 harlequinn (2746), Tacoma, Washington, USA
Feb 22, 2004
This stuff was just really great. A beautiful sweet stout, and I do mean sweet. Pours murky and dark, with some really dare I say again sweet malts, with a just a little bit of a sweet hop bite in the aftertaste. Completely unbalanced, but in a good way. Very smooth and cream, with lots of chocolate coffee goodness, slightly syrupy and oily and becomes even better when warmed up.
AmEricanbrew (907), Left Coast, Louisiana, USA
Feb 7, 2008 Dark brown with a tan head. Very nice smell of milk chocolate and roasted grains. Medium body and smooth. Taste is smooth oatmeal with mocha. Not overly sweet or bitter. The best oatmeal stout i’ve had in a long time. 31906
Angeloregon (1829), Portland, Oregon, USA
Dec 26, 2007 Thanks to my mn Jeff F. for a taste of this cellared beauty!--Poured a deep opaque black body with a wonderfully fluffy creamy off-white head. Nose of bold coffee, chocolate, and roasted malts. Rich, warm mouth feel with well-maintained carbonation. Vibrant earthy coffee flavor. Creamy, like chocolate milk and espresso. Amazing beer! Love it!
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 03/10/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Belmont Station, Portland
black, thin tan head, very rich roasted malt aroma and flavor, well balanced, lasting bitterness, organic, big body, just a touch of malt bitterness, lots of flavor, but watch out for the clumps in the bottom
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Date: 08/06/2005
sweet vinous roasted malt aroma, super creamy body, rich chocolate flavor, the dark malts have mutated into a nice vineous quality with some good vanilla notes, nice sweetness, a touch of bitterness in the finish, mellowed into something very nice and of imperial quality
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: ***/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
Retorp (2154), Tampa, Florida, USA
Sep 12, 2006 Courtesy of SpringsLicker. Thank you, Jay.
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Nice aroma of coffee and chocoalte that leans toward the roastier side rather than the sweet side. Very defined aroma though not intensely concentrated. Lovely smelling beer. Pours a muddy river water brown, but settle a bit darker, approaching black. The head compresses down to a creamy thumb thick mocha color. I’ve had Imperial stouts that were 8% abv and showed the alcohol much more than this does. Rich coffee, burtn malt, cocoa powder and dark chocolate lay into the tastebuds right fromt he start and never let up. Nice mouthfeel. creamy and soft with a pleasant dry finish that leaves mostly coffee flavors lingering on the tongue. Nice beer.
Dickinsonbeer (2512), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Sep 12, 2006 Pours a deep dark brown almost black, high carbonation, and a fluffy tan head. Aroma is roasty and sweet, light cofee, some chocolate and very light herbal hops. Light chocolate, light roasted malt, some caramel sweetness. Body doesnt seem to hold up despite the high alcohol level. Ok overall.
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