 mgermani (597), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 11, 2008
Pours a deep dark amber with a large thin-bubbled head with moderate to poor retention. Aroma is to die for! Sweet barleywine-like caramel malting, dark fruits, alcohol, lots of brown sugar, dates, I love it! Tastes fantastic - light smokiness, very very spicy. Alcohol blends very well but is definitely there, along with dark fruits - fig, cherry, date - and a light toasted character with just a touch of diacetyl. Body is oddly thin, but has good carbonation. What a tasty, tasty beer. I wish I had access to this so I could buy it again as it’s such a pleasure to drink. Many thanks to TheCheeseMan for making it possible!
Scauca (245), Lovere, Italy
Sep 5, 2008 Black with a lasting creamy tan head. Chocolate, dates, figs, wood, vanilla, little caramel. Quite light bodied for an I.S. Dry cocoa bitter end.
jgentgesdo (539), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Pours inky dark brown with a large tan head that lasts forever. Nose is dates, black currant, smoky wood. Flavor is dry, fruity, and more smoky undertones. Ends dry and clean. Very good.
maugus4ever (43), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Pours black with a very large tan head. Very fruity aroma and fairly fruity taste. I am not a big fan of Belgian stouts, but this was not bad. However, I would not get this one again.
fredandboboflo (507), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle. Complex Aroma of winelike fruits. Flavor of sweet fruits, earthy fruit, some growing roast, bittersweet fruit finish. Light bodied for the style, whether you call it imperial stout, foreign stout, whatever. Dry throughout. Very interesting and a bit odd, I’d categorize it as a Belgian Strong and maybe even an oddball barleywine before really putting the stout label on it. Unique and interesting again, but not really in a way that has me clamoring for more.
jaghana (14), Strasbourg, France
Aug 17, 2008 The head has a very nice chocolate taste as the beer itself is more bitter. The whole aroma is less complex I expected, the rosted malt flavour is mostly present. A nice experience anyway.
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