BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 24, 2008 12-oz. bottle received via trade with dchmela. Pours clear rubied black with a small, fizzy, light brown head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (molasses, chocolate, burnt), light hops (herbs), average yeast (leather) with notes of tar, charcoal, soy sauce, licorice, and pomegranate. Full bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness and acidity, moderate bitterness. Cletus (5052), Connecticut, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 21, 2008 Bottle courtesy of juiceisloose. Pours black with a thin off white head. Smells of chocolate malt, booze, some molasses, hints of spice. Tastes of caramel, molasses, a touch of pomegranate, boozy. Decent. Beerman6686 (1281), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 20, 2008 Pours a black color with hardly any head at all. Aroma is of black patent malts, a bit of roastiness, and some fruit. Flavor is a weak watery roasted flavor with that hint of pomegranite in there. This is a perfect example of ho not very good beers get good ratings because they are a stout. bierkoning (6025), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 14, 2008 Bottle from Solan. Black and opague. Roast, licorice and a hint of pomegranate in the aroma. Sweetish, fruity, roasty, salty flavor with licorice. Medium to full bodied, smooth beer. mmmbeer (745), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 13, 2008 Bottle in trade from daknole, thanks! Consumption from a shaker- poured non transparent heavily used motor oil from a tractor trailer black, upper end low carbonation of tiny bubbles. Aroma of coffee, dark bakers chocolate, dark toasted wheat bread, and dark fruit. Hits the mouth with a wide body, malt is roasted heavily just from the first taste, hard coffee taste, mild sweetness on the end. A little out of balance, but still good and drinkable. haukur (682), Reykjavik, Iceland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 13, 2008 pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma is roasted coffe beans, dark chocolate, some tiny hints of pepper. Taste has lively carbonation, some stickyness, small hint of the pomegranate juice in the finish. Overall a soldi stout. thanks to beastifan2k bitbucket (2031), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 1/5 | 14/20 | Aug 12, 2008 Bottle, thanks daknole! Pours opaque blackish brown with a scant and fading tan head. Aroma of coffee, blackberries, and a touch of chocolate. Creamy medium body and active carbonation. Lightly sweet taste of coffee, biscuit. Dry espresso finish that is a bit tart. Pretty nice, but I would enjoy it more if it wasn’t over-carbonated. BrewDad (2366), Olympia, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Aug 12, 2008 12oz Bottle - Trade - Dankole
Aroma – A very deep resignation of dark malts with a light fruitiness to the nose also.
Appearance – Dark Black in Color, Thin head and clear.
Flavor – A very good Dark black ale with a good malt and hops build the addition of the fruit was excellent. This was a well brewed beer and added to the night .
Palate – Great Mouthfeel, Nice texture with a Good dry finish.
Overall – A fun beer to drink these can and will catch you off guard if you are not ready. The high alcohol can be tricky this was a great beer.
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