 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 31, 2008 Tap at Hamilton’s. Very dark black beer with a thick creamy tan/brown head. Aroma is really great. Loads of rich dark chocolate and malted milk character. Sweet vanilla and a light bourbony character. Some light caramel and a bit of spicy woody tannins. Very full-bodied and chewy. Sweet milk chocolate, malted milk, and a soft herbal bitterness. Very restrained with excellent integration between the sweet vanilla/caramel bourbony flavour and the deep dark chocolate. Very rich, silken, and unctuous mouthfeel. One of the better barrel-aged impys I’ve had in a long time.
WeeHeavySD (2990), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 Updated: Oct 20, 2008Tap @ Hamilton’s during their 2nd anniversary party. Shared with weeobese, darkelf, and wetherel. Pours black with a tan head. Nose is super sweet and overall very very nice. Taste is sweet with chocolate notes, this is a fantastic version of this brew.
bb (2919), Martinez, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Bourbon and rich malt aroma with light roast. Bourbon, light roast, and rich malt flavor with a light sweetness. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon lingers with rich malt, light chocolate, and light roast.
puzzl (2621), New York, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 19, 2008 Cask at the Blind Tiger for VSK 2008. Bourbon, tobacco aroma, dry smoke, caramel and rye whiskey, vanilla, cedar. Very complex. Poured with a nice head for a cask beer. Very thick body, mostly dry, very dark chocolate and a bourbony finish. Surprisingly easy drinking. Chalky cocoa flavor is perfect. This was wonderful.
PilsnerPeter (2617), Flushing, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 Cask at Blind Tiger VSK 2008: Pours opaque black with a dense deep tan head. Big aroma of rich dark chocolate liqueur, smooth oak, roast and a burnt raisin aspect. Nice silky mouthfeel. Great integration of a rich Stout and smooth cask character. Has flavors of licorice, chocolate/mocha, burnt marshmallow-like richness, and a smooth rounded oak presence, without the assertive alcohol flavor or overwhelming vanilla booziness many barrel-aged stouts have. Long roasted finish. This is a nice barrel-aged Imperial Stout.
Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 On tap at Hamilton’s 2nd Anniversary party. Pours with a black body topped by a thin to medium thick head with some lacing left behind. It’s sweet and full of vanilla bourbon notes with a hint of roast in the background. Full bodied, smooth and a touch warming.
badlizard (2352), Berkeley, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 1, 2008 On tap at Hamiltons. Black with a fizzy tan head. Great chocolate and bourbon aroma and taste with a whiskey and coffee, semi-dry, and alcoholic finish. Yum!
JohnC (2275), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 26, 2008 On tap at Beachwood BBQ
Wow. what a great aroma, lots of vanilla, smooth subdued taste. Easy drinking, great flavor
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