 bhensonb (3013), Woodland, California, USA
Feb 8, 2007
Aroma of dark roasted malt, backed by coffee and chocolate. Starts with a very strong, almost licorice, flavor. Ok, this could be "massive, roasty". I think there’s coffee. This is so massive that the chocolate gets hidden for the most part. It does not finish all that dry, and the hop is almost overcome by the toasted malt. That massive, roasty seems to be keeping the hop out of my taste profiling. There is bitter in the finish, but I’m not convinced it’s hop. Strong stuff. If there are stoutheads, this should work for them. Note: after some passage of time, I actually think I find grapefruit. Still this is dark roasted stuff.
HopsWhisperer (9), , North Carolina, USA
does not count  Oct 10, 2008 I tried this during a RIS sampling evening at my house. My overall impression was that this was terribly over-hopped to the point that it tasted more like an IPA than an impy stout. Reminiscent of Stone’s 11th Anniversary Ale. And compared to the other RIS’s we tasted, this was my least favorite.
A: very dark, decent head and lacing
S: quite hoppy, some roasted and smoky overtones
t: much too hoppy for my tastes. while I expect there to be some roasted and hop bitterness, this was just not balanced well enough for my tastes.
M: Thick, but too much lingering hop bitterness
D: With so many other RIS choices, I wouldn’t spend the $$ on this again.
Ramenen (351), San Salvador, El Salvador
Oct 8, 2008 Thanks to my Sarita who brought it all the way down from NYC. I am a HUGE fan of the Oak Aged Yeti, so I was a bit nervous about trying the regular version. However, I was no disappointed, pours a ptich black color with a nice tan head. Lots of smokiness and some sweetness of coffee and chocolate. Nice bitter finish.
rocbyter (669), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Oct 7, 2008 Spicy malt aroma with hints of roasted. Black in color with a small brown head. Lightly sweet robust malt flavor getting moderately bitter in the finish. Very creamy.
blutt59 (796), Dallas, Texas, USA
Oct 5, 2008 bottle, dark almost black color, head is frothy medium brown, nose is fruity hops, flavors of hoppy sweet stewed fruits, light cocoa and pine, finish is hoppy dark fruit
RichardGretton (2681), Leicestershire, England
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle. Black beer with a strong brown head. The aroma is mildly roasted, and the flavour is deeply roasted and bitter. Overall a nice bitter stout.
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