 Bov (4659), Bienne, Switzerland
May 1, 2007 draught at the Solothurner Biertage 2007 - very dark brown, almost black coloured; firm and stable beige foam; roasted, almost smokey with notes of tea, vanilla, pepper and chocolate; oily and full-bodied; rather low carbonation; a late and solid bitterness; aftertaste of vanilla and licorice with a warming alcohol touch - very complex and deeply pleasant
tsarman (794), Northern, New Jersey, USA
Mar 16, 2008 Wow. This was complex and great. I think this is underrated. The only thing that brings it down for me is the price. 7 dollars for a swing top 11 ozer. Dark as an eclipse. Very complex. Noticed a slight sour feel, and definitely a little heat from the pepper. An imperial stout that I savored. Smoky and fruity. This a beer with layers.
haukur (667), Reykjavik, Iceland
Jul 22, 2008 bottle at the ginger mans with the nyc crew. Very strange but good imperial stout. Interesting aroma, very weak when cold but got better when it heated up, raisins and vanilla the most obvious notes if I remember correctly. Complex taste, some tiny sourness, some garlic (same that I found in the nogne o imp st), vanilla, sherry, roast and pepper. Nice and full of character
Mes_and_Sim (4476), Highgate, Greater London, England
Jul 6, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle from Spuyten Duyvil.
I’m guessing from the rates that this one varies a bit. There is no doubting that this bottle that Sim and I shared with Ang was a cracker. A deep, dark noir violet colour with a thin beige film that reappears briefly when swilled. Thick and tarry English imperial stout style nose with loads of raspberry, blackcurrant. lashings of alcohol and some pepper and peat. Bloody good! Once in the mouth you can really tell that this is from the same brewer as Bon Chien. Huge fruity sourness that really hits you. Wonderfully light for a beer of this strength. I really feel like if it wasn’t for the carbonation, I could down this. In contrast to the aroma the alcohol seems like only half of the very accurately noted 10.276%. Glorious wooden notes with a good lingering bitterness in the finish followed by a tarty tang at the edges of the palate. So fruity and bright. Glorious zesty mouthfeel. Not really anything like an imperial stout but this really is excellent stuff regardless.
beerlady (230), lucerne, Switzerland
Jul 21, 2008 totally dark color,beige layer
smells fruity and herbal the same time and bittersweet
tastssourishsweetish,coffee,fruits and herbs
aftertastebitterness,coffee,roasty,hops,fruit,warm alcohol
very special
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