SaulusHumulus (47), Helsinki, Finland
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 20, 2009 Updated: Jun 21, 2009
2008 Bottle also with my pleasure... I think the bottle from the outside is already amazing. The inside pours full black with a nice rounded, dark brown, appealing head. Aroma has some real bitter bite of grassy, floral hops. Aroma is also dark chocolate, lots of molasses, toffee, some roasted coffee and great hints of oaky wood and vanilla. Flavor is kind of a balanced mix between the bitter hops and sweet toffee malts. There’s also some nicely roasted coffee, chocolate, liquorice, wood and vanilla, hints of tobacco and ash syrup and some herbal, hoppy notes. Nice long and dry finish of chalky, roasted coffee and bitter hops. Full-bodied, softly carbonated, some tingling of hops on the palate tough. Beautiful beer by Deschutes.
 Allen (1430), Switzerland
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Bottled 1 pint 6 fluid ounces. Opened before the "best after"-date. It would have been wiser to keep a bottle of the same vintage for another time. Anyway: Absolutely mindblowingly marvelous aroma with turkish coffee, baguette, oak, licorice, mint, sage and vanilla showing up. Great taste. Amazingly complex. Low carbonation. Subdued fantastic hop profile. Perfect balance. Moderate bitterness. Faint cress reminiscence in the finish. I enjoyed the journey. I prefered its aroma.
hophead21112 (124), Louisville (LEWISville), Colorado, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 ’09 Vintage. Served in a pint glass (snifter broke in the dishwasher). Opaque black pour below a tan/brown, long-lasting head with nice, sticky lacing. Complex aroma made up of oak, vanilla, chocolate, roasted malty sweetness, slight pine. Flavors - oak, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, nice bitterness on the finish to balance it out. Full body, thick feel, soft carbonation, long finish. A remarkable beer by Deschutes... definitely worth the $10+ price tag.
mesperon (151), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 I was told this beer is better after a few months. As good as this beer was fresh, I can’t even imagine it getting any better.
Deep dark and opaque, as black as the name implies. Slight tan head. Thich velvety mouthfeel. An explosion of flavor, dark roast, lots of notes from the wood, deep chocolate, a little coffee, ripe sweet fruit with just a little hint of tartness which is well balanced by the bitterness of the hops and roast. An amazing stout, best I’ve ever had. Too bad it’s so hard to find.
blutt59 (2178), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 2007 bottle, thanks to Cavie, inky black with iodine swirl, aroma of dry cocoa, coffee, flavors of dark chocolate, burnt coffee, roasty finish as well
baraciisch (156), USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Wow, what a beer... Aroma is sweet like brown sugar or candied dates... Dark black with a reddish tan head... Flavor is black licorice initially, then comes dark chocolate... Finish is coffee grounds on the palate... Delicious beer.
Cavie (1509), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle courtesy of BückDich. 2007 Reserve. Dark black pour with a foamy tan head. Lovely chocolate aroma. Gentle perfumy scent as well. Taste is deep rich chocolate with bitter coffee. Very nice finish. Lovely.
cathcacr (592), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 2009 Reserve. Outstanding Imperial Stout, maybe the best I’ve had. Aroma is of alcoholic cherry chocolate, a holiday-time delight. Hints of toffee. Flavor follows suit in even more robust and actualized form. Goes down like silk coating the throat.
Padron4KM (405), Chandler, Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 22 oz bottle 2008 reserve.
The wax top was cool but a real pain to open.
Deep black, no light penetrates at all.
Head is thin, but lasting, leaving spotty lace in it’s wake. A layer of alcohol floats on top like a nice port.
Aroma is pure black strap molasses, vanilla, creamy chocolate, and a faint wisp of alcohol.
Flavor is definitlely molasses, vanilla, toast, with some milk chocolate and toasty wood. Finsh is long and has a hint of anise.
Creamy smooth mouthfeel, and no alcohol burn.
Exceptional.
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