BuckNaked (1195), Tempe, Arizona, USA Jun 6, 2008 22oz bottle: Pours to an opaque black colored body with a medium light brown colored head. The aroma shows a bit of roasted dark malt, chocolate, a stale caramel drizzled coffee, light honey, and brown sugar. Taste is roasted malt, coffee, light cocoa with hints of citrus/pine hops in the background. Heavy body, medium carbonated, finishes dry with hints of dusty roasted malt and light alcohol.
fidel (210), Livermore, California, USA Oct 10, 2008 Dark brown/Black, coffee, roasted malts, dark chocolate, molasses, little dark fruits, little alcohol, little nutty, dry. DougShoemaker (2614), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 2, 2008 Aroma of rich coffee and dark chocolate, darkest brown, pours a slight toffee head. Flavour is a full roasted malt, dark chocolate too. Full bodied, bitter as hell. Fabulous! Thanks Torontoblue. kmweaver (2125), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA Oct 1, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of Ernest. Thanks! Pours a very dark, chocolate-brown color; medium tan head with solid, fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of roasted malts, oily dark chocolate, and bitter cocoa and minerals in the aroma; nicely dry and well-roasted. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy, oily dark chocolate and dried fruits, well-roasted coffee, and roasted / lightly charred malts upfront; average carbonation; very solid, slightly oily presence; nicely viscous and drinkable, well-roasted imperial stout. Nice. Lengthy finish: roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and cocoa; oily, round finish with some pleasant viscosity. lordeche (336), Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA Sep 28, 2008 Pours opaque black with a thick mocha head. Tons of cocoa in the aroma, a bit of sweet molasses, vanilla, coffee, and a little earthy breadiness. Flavor is quite sweet, with layers of chocolate, coffee, anise, vinous notes, and vanilla melding together. Nice traces of bitterness throughout compliment the smooth and somewhat sweet chocolate presence. Good stuff. GuilTTy (459), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA Sep 27, 2008 Bomber. Ribbon of opaque black pour to a building dark tan creamy head with lots of lacing. Aroma of roasted coffee and semi-sweet chocolate. Initial flavor of espresso and chocolate followed quickly by anise, vanilla, and a touch of faint smoke. Some caramel rounds out the taste and almost seems to bind the flavors together. Classic West Coast bitter note leads into a long, smooth and flavorful finish. Very silky and inviting texture. A really nice and well-crafted stout. Green Flash is no flash in the pan.
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