 ratman197 (2174), Arvada, Colorado, USA
May 1, 2008
Bottle poured a clear dark reddish brown nearly black with a lasting tan head. Aromas of smoke, peat, iodine, charcoal, roasted malt and light hints of chocolate and vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of smoke, peat, iodine, wet charcoal, roasted malt, bitter chocolate and a hint of vanilla with a smooth lingering smokey finish.
This beer is definitly a sipper, not bad but would have been better with less time in the barrel. The flavor of the beer is overpowered by the scotch flavors.
bhensonb (2713), Woodland, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle from Ledgers. Edition 009/BB 22/03/09. Near opaque black color with ruby clarity at the edges. Head was ephemeral. Really strong aroma of oily dark roasted malt. Not burnt/’toasted. Just really dark. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor is like burnt oak, phenolics, burnt malt, and those are the weak points. It seems that "liquid smoke" has been introduced. This stuff could clean weld sputter. It’s very smooth, and the strongly harsh characteristics quickly lull the senses. Suddenly a little heat can be noticed. It all tends to tone down in the finish, but it is still the strongest ale statement I can recall. Comparison: This is espresso, and all other is decaf. It is just amazing what man can do with malt and yeast. Postscript: Imperial stout? This is a whole new category.
thewolf (3392), Kolding, Denmark
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle. [thank you, cgarvieuk]
Pours motot oil black with a big, creamy cappucino head. Light lacing and fine duration. Aroma is powerful, peity, oak and whiskey with some roasted malts behind it. Quite high carbonation, perhaps a bit light for 10 %. Flavour is a bit sharp, lots of peity notes, vinious. Grassy and peity finish that stays for quite some time. Again, the Islay really isn’t me.
michael-pollack (1310), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 10, 2008 330ml Bottle: Aroma of whiskey, burnt malts, smoke, peat, and a little chocolate. Poured black in color with a small, creamy, rocky, dark tan head that lasted throughout. Opaque. Good to very good lacing. Lightly sweet flavor. Tastes of whiskey, peat, smoke, wood, alcohol, and a little chocolate. Medium body. Oily, slightly dry texture. Soft carbonation. Smokey, peat, and whiskey finish.
Ibrew2or3 (1596), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Courtesy of footbalm. Pours dark darkness with brown edges and lasting tan head. It has a big aroma of roasty toasty fire charred oakiness with tasty earthy and peaty notes. Yum. The taste has a woody charred smokiness that is up front and in the face. I get some malty sweetness and vanilla underneath trying to cover up a big earthy and peatiness. Lots and lots of bold flavors here. Very nice.
Bov (4558), Bienne, Switzerland
Jul 4, 2008 courtesy of Per Forsgren - black coloured with very little foam left; peated whisky nose with some note sof chocolate and licorice; thick and full-bodied, strong sweetness followed by a robust bitterness; very long smokey whisky-like aftertaste with notes of smoked bacon
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