 nimbleprop (895), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 6, 2009
Definitely a melding of styles. Pours a translucent, black with a thin tan head. Looks like a schwarzbier. Aroma smells like a mild porter. Sweet, toasty, coffee, etc. Flavor is completely different: hops citrus, pine. Finish is sweet, a little watery. Weird.
bluebetty (120), Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Bottle. Pours black with slight reddish tint around the edges. Smallish tan head that leaves fine lacing as it falls away. Aroma are really nice with pine resiny hops, some toffeee, smoked malt and a little dark fruit. Initially flavours are quite sweet with toffee and caramel. These are followed by the smoked malt and citrus / resiny pine. Finish is quite bitter though nicely balanced with the sweet - smoky malt flavours. Overall a really good beer.
bitterntwisted (4), Perth, Australia
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Quite enjoyed this, all the goodness of a double IPA with the added bonus of burnished, smokey finish. Relatively easy drinking too, mmmmm!
Cornfield (4948), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 I picked up a bottle with a label covered with typical Stone BS ramblings on it from the Downers Grove, IL, Binny’s Beverage Depot. It poured a dark brown body, opaque in the center and clear around the edges, with a dinkus bubbly tan head. The nose had a pungent, earthy, piney hop bitterness over some dark bittersweet chocolate and some squashed raisins. The flavor added a smokiness and some clarity to the sharp pine and citrus flavors, closing on a dirty bitter note. Enjoyable, in an odd way.
Svesse (2657), Hässelby, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 (Gravicask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 28 Nov 2009) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark fruit, raisins and hoppy notes of pine needles, resin and grapefruit. Roasted, malty, hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit, resin, pine needles, dark chocolate and coffee. Generous piney, citrussy bitterness in the finish. Full body, fairly sweet. As expected from two of the more adventurous brewers this is a fairly uncompromising beer, very complex and in good balance. Very tasty. Lovely beer!
jcwattsrugger (5451), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 12oz bottle @Pauls Gathering-pours a tan head and black with red tint color. Aroma is pine hops, dark malt. Taste is pine, sweet dark malt-licorice, dark fruit. OK effervescence.
dnstone (209), Mons, Belgium
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Like a medium bodied stout mixed with a medium bodied IPA. Black with decent head. Stronger malt up front then finishes nice and hoppy.
fiulijn (7250), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Bottle at Ørsted, Copenhagen
The color is almost black. The aroma mixes roasted malt and alpine cheese. Good chocolate flavor, good body, roasted malts; strong bitterness. Not much complexity, but good balance and power.
ksurkin (397), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 12oz bottle, batch #352, from bruisin’ ales. pours a silky black with a half-inch, dark khaki head and great lacing. aroma is wonderful and nicely complex with the typical trademark Stone hop notes of fresh grapefruit, orange peel, wet grass, and pine backed by nutty, roasted malts, dark chocolate, and spicy black pepper with a lovely hint of smoke. flavor is great as well with dry, roasted coffee, toasted nutty malts, bitter dark chocolate, and hints of sweet caramel backed by mellow, bitter, citrus and pine hop notes that are again, typical stone. palate is medium bodied with soft carbonationg and a long, bitter, roasty and citrusy finish. overall, another great collaborative brew from Stone and BrewDog.
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