ucusty (1887), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 13, 2009 Dark brown pour with thin tan head and minimal lace. Rich roasty aroma. Thin bodied. Chocolate malts, light coffee and a bitter finish Dickinsonbeer (3494), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | May 2, 2009 Tap. Pours a nice deep dark brown near black with a thick head. some lace. Aroma is chocolate malts, good roast, and hints of anise seed. Leather and earth flavor sharp licorice some tar and big chocolate malts, lots of dry roast and nuts, toffee sweetness in the middle and dries out in the end. Nice overall. decaturstevo (1997), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 13, 2008 A dark brown with hints of red on the edges. An aroma of chocolate and coffee. Toasted maltiness with just a hint of sweet before it fades to a very nice finishing dry bitter. Good carbonation and mouthfeel make this a pretty nice stout. timsilvia32 (447), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Aug 6, 2008 On draft at Barley’s in Asheville. Black pour, small tan head. Very roasty aromas. Good coffee and chocolate flavors, roast malt. Something missing, but not bad. NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 18, 2008 Draft at Mellow Mushroom, Asheville, NC.Big coffee and roast malt aroma. Dark brown to full black with a rapidly diminishing head. Bitter roast coffee and dark chocolate flavor. A little thin and without any real flavor range, but mostly pretty nice.
tronraner (1917), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 9, 2007 Draught at Barley’s in Asheville. Pours a nice black with amber edges and rocky, lacy tan head. The aroma is chocolatey with some roasty notes and some vanilla. The flavor is somewhat oat-like at first, then some sweet chocolate notes. The finish dries a little into some ashiness. Mild leafy hops bounce around throughout. Not great, a very typical dry stout. TURDFERGUSON (1603), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Oct 24, 2007 On tap at Mellow Mushroom in Asheville, NC on 9/21/07. Pours black with a small tan head and good lacing retained. Nose is sweet and lactic and slightly nutty and chocolately. Flavor is dry and roasty with a little weird funkiness thrown in. Tmoney99 (4746), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 23, 2007 Draft sample at Knoxville Brew Jam. Poured a dark brown color with an average frothy brown head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate roasted coffee and chocolate malt aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium roasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Flavorful soft brew.
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