 changeup45 (787), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 Bottle from Knightly. Roasted espresso, dark chocoloate and nutty aroma with faint alcohol fumes. Pours very dark, practically black, with a decent tan head with some patches sticking around. Big roasty coffee flavor, slightly creamy and with a bitter edge, like drinking a premium coffee with just a dash of half/half. Some bitter unsweetened chocolate follows but I can see why this is labeled an Imperial Coffee Stout. Very well-rounded. Excellent beer.
fidel (912), Livermore, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 Poured very black, mostly cigar, little coffee, little dark chocolate, little dark fruits, little leather, little molasses.
RSRIZZO (1361), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 26, 2009 Color is a solid black with good carbonation and a big thick brown head. Aroma is a deep rich roasted scent with back tone of coco. Taste is big and roasted. Starting with a full body it goes down smooth with a rich feel. Finish comes in sweet with deep roasted flavors and hints of toffee and chocolate then some coffee that brings up a little bitterness. After taste is dry as the roasted flavor lingers on. This is a very good Imperial Stout with big bold complex flavors.
porterhouse (1152), Alna, Maine, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 25, 2009 (11.5 oz. bottle from 1828 Vintage House, cellared for 1 yr. after purchase) Pours very dark brown, appears opaque. Half a finger of biege head recedes to a thin lasting layer. Nice looking beer. Aroma of coffee and some cherry/plum. Mouthfeel is fairly smooth, perhaps lightly oily. Sturdy mouthfeel for an Imp Stout. Light sheets of lacing melt away quickly along with a light syrupy film. Dominant flavor of rich roasted coffee with more hidden notes of dark baker’s chocolate, molasses, caramel, wood and cherry. ABV well-integrated. A nice smooth-drinking Imp Stout with perhaps a bit less complexity than some.
luv2brew (178), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 24, 2009 Pours jet black with a milk chocolate head. Intense roasted coffee nose to this one. A bitterness, intense dark roast coffee and just a great beer all the way around. The alcohol is very well hidden with the other massive flavors that come to the forefront
stoutbiiliards (17), Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 24, 2009 coffee and alcohol aroma with nice coffee flavor good coffee imperial stout overall
alagnak (324), Littleton, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 22, 2009 Really nice roasted coffee (duh!) aroma with a little boozy sweetness with a nutella kind of thing going. Flavor is heavy on the roasted coffee to start, finishes with a well-rounded sweet/bitter combo. Like a tootsie roll coated in fine ground espresso. Slight alcohol warmth toward the end plays well. Really good.
stchloe (482), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 22, 2009 How can I even begin to describe this beer? A true gem of coffee beers. While not as buzzy as others, the ABV is well noted. Its bitter chocolate coffee, also known as mana from heaven.
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