 Aggie80 (708), Michigan, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Wow! Really nice chocolate aroma with a touch of hops in the bouquet. Very dark pour with head and lacing typical of a stout. Smooth mouthfeel with a sweet finish. I really enjoyed this one.
GuilTTy (527), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle. Deep brownish black and supports a medium tall, dense and creamy light brown head. Strong dark roasted coffee and fresh from the oven brownie aroma. Rich flavors with a mix of bittersweet chocolate, toffee, vanilla and coffee with a touch of pepper at the very end. Silky, creamy texture and a warming finish that’s full of flavor and surprisingly dry. A great stout.
mfaulke (81), clemson, South Carolina, USA
Oct 3, 2008 There’s a lot going on in this beer. The finish is complex, with bitterness from the coffee, chocolate, and hops all adding a different layer. The chocolate is such a nice touch, and it separates this brew from many of the other coffee beers that I have tried. All the flavors mesh really well, and this is world class for sure. A little pricey, but worth it.
screigh (252), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Pours so dark black I can’t see through it even when I hold it up to the light. I aggressively poured and got a nice frothy chocolate colored head. However that quickly disappeared. Aroma is strong. I didn’t even have to approach the glass and I could smell the roast. Smells of heavily roasted malts and coffee grounds. Taste is a little astringent with heavy roast and coffee grounds present. If you wait a bit a bitterness with form on the back sides of the tongue. I little bit thin but hides alcohol. I know really want to try the Kentucky Breakfast.
1010 (206), Marysville, Ohio, USA
Oct 1, 2008 Updated: Oct 7, 2008Pours a deep black with a small this head. As a coffee lover this is the beer for me. Tastes heavily of coffee and malt. Great beer and very drinkable if it was only cheaper.
Had on tap at Barleys.
Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Sep 30, 2008 THOUGHTS: Not the best Impy, but a great beer. A little one-sided, but it’s a great side. Hid alcohol incredibly well. More coffee than beer, really. But tat was fine by me.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark, nearly black, brown that was opaque, black in the glass with a small, light brown, head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was mostly heavy strong coffee, then there was heavy dark bread, oats and roasted and burnt malts with a little cream. The initial flavor was heavily sweet and lightly acidic; while the finish was heavily sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, and sour with and average to long duration. There was mostly coffee, then caramel, a little chocolate, roasted oats and maybe a little hops showing at the end. The full body was creamy then oily with lightly fizzy with a moderate astringent finish.
jrmac (210), USA
Sep 30, 2008 Simply outstanding. Pours black, with a small head. Aromas of coffee, malt, and something I can not place. Taste follows suit with great espresso flavors with a great balance of hops and malt. Great beer.
hombrepalo (726), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Updated: Feb 24, 200912 oz bottle, biggest coffee flavored beer EVER! A black colored beer with a very nice tan colored head. The aroma is very dry and very roasted coffee. The taste is more roasted coffee beans.Kinda reminded me of a day old black. The alcohol comes through but really it’s just too coffee dominated for my liking. Expected more from this overhyped beer. REally did not think this beer was all that great, the bourboun stout on the other hand is well balanced and not over coffeed!
Re-Rate 02/20/09 5 months cellered. Mellowed out a bit. Taste much smoother, silkie. Enjoyed it a bit more
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