 scraff (1632), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sep 14, 2007 Tap at the source - Black, tan creamy head. Nose held notes of black chocolate cream with soft underlying notes of butterscotch and currants. Sweet chocolate and roasty flavors fade in to hints of coffee and warming alcohol (8.5%). Faint hops try to round out the sweetness, but stays on the sweet side throughout. Medium to full bodied and oily, soft carbonation, soft sweet finish. More hops could have really made this one amazing. Still ok though for sippin...
Immy (1547), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Jun 29, 2006 On tap at the brewpub. Sable with a beige head. Somewhat weak chocolate and charcoal nose. Bitter chocolate and coffee flavors, followed by a bitter baking chocolate finish. Pretty dry. Good.
jjpm74 (2878), Connecticut, USA
May 25, 2006 Pours dark brown with a creamy light brown head. Smells of figs, dough, coffee, chocolate and candy. Tastes more subdued than it’s smell suggests with a thinness on the mouthfeel.
jcwattsrugger (3793), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
May 12, 2006 on tap-pours a big, creamy brown head with black color. Aroma is dark malt, coffee. Taste is dark malt, coffee, alcohol. Somewhat sweet. Not my taste, nicely done.
BuckNaked (1195), Tempe, Arizona, USA
Sep 17, 2005 On draught at brewry with Clarkvv 8/11/05: Opaque dark black color that almost sticks to the side of the glass when swirled it’s so dark. Atop it sits a large tan head that dies to a small but lasting film and ring around the glass. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, licorice, earth, and some grapes or prunes. The taste is a bit sweet, but I didn’t find it to be syrupy or over the top. It starts off with licorice and chocolate, caramel, then roasted malt, near charcoal, and a hint of toffee. Finishes a bit chaulky with sweet sugars lingering on the tongue. Full bodied, medium carbonatoin, creamy chewy body.
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