 boFNjackson (1323), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 Bottle... Poured opaque black with a frothy, light brown head that stayed throughout the whole brew. Spicy aroma with dark chocolate and amaretto-like alcohol notes. Very smooth, soft and creamy palate. Flavors of licorice, wood, chocolate and spicy, floral notes. Very drinkable for 12% and a nice complexity. More stout like than the brown ale style described in the text above.
tjw (10), , Massachusetts, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 Bottle. Dark, almost black in color. Good lacing, medium light brown head. Malty aroma, not too strong, reminds me of licorice. Tiny particles. Bitter flavor both initially and finish. Long finish. Full body. Creamy texture, a little bit syrupy. Not much carbonation. Overall, a little bitter for my taste, strong 12abv, and tastes like it.
Wipplewill (9), , Alabama, USA
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 Served 2/24/09 @ 35 F in non chilled Czech pilsner. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasty, licorice, and woody. The appearance was black and opaque with minimal head. The flavor was good, licorice, lightly sweet, little to no bitterness, medium body lively carbonation long finish. Overall, this is a good beer.
Barreras (134), Diamond Bar, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 Updated: Mar 31, 2009Dark black in color, with a nice foamy head. Great smell of wood and chocolate. Surprisingly very drinkable considering color and full bodied taste. Beer almost seems like you can chew it. Very delightful.
jeff789 (422), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 Pours black with a cascading head that lingers and leaves nice spiderweblike lacing... Aroma of wood, alcohol, chocolate, rubbing alcohol, roasted malts, and coffee... Taste is sweet and alcoholy with subtle hints of the flavors from the aroma... full bodied with a lingering woody finish... Quite complex, very good, but it left me wanting something, or possibly wanting something less...
CapnCascade (116), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 Pours more negra than marron, thin head with just a touch of retention, and what a nose! Huge, heady aroma displays leafy herbs with brown sugar and plum pudding, smoke, and wood. Flavour is dominated by figs, brown sugar, wood and smoke, and the mouthfeel is appropriately smooth and rich for this kind of high gravity beer though there was some interference from some tingly carbonation that I could have done without. But whatever. This beer is a knockout.
GodOfThunder (886), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 22, 2009 Draft at underground blues. Lots of sweet brown sugar, sugary dates and figs and a good amount of wood. Alcohol is hidden well. Good beer.
cbeers21 (589), Miami, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 22, 2009 Brown black pour with little thin head. Interesting vanilla caramel nose with a touch of ginger and spicy woodsyness. Chewy sugary body, which displays vanilla malts and a fruited sugared character. Viscous quality helps to aid to the medicinal quality of the alcohol, which is warming but well concealed in the end. Not too bad oveall.
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