roder_60 (872), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 16, 2008 Pours a dark opaque brown color with minimal wititsh head. Very sweet caramel aroma. Flavor slightly bitter, some smoke, and sweet malts. Tad bit of molases. Decent beer. DragonStout (1183), Orlando, Florida, USA Nov 28, 2007 Growler courtesy of Hopscotch.Poured dark brown slightly translucent with a small thinning head.Nose of smoke, peat and malts.Flavor to follow with some more peat coming out.A well balance of flavors. Ibrew2or3 (1756), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA Nov 28, 2007 The growler (courtesy hopscotch) poured out clear dark amber – garnet – brown with tan head and mild lacing. The aroma is mildly earthy, mildly smoky and contains some burnt malts. Nice yet mild. The taste starts with roasty malts and mild burnt malts that are only mild players in the flavor arena. Midway a mild smokiness pops up along with faint earthiness. Nice sessionable brew. dchmela (775), Orlando, Florida, USA Nov 27, 2007 Courtesy hopscotch. Growler. Pours dark and a little watery with a small head. Big dry chocolate aroma with a touch of single malt peat. Very smooth chocolate malt, roasted taste, finishes very nice with a good mouthfeel. Very nice. boboski (1095), USA Nov 25, 2007 Thin, mostly receding, light tan head. Translucent but very dark chestnut body. The aroma is roasty, with a majority of the sweetness chocolate, the minority caramel. Light English hops and minor alcohol noted. The flavor is also quite roasty. Sweetness is medium, bitterness low, astringency low, altogether pleasant but forgettable. Mild stale coffee is enveloped by smokey and roasty grain. Finishes lightly bitter, with lingering roast and caramel. Chocolate crumbles delve in and out of the sensory realm.
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