 bhensonb (2713), Woodland, California, USA
May 5, 2008
12 oz. bottle. Very dark toasted malt aroma with coffee and/or chocolate. Black color with a respectable tan head. Thin to medium body with coarsely creamy carbonation. Flavor is burnt malt, but sweet, with a light creosote note. Milk chocolate hides behind the burnt malt. The finish is smooth, fairly dry, with a creamy burnt flavor. In the end it’s burnt and lightly bitter. Never had an IS like this. Sweet chocolate comes forth more noticeably as time passes. The alcohol is totally hidden. Puts the craft in craft ale.
timsilvia32 (91), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Black/brown pour, brown head. Real good with the chocolate and grape type fruit. Roasted coffee with a clean bite at the finish. Alcohol let’s you know it’s their, but not overpowering. By far, Brooklyn’s best offering.
plovmand (380), Helsinge, Denmark
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle. Pours pitch black with a good looking longlasting brown head. Sweet roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, and dark fruits in aroma. Flavour has a good roastiness and loads of dark bitter chocolate. Great smooth mouthfeel.
kiefdog (305), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 8, 2008 12oz bottle from KIngdom Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark black color with a thick and frothy tan/brown head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is heavy dark chocolate, coffee, toffee, and sweet malt. Medium to full-bodied with a smooth and silky syrupy finish. Flavor has notes of dark chocolate, sweet malt, slight bitterness, toffee. Very nice Imperial Stout.
badbeer (391), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Poured a midnight black color with a small tan head, leaving trace amounts of lacing. Smell is roasty, chocolate-y, and a bit fruity. Taste is pretty nice, some chocolate and roastiness, but seemed to have more earthiness from the hops than I liked. I think this would be eliminated with aging, and would increase my score. Medium to full bodied, medium carbonation. Was fun to drink, and would like to get more, but would like to age it to see how it develops.
azlondon (461), Greater London, England
Jul 1, 2008 Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Nice, dark brown head.
Aroma: Dark chocolate, coffee and malt. Vinous.
Taste: Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Bit of dark fruit.
Info: 355ml bottle, 15/6-2007, 168/300, 174/500
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