 JoeTheYounger (266), California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 20, 2009 Bottle at Stone Sour Fest 2009. Pours a beautiful black color with brown head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted coffee. Taste is bitter chocolate and roasted smoke. Mild carbonation, Overall pretty pleasing.
craftycarl21 (560), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 19, 2009 Pours pitch black with a big frothy tan head. Aroma is heavy with belgian spice, much like a quad with cinnamon, clove, and christmasy spices, but mixes with a creamy and nutty stout aspect. Flavor starts with a bit of chocolate, wood, coffee, and alcohol, then moves to an immensely intriguing funky note, almost like an uber dark kriek lambic. Tartness is very cool, I really like it, very unique. Palate is thinnish, but not too bad for a non-imperial stout. Really interesting, and a really nice brew from Jolly Pumpkin.
Jblauvs (589), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 19, 2009 Dark pour wih a light tan head, Aroma is belgian spice, apricot, nutty creamy. Unique flavor, starts with a coffee roast, slides into some nutty cashew, some belgian spice, really interesting tart fruit comes through in the end. Very cool. Funky stout. I dig it
fidel (967), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 16, 2009 Poured very black, CO2, roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, hops, little sour berry, slightly funky.
deyholla (708), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 11, 2009 Tap at Ashley’s. Poured black with almost no head. Aroma consisted of mainly of dark notes, coffee and chocolate with a surprisingly tart/sour undertone. The flavor is dark a well with a pretty well pronounced sour tart under tones. A really pleasant surprise. Enjoyed this one throughly.
dnstone (209), Mons, Belgium
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 9, 2009 Coffee meets beer meets wine...this is hard to define. A sour scent and eddge with definite coffe/stout flavor. I really enjoy this beer.
nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 9, 2009
Source:750 mL shared with Steamhead at Chucks.
Glass:Lion Tulip.
Appearance:Poured a deep brown color with a three finger, fluffy brown head.
Aroma:The aroma very much resembled a sour. Sour cherries and vinegar dominate, with only a hint of roasted malt peeking through.
Flavor:The flavor was more stout like that the aroma. Roasted malt and pure cacao dominate. A slightly sour finish peeks through.
Palate:Medium/full body with solid carbonation.
Overall:The body of work here is awesome. My initial reaction to this beer was WTF??!?? After sipping and sniffing for 10-15 minutes, I began to really dig this. The traditional JP carbonation level should be toned down here, as it takes away from the beer, but overall, an excellent offering.
tokyogoat (520), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2009 Poured black/brown with a thin egg shell head.
Nose was roasty with slight raisin and vinegar notes.
Taste is not as sour as I had hoped. Front is full of roasted malt, followed by some dark fruit sweetness, finishes with slight acidity and astringency.
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