Alround rating: Roasty, thin, not really much going on, pritty boring stuff and not really my style. I cannot see for the life of me how this could get such a high rating.
DA (2484), Portland, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Delicious stout, big chocolate flavor up front, roasty and smooth, with a dry bitter chocolate finish. Slight scent of licorice, lingering coffee notes in the finish. Pours black with a smooth brown head. Just really well built in every way.
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