nightrider (370), encinitas, California, USA Oct 29, 2008 Poured from a 22oz bottle brought home from the east coast. Pitch black with a decent mocha tan head. Aromas were smoky and licorice like. super smooth and rich in your palate. Flavors of coffee, roasted malt, hopsand molasses. long bitter finish. traces of alcohol. Great beer. dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Oct 29, 2008 22 ounce bottle from Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham. Pours black with some reddish brown highlights. 1.5 finger dark brown head. Aroma is hops, toffee, brown sugar and a bit of chocolate. Taste is roasted malts with lemony hops, chocolate and coffee notes with some brown sugar as well. Nicely balanced. Alcohol well hidden. Full bodied. TheRealBastard (141), The-No, California, USA Oct 27, 2008 Looking back on old notes. Drank this one shared by my boss at work while on the clock. Thanks Mike! Quarter inch off white head. Nose is dark fruit and sugar. Taste is heavy malt and mocha. Good solid beer from great divide. boFNjackson (1233), Portland, Oregon, USA Oct 27, 2008 Tap @ Green Dragon... Poured black with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt and biscuits and like an amaretto liquor. Palate had a nice sizzle on the tongue with a certain dryness towards the finish. Strong mocha flavors mixed with a tiny bit of hops and roasted malt. Very robust but also easy to drink. Indulgence (141), Ajo, Arizona, USA Oct 26, 2008 Bold, black and beautiful... while the oak aged gets the nod as one of the best IS in this world, this one is no slouch and is blissfully palatable... creamy goodness, and black chocolate coffee heaven waits the lips of the recipient. RasterMaster (120), , Oklahoma, USA Oct 25, 2008 Dark black pour with a lasting creamy light brown head. Aroma of roasted caramel malts and dark toffee. Initial sweetness easing into long lasting hoppy bitterness. Much milder flavors compared to the Oak Aged Yeti and since it now comes in 6 packs, I’ll be back for more! rederic (1785), montréal, Quebec, Canada Oct 23, 2008 On tap at the brewery, pitch black color, with a tan-colored head, leafy, coniferous hop nose, with some piney, cedary notes, coming out first, with some dark chocolate, black coffee, roasty malt accents, in a warmth aroma follows through on a full-bodied palate with a sweet roasted, caramelized malt, coniferous, piney hop character, with a dark bitter chocolate, roasted coffee bean flavor, with some leafy, grassy bitterness, with hint of caramel, molasses, leading towards a chocolatey, well hop leafy, coniferous warming, bittering finish. The finish is more on the side of the hoppiness than the roastiness. AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Oct 23, 2008 Pours a very dark brown in color, we’ll just call it black. A very nice inch of brown head forms on the pour. Smell is heavily roasted malts and some nice coffee. I was expecting a ton of hops in the nose, but thankfully they’re not there. More of the hops show up in the taste, but still, for the better, not as much as was aniticipated. This is much better than I remember it being. I think with some age this would be a very good beer. Comparable to, dare I say it, Bells Expedition. Full on the mouthfeel and nice.
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