Black body with small tan head. Aroma is faint, bit of roasty chocolate. Taste is rich chocolate, mild sweet, some roasty coffee. Finish is coffee, mild bitter. Medium-full body with a bit of extra carbonation.

Dark brown hue covered by a nice light brown ring. Coffeeish focused nose comprising pleasant oat chunks. Sweetish character reminds of brown sugar and cream. Nice oat presence in mouth, well integrated to the rest. Chocolatey and coffeeish in a grainy fashion. Not the most complex, but well brewed. meidum bodied, light carbonation.

Sampled at the RBSG ‘05 bottle tasting courtesy of hopscotch: Pours a rich, nearly opaque, dark brown with a frothy tan head. Aroma is semi-dry and roasty with some dark chocolate. Body is a tad thin for a sweet stout, but has nice balance and ease of drinkability with a smooth, light caramely malty sweetness. Finishes semi-dry and roasty.

Extremely dark, crystal clear, ruby ale with a khaki head and decent retention. The aroma is chocolatey and malty. The flavor is mostly well-balanced, but nondescript. Medium-bodied with a fizzy mouthfeel and a crisp, clean finish.

on nitro-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-roasty/molasses, some acidic. Taste is sweet oats/dark malt-roasty/molasses, some acidic, milk chocolate, some earthy hops. Mild carbonation.