JCastner (38), New York, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Standard pour and head for the style. Aroma is of coffee and of liquid smoke. Taste is of burnt coffee with a creamy finish. There is absolutely no complexity here. Blue Point went overboard with the roasted malt here.
 zach8270 (1421), Henrietta, New York, USA
Apr 24, 2008 (cask @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Dark black color with a thick and creamy tan head. Aroma is rich and roasty with lots of chocolate, fudge, cherries, and cream. Flavor doesn’t have as much of the sweetness as I thought it would, but still good. Lots of roasted malts and chocolate mix with coffee flavors, cream, and some caramel at the end. Finish is toasted and burnt. Very nice.
jason (1509), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 30, 2007 Cask at The Farmhouse. Nice black body with thin head. Aroma is of chocolate fudge, sweet molasses, and roasted coffee. Flavor is smooth chocolate, nutty with a light touch of bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel made this an easy sipper. I thought it was well done.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 07/20/2005
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting
black, scant tan head, smokey peat aroma, big malt flavor, oaky bitterness, hint of ripe fruits, a touch of roasted bitterness in the finish, some tartness tries to come through, the smoky roastness in the overwhelming character but almost enough other character to balance it out,
Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
JoeMcPhee (3807), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Apr 8, 2007 Cask at Barcade. Dark black beer with a creamy tan head. Intense chocolate aroma, dark chocolate character that is so intense that it seems like pure melted chocolate bliss. Palate is very creamy and balanced with loads of sweet rich dark chocolate. A bit of malted milk ball character appears as well. It has the roast of a good impy, but the roastiness is so smooth and sublime that it only serves to accentuate the sweet chocolate character of this brew. A soft but insistent smokiness on the back of the palate. The flavour is wonderfully balanced between smooth roast and complex chocolatey malt, with undertones of caramel, vanilla, and debittered coffee. The best Blue Point I’ve had and worth seeking out.
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