 shadey (1500), Rochester, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 24, 2005 Black pour with a beautiful creamy mocha head. All coffee aroma but not too sharp. Rich. Despite what I have read this is very subtle and smooth. I wasn’t sure how I was gonna feel about this. Everyone hyped this in the begining and then some people naturally fight that hype. I personally enjoyed this very much even though I did not enjoy speedway stout. I managed to get 6 bottles. I am trading off 5. More people need to give this a try if it is going to be a top 50 beer.
MaiBockAddict (1499), Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 20, 2005 22 oz bottle. OVercarbonated. Deep dark brown, huge light brown head. Roasty coffe aroma with a noticeable alcohol component. Sweet roasty coffee flavor. Thick syrupy coffee finish, with a hint of alcohol. This brew is a little to much on the sweet side. This combined with the overcarbonation could lead to aging problems. We will have to see. Definitely not as great as all the hype. And had this after the Thomas Hooker Imperial Porter, which I thought was a much SUPERIOR brew, hands down.
Eructoblaster (1497), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
May 16, 2004 This was the perfect one for my hundreth rating! Its opaque black body carries some nice ruby glints and is topped with a thick creamy and lasting light-brown head. Strong roasted coffee nose. Its coffee taste is delightfully complex and carries some hints of toffee, spices, ginger and tobacco. Thick texture and long bitter final that brings a pleasant warming effect. Alcohol is perfectly hidden. Very close to perfection. Coming to Montréal without having that one is a crime!!!
17thfloor (1493), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 8, 2008 Updated: Feb 6, 2009Thanks to whoever brought this to us on DLD 08! Pours near black, a little bit oily, with an unexpected larger beige frothy head. Incredible cinnamon coffee ground aroma with notes of chocolate, raisins and licorice as well. Great coffee flavor that is just sweet enough. Low dry bitterness. I like this better than Bourbon Kentucky Breakfast. Slightly creamy, but somewhat thin, body with low carbonation. This is a very very drinkable IRS.
tomthompson89 (1489), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 22, 2006 wonderful beer had at Volo cask fest 2006. Thanx to Ralph!!! lotsa coffee CHoc, toffee wonderful in cask really a nice dark treat
dmac (1486), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 29, 2007 On tap at Max’s in Baltimore. Let me start of by saying WOW this shit rocks!!! Poured a deep dark black with an average light brown creamy head in a good sized glass chalice. This reminded me a lot of Founders BS but a little bit thinner and with a touch more carbonation. Aroma is chocolate, espresso, coffee, tobacco. The flavor is an awesome mix of coffee, espresso, tobacco and alcohol. I can’t say enough about this beer it is phenominal. Imagine drinking a chocolate fudge liquor sundae and thats waht this beer is.
redlight (1486), Winter Park, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2009 bottle @ redlight redlight. Rich coffee aromas, chocolate, roasted barley and vanilla on the nose. Pours black with a thin tan head. Intense coffee flavors, bitter dark chocolate, chocolate liquor, bitter dark malts with traces of vanilla. Very smooth and rich.
jkwalking05 (1484), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 22, 2009 Black with a thick tan head. Aroma is mocha, cocoa, chocolate, and roasted malts. Taste is of chocolate and cappuccino.
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