 VENOM (941), Connecticut, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2003
Opaque with a thick, foamy, burnt powdered cocoa head. Slowly streaming carbonation. Burnt coffee, burnt chocolate and burnt black malt aroma with hints of dry barley. Soft, thick and lightly fizzy. Not smoked at all, but merely charred with loads of seared malt flavors and a bittersweet cocoa and coffee aftertaste. Very silky feel to it as it sits. Medium full body. Carbonation lessens. Long, brooding dark malts linger with an emphatic black malt harshness. Turns a little oily late with an emerging hop bitterness and burps. Finishes with a dominating black malt astringency and some hints of oat smoothness. Fairly high alcohol it seems as well. Very good.
beerguy101 (3907), Newark, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Sampled on 10/30/2009. This smoked ale pours an eclipse black color from a 12oz bottle. Small sized, quickly diminishing, tan foamy head. The aroma is slightly smoky, chocolate and coffee. A medium bodied smoked stout. The malts are chocolate and coffee with a touch of smoke. The hops are earthy. Hints of tobacco, old cigars and wood. Nicely balance. The smokiness adds to the stout flavors very nicely. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is very smooth and clean. The aftertaste is slightly bitter.
blutt59 (2114), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 bottle, by trade with ogglethorp, inky blakc with ruby highlights, , slim almond foam, aroma has a lot of malty chocolate and coffee, flavor is where the smoke kicks in, really tasty roast meat, cocoa, coffee bean , burnt marshmallow and a lasting finish
awiseman01 (352), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bottle from Crown#6, shared with Brother Eric. Pours pitch black with thin fading brown head. Nose is dry cheerios and sour tootsie roll. Taste is smooth/thin mouthfeel, bacon/smoke, meaty, hearty, full flavor. Very enjoyable, different style.
milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 The most intensely flavored black ale that I have ever tried! Makes many imperial stouts seem bland! Completely black color, and modest head. Medium body. Smoke in aroma and taste is noticeable, but doesn’t hide the deep roasted malt flavor.
GranvilleTim (486), Granville, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Black pour with a dark brown head. Aroma of smoked peat, BBQ chips(?), roasted malt, and sweetness. The head quickly disapated. Taste is smoked malt, sweet,creamy stout, roasted malt. Leaves a nice creamy sweet aftertaste. Another tasty beer from Michigan
SuzyGreenberg (1368), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 12 oz. bottle - thanks to pepsican for the trade; dark brown pour with brown head fading quickly; rich, creamy nose with a touch of smoke; sweet, almost baltic porter-ish in flavor with lots of sweetness; dry finish with smoke complementary all around; quite nice
BVery (470), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 12, 2009 BOTTLE: jet black thick pour, no head. Smoked meat & molasses on the nose, mouthfeel is medium/thick, taste is smokey but not over the top. Excellent.
Miver (566), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 12 oz bottle slightly chilled. Poured black with a small tan head. Aroma was a little smoky as it warmed. Tastes of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, with a nice smoke finish. I’m really loving smoked beers now and this one was very solid.
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