 Changed (165), Ithaca, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours not-so-thick black with a small brown head. Aroma is subtle coffee, roasted barley. This beer is subtle all around. Not a terrible thing. Flavor is balanced coffee/chocolate/malt. Mild carbonation; no lacing; thin mouth-feel. Overall pretty tasty, but not wowing.
dlovell2 (141), Columbia, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 1/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 Pours black with tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Roasted malt flavor with coffee notes with slight bitter finish.
TheEpeeist (1459), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 8, 2009 12 oz bottle. Dark brown with a tan head. Nose is brown sugar, mild coffee and sweet spice. Creamy body with a tang. Taste is dusty cocoa, earthy coffee and licorice. Finishes smooth, sour and a bit ashy. Well blended and very drinkable but flavors are too muted.
halfonit (457), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 Pure black color with a dense dark cream color. Aroma is of malts, coffee, roasted barley, and a little licorice. Has more carbonation than usual stouts. Flavors include coffee, barley, malt, and a little smoke. Has a strong coffee aftertaste. Excellent.
jmm635 (263), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Pours nearly black with a thin head. Aroma of roasted malts and bitter coffee. Similar flavor - lots of strong coffee without being overpowering. I found the palate to be a little lighter than I was expecting, but still very drinkable. I would definitely reach for this beer again if given the chance.
bblack99 (205), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 28, 2009 Bottle from Total Wine in Ft. Myers. Such an odd beer experience, but I guess that’s to be expected with DFH brews!
Pours like you’d expect a stout to pour, black with a motor oil consistency and a quickly-thinning pillowy tan head that left nothing in the way of lace.
Smells like mexican coffee (from the chicory) and little else. Flavor is dominated by the chicory (which tastes just like coffee) and licorice. My amateur palate has no idea what St. John’s Wort tastes like, so I definitely couldn’t pick it out.
Medium-weight with an intriguing finish. Not a beer I’d pay that much for to try again, but worth a shot once!
joebudzjoe (227), Connecticut, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2009 Draft @ Monster B’s. Like most good stouts, this beer had a wonderful marshmellowy soft white head. The added ingredients in this beer are too unnoticeable to differentiate this beer from the pack. Solid, but unspectacular; and when I drink Dogfish Head, I expect spectacular.
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