 DrHomolka (728), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 17, 2007 Pours dark black with a small, bubbly brown head that quickly disappears. Engine oil indeed. Aroma is dark fruits with a little chocolate. Taste is fruity at the beginning then chocolate comes out. Pretty interesting flavor if not a strange combination. Did not notice any whisky characteristics.
DrD (61), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 9, 2007 Updated: Mar 30, 2007The color is a stunning black with tawny port highlights. Begins on a rich, figgy, toasted malt note and moves quickly to toffee, port, roasted pecan, and lightly charred oak. The complex, bittersweet toffee note lingers for a good minute...and beyond. A "special" brew indeed...
Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 31, 2007 (bottle)poured into a tulip. pours a thick dark black with thin tan head. smell is sweet and mouth watering with some mocha tint, has hints of whisky(was aged in malt whisky casks) at first but the deeper you smell it gets harder to notice the whisky. taste is slight mocha, light on the front and middle, bitter in the finish with the mocha aftertaste. this is a very good drink...
joebrew (608), Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 30, 2007 pours a very dark mahogany with a nice tan head. The aroma is very rich malty, hint of smoke, some whiskey, little oak and chocolate. The flavor is very sweet, with hints of caramel, raisens, chocolate, and coffee. whiskey has a pretty dominant presence with a nice smokey finish. This was my nightcap, and boy am I glad it was. I was planning on holding onto this for awhile, but its time came(damn drunken beer fridge raid)
spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 21, 2007 Whiskey is noticeable in the aroma.Pours dark black with no head.Alcohol stands out in the flavor.Thin and oily mouthfeel with a whiskey finish.
stison42 (318), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 21, 2007 Updated: Jan 22, 2007Black. Smooth and sweet. A satisfying beer with good staying power. Malty and syrupy. Very good.
murrayswine (101), Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 18, 2007 This beer pours a mirky almost stout like brown. The smell is smokey, but still balanced with a nut characteristic.
I love the smell, as a big single malt fan this is my cup of, well, scotch.
The taste is like a rauch beer sort of, it’s got a light bit of smoke and peat with a subtle raison sweetness that is the nly thing that remotely smacks of old ale.
Still though, all in all this is fantastic, to heck with the nay sayers, I like this beer.
tish (35), In transition at the moment, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 16, 2007 Bottle. Black, dark caramel foamy head. Aroma of black coffee, dark cocoa, then the finish of whiskey. Flavors blend the same. Medium body. Very drinkable.
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