 beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Oct 24, 2007
Black black. Is that a color? No, actually black is considered not to be a color, so...its damn black. Medium dark tanned/soft brown capping of lumpy thick foam. Lacing is adequated placed in a few scattered spots, flecks, and lumpy strings.
Nice display on the nose. Big black roasted malts and grains on the nose. Burntness, roasted bitters, dryish, and lofty espresso notes burst from the glass. A tad bit dark fudgey and chocolatey with a little oaty touch of sweetness. Nice!
Flavor profile is quite nice here. Big on tone and lasting flavors of roasted burnt stuff and spent coffee; dryish, yet leaks a bit of oaty sweetness way underneath. A touch chocolatey and plenty of roastyness continues late with a mild bitterness of burnt coffee. This stuff lays a groundwork that doesn’t quite until, well...never. It sticks with ya for a long time spending a oaty chocolate roast into the pocket book of your palate. Yum!
Feel is pretty full and roasty. Mostly dry at the front and middle, gains some pace, stays roasted, burnt, and coffee toned. Then late, a very simple chocolate sweetness emerges underneath as does a bit of oatyness, yet stays dry and roasted. Solid stuff!
Wow, who wouldv’e figured a beer this good is sitting in Kansas? A solid stout here that won’t dissapoint.
Pawola22 (68), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Aug 19, 2008 12 oz bottle from Lukas Liquor Superstore.
Pours black with a small dark tan head that dissipates quickly and remains slightly lacy. Not quite a four finger width head. Smells of burnt roasted malts, sweet cherry chocolate, some bitter hops, and some mocha. Not a bad smelling smout. Feels and tastes slightly watered down with a thin body. Taste of sweet cherry chocolate again, roasty, kind of acidic but not citrusy, more of an oatmeal stout flavor/feel. Very dry finish with a lingering light bitterness. Overall, a little watery, but not a bad stout. Again, I compared it to an oatmeal stout, but it does have more taste than some of the generic oatmeal stouts I’ve had. Not a bad beer.
Ibrew2or3 (1685), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Updated: Aug 26, 2008Courtesy of Degarth. Pours deep dark brown with thin tan head. The aroma is rich and yummy with molasses, rich roastiness, some smoky qualities and a bit of burnt malts. The taste is roasty to burnt with an under current of chocolate malts. There’s a mild malt astringency along with an earthy quality both coming together to add an extra dimension to the experience. Very nice stout.
Retorp (2158), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 12, 2008 I didn’t expect much but I really enjoyed this. The aroma is lightly smoky with ample roasted malt and coffee accents. The flavor is define by those roasted notes and gives up the expected chocolate/coffee and burnt malt flavors. Simple and narrow in flavor profile, but satisfying if you have a roasted malt tooth. Which I do. Much better than anticipated.
fishingnet (802), Brandon, Florida, USA
Aug 6, 2008 Bottle courtesy CigarCityBrew. Pours black with a one finger tan head that fades leaving some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and bitter chocolate. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium thin mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness. Good.
Acknud (588), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
Jun 25, 2008 Thanks unclemike. Another state bites the dust. Black pour with minimal head. Coffee and chocolate aroma. Taste is very malted with a little hop finish.
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