 trayns (242), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 17, 2009 Bottle. Pours pitch black, brownish, beige head. Smells big of coffee and bitter chocolate. Taste is big, complex and robust. Typical burnt malt notes and chocolate for an impy stout. A nice spicy molasses closing note.
neepsntatties (350), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 Pours as black as moonless night! A little soy sauce and unsulphured molasses on the nose. On the palate...Hershey’s Special Dark chocolate, fresh roasted Arabica, slight tang on the back of the palate with a long, cloying finish. Pure nectar!
nbutler11 (771), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Bottle acquired via trade with hellbilly. Pours like motor oil with a reddish brown head. Smells a lot like Palo Santo wood. Tastes of powdered semi-sweet cocoa, juicy red grapes, raw sap, coffee grounds, and faint soy. Dense and has a sticky icky dark fruit finish to boot. Great stuff.
BOLTZ7555 (1121), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 3, 2009 Bottle acquired via trade with dchmela...THANKS DAVE!!! Deep onyx body with a paper bag colored head and spider web lacing. Aroma is complex with Kikkoman, Starbucks, and Hershey’s all fighting for supremacy. Flavor is heavy in soy but also displays dark chocolate, bitter coffee, fudge, and molasses. A bit too much soy for me but this one is unique. Coats the palate nicely. Definitely a well put together brew!!!
BVery (673), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 TAP: at the Happy Gnome (St. Paul, MN) on 1.31.09. Black pour, reddish head, thick lacing. Creamy, some barleywine character, coffee late. Monster beer, excellent.
aplusbreaks (330), , Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 31, 2009 12oz pours a dark brown/black with a small ring of tan foam. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits? Flavors of chocolate, molasses, caramel and again dark fruit notes, fairly bitter coffee finish. Palate was smooth.
Hophead22 (1106), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 20, 2009 12oz bottle thanks to pantanap. Dark, viscious pour. Very aromatic, super dark fruitiness, lots of good smells. Slightly sweet, a small amount of bitterness, a little vanilla and semi-sweet chocolate. Very good stuff.
DalzAle (512), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 On tap at Skyview’s last night. Pour was thick and left a nice frothy head that was slow to settle. Aroma was raisins and brown sugar. Flavor was excellent; malts, chocolate, vanilla and finished a little smoky with a warming alcohol feel. I really wish this one was more readily available; a really great beer.
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