 Swalden28 (1531), McKinney, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 26, 2008 Bottle thanks to Mar. Pours a black with tan head. Aroma of dark roasted barely and chocolate. Flavor is sweet with dark roast and chocolate. Med.-heavy body with medium carbonation. Very good stuff.....enjoyed it!
mar (1972), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 26, 2008 bottle thanks to TBS. black pour with some rocky cream froth. roasted malts, coffee and some alcohol. nice on the palate with a bold chocolate/coffee flavor that lasts quite a while.
Sparky27 (1641), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 Bomber courtesy of JCB. Pours a near pitch black with a one finger tan head and spotty lacing. Nose is roasty malt, milk chocolate and coffee. Taste is powered cocoa upfront with baker’s chocolate and espresso finishing it out. Mild bitter hop finish comes in at the end and lingers for awhile. Full, creamy mouth feel. Good stout – thanks Jason!
blutt59 (2184), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 bottle, thanks to mar for this, nose is big coffee, flavor is a light dusty espresso with a cocoa finish
BMan1113VR (2958), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 2008 Bottle thanks to mar. Pours with a light brown head that fades and a black body. Aroma of chocolate, mocha and lots of alcohol. Taste is mocha, and some dark roast. Slightly fizzier than I would like, but a creamy mouthfeel. Would age well.
JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 16, 2008 22oz from Sam’s, Durham. It’s a very fine pour, with a head that comes on a bit late with a quick fizz and then it’s gone. The nose, however, is a bit off-putting. It’s got a slightly grainy, vegetal quality, strangely enough, with – honestly – slightly less roasted awesomeness than the regular offering. Sure, there are plenty of big choc notes in the nose and, to a lesse degree, in the taste. But the fruity qualities seem somehow to get in the way. And the body needs to be a bit more substantial to me.
JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 1, 2008 Bottle. Black color, thin broken dark tan head. Aroma is a mix of dark roast, malts, alcohol, mild coffee. Nice palate, not overly thick, very drinkable. Taste is very nice, with sweetness and roast in equal measures to start, some coffee and a slight alcohol burn on the back end. Very drinkable, no obvious issues.
GAManiac (1203), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2008 Pours dark, dark brown out of the bottle and settles in as an impenetrable black with a one finger tan head. The head recedes to a collar quickly and leaves decent lacing.
The aroma is pretty subdued with lots of dark roasted malts and lots of sweet dark fruits and licorice. Hints of chocolate and coffee seem to be present as well.
The taste is a slightly bigger version of the aroma with semi-sweet chocolate and dark fruits up front before giving way to roasted malts.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied with good carbonation and very smooth.
This is a good offering from Highland though nothing groundbreaking. Enjoyable.
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