hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 16, 2005 Bottle. Small tan smooth head that mostly diminished, fine-small sized bubbles, poor lacing, no visible carbonation, opaque, and a dark brown hue. Malty, chocolate aroma and a malty, chocolate smooth flavor. Smooth, dry, watery, thin mouthfeel. Light-medium body. jeckenroth (81), Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Aug 8, 2005 Large brown long lasting head. Very dark brown almost black. Roasted Coffee nose with hints of burnt oak. Medium texture, watery with lively carbonation and a metallic finsih. Tastes of whiskey, oak and coffee. Did not taste any vanillia. Dopplebock1538 (71), Sanatoga, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Aug 7, 2005 Black slightly carbed pour. Slight wisky taste. Did not taste vanilla. Extremly enjoyable. A very good stout! JoeMcPhee (5025), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 3, 2005 Trade from Sammy, thanks. 12 oz bottle. Very dark black beer with a thick light brown head. Beautiful aroma, milk chocolate, vanilla, malted milk, and a touch of fruit as well. Nice creamy texture, light chocolatey flavour up front, a bit chewy, oaky finish with vanilla accents. Fairly sour on the finish. joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 3, 2005 Very dark brown w/ a small, frothy light brown head. Roasty, burnt aroma of caramel, dark chocolate, espresso, vanilla & oak. Soft, creamy feel. Smooth, relatively sweet, malty flavour gives way to a earthy, almost burnt finish. lagermonkey (597), Marietta, Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Aug 1, 2005 Pours opaque dark brown with a dense rocky tan head. Smell is smoky, roasted coffee. Sweet oaky aromas.
Tastes of smoky chocolate. Underpinnings of coffee. Vanilla. That’s about it, it sticks to a few basic flavors and blends them well. Mouth is creamy without much aftertaste. Pretty drinkable if not overly complex. Terminus (1955), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 30, 2005 bottle-pours black with a fizzy small bubble tan head with good retention and some lace. aroma has notes of dusty esters, vanilla, light roast, light chocolate, light char and some metallic notes as well. flavors exhibit the char notes with some milk chocolate in there as well. Oak is apparent at the start of the flavors, but never becomes overbearing and in the forefront. the head retention is great on this beer! The body is somewhat thin and fizzy, but its not detracting. Finish has some chauky and resiny notes in the mouthfeal. Coffee bitterness on the tongue all the way through from start to finish. a pretty solid stout that im glad i got to try. Thanks Secret Santa! ruggedman (626), Portland, Maine, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 23, 2005 Aroma is sweet malts and vanilla. Pours dark brown-black with almost no head. Dry and smooth to drink. I was very impressed by this brew! Flavor is pretty typical stout, you get the vanilla flavors and that toated oak flavor pretty distinctly above others. I liked this at the time but the vanilla flavor stayed on my tastebuds a bit longer than i liked. Kinda ruined the next beer i drank.
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