 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 6, 2008 Bottle. A deep red beer with a beige head. A light roasted, ashtray, bourbon and alcohol aroma and taste. Medium body with a bitter dry, coffee and alcoholic finish.
MesandSim (5940), London, Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle at Beer Exposed.
Big thanks to Phil for popping this one open. Expected black viscous body with a good tan head. Quality. The faint chocolate and dark goodies in the aroma are much too hidden by a strong vegetal character. Definite cauliflower (thanks dunkpigen). The flavour is certainly better. Full on neat cocoa powder and black coffee. The bourbon is barely detectable. Sweet but dry finish. Sadly the vegetable notes are still there. Rather boring overall. I certainly preferred the Obsidian.
thewolf (5796), Kolding, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle @ Beer Exposed, September 2008.
[thank you, Phil_L]
Pours deep brown with a small, creamy, beige head. Aroma has dry cocoa, coffee powder, roasted malts, vanilla and chocolate. But also a very heavy cauliflower vegetable note. Fine creamy and lightly grainy mouthfeel. Flavour start off with the water from boiled cauliflower, then turns vinious and dry and quite roasted. Completely unbalanced beer.
hopdog (5606), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2008 22oz bottle acquired in a couple of trades. Poured a dark black color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, roasty and toasty, coffee, lighter vanilla, and some wood. Tastes of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, the same roasty and toastiness. I honestly would not have guessed this was barrel aged as the barrel aging was on the soft and subtle side. Alcohol content well hidden. Smooth and creamy body.
bu11zeye (5569), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 (22oz. bottle) Pours a dark brown (near black) body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, oak, smoke, ashes, chocolate, and coffee. Flavor of roasted malt, light smoke, and oak.
Magicdave6 (5547), London, Greater London, England
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 Bottle at beer exposed thanks to Phil_l. An imperial/strong porter, my first since the new style invented itself. Big roasty burnt beast of a thing. Not very tasty. Infact one dimentional and boring.
hopscotch (5507), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 21, 2008 Updated: Sep 30, 2008Bottle... Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8... Pours very dark brown with a large, tight, khaki head. Great retention. The rich mocha nose displays a touch more espresso and cream than chocolate. Suggestions of vanilla and sourmash also ascend from my glass. Full-bodied with a velvety-smooth mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. The flavor mirrors the aroma, but also provides wonderful gobs of caramel. Finishes smooth and rich. Thanks to growler for providing this terrific bottle of beer!
JorisPPattyn (5184), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 26, 2008 Head gone in less than 1 second, over ink-black beer. Ink, c-hops at large, meat-gravy smell, soy sauce. Nearly bitter hops overlay, but still, the sweet-alcoholic character dominates. Black fruits in the finish, some cardemoms and pepper. Very thick, syrupy and viscous. Ah. This one is difficult, as it starts nearly lame, but gradually complexity builds up, layered as an onion. This is actually quite good and complex.
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