 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Date: 04/29/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Dark Lord Day, 2006
Appearance: black, whispy tan head,
Aroma: huge ashy coffee aroma with sweet bourbon character,
Flavor: big sweet bourbon flavor, lots of roasted character, huge coffee, good balance between the roasted and the bourbon,
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Date: 05/06/2006
Mode: bottle
Appearance: sweet malt or bourbon aroma fills the air as soon as you pop but upon insertion of nose into glass it becomes all ash that eventually fades (or saturates) revealing the sweet bourbon, bits of lace,
Flavor: thick sweet bourbon is the initial flavor impression, good rich and chewey chocolate comes through strong, coffee character is well balanced, very drinkable for a 10% beer as it only has a hint of any alcohol, deserves a higher score as it is best in its class, but it is in the second best class (behind Belgian quads)
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Date: 02/09/2007
Mode: draft
Source: extreme beerfest
a bit better blended with the bourbon and coffee better in balance,
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Date: 05/05/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Aroma: huge ashy coffee aroma,
Flavor: lots of sweet bourbon flavor well balanced with the coffee,
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Date: 02/29/2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2005
Score: 4.5 to 4.4
Words: cellar stock
Aroma: aroma is coffee and bourbon with lots of dark chocolate,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet bourbon and coffee flavor in perfect balance with the dark chocolate coming in behind, touch of dark fruits, ashy character is all but gone from the flavor,
Overall: the best of coffee ever
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Date: 08/30/2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: sweet chocolate and bourbon aroma, strong coffee, sweet vanilla,
Flavor: rich chocolate and bourbon flavor, dark caramel sweetness, touch of vanilla for extra sweetness, low bitterness, no ash, smooth,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 19/20
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Drinkability: 10/10
Score: ****/4
yobdoog (374), Woodridge, New York, USA
Oct 12, 2008 I actually had this one a few time before have the non BA breakfast. This is some beer, I really enjoy it. Lots of bourbon and creamy with vanilla and oak. Lots of bitter coffee and rich dark cocoa. Sticky body and pitch black.
jjpm74 (3160), Stratford, CT 06614, Connecticut, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of bourbon and day old coffee rinds. Tastes like someone dumped Sanka and Guinness into a whiskey barrel then filtered it through an ash tray.
Gregis (923), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle purchased at Crown #15, in Fishers, IN. Pours like black coffee, from the bottle, raising a thin, creamy dark cocoa head that leaves cascading, patchy lace upon the snifter. The nose is of old coffee blended with bourbon and a light note of cigarette ash. This is NOT among my favorite noses on an imperial stout. As I see all of the 8s & 9s running down this page, I have to wonder if I have a poorly handled bottle or if my nose is just off this evening. Medium-bodied and oily with a moderately astringent finish. Sweet, roasty, fruity dark malt with a sweet, oaky bourbon backing and a light tobacco ashiness at the finish. This beer definitely improves as it nears room temperature, but with it’s reputation, I was expecting much more. It’s good... but not great.
bp (315), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle: pours a nice dark motor oil black with a thin tan head that was quick to disappear, aroma is loaded with coffee, a hint of the bourbon, tobacco and oak, taste is coffee, dark chocolate, bourbon, a touch bitter, medium body which is probably the only disappointment for me. I’d like to have this feel a little heavier. Still very good stuff!
Pastor (280), Maine, USA
Oct 3, 2008 A 07 Bottle poured into a tulip glass produce a coco colored head that left little lace on top of a pitch black body
Big roasted malts (chocolate and coffee) smell coming off my glass some wood quality in the nose as well even a little tobacco smell that kind of threw me a curve
You can taste the bourbon a little vanilla, of coarse the chocolate and espresso hit your taste buds too. Great mouthfeel to it like a stout should be rich and smooth
Great sippability on this not to be drank quickly as you can tell If I saw this on a shelf I would not pass it by
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