Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA Dec 17, 2008 330ml bottle. Pours a pitch black with mahogany hues and a 2 finger tan head that receding into a soap scum topper, but still left decent lacing. Nose is ripe dark fruits and roasted malts. Taste is cocoa, roasted malt, dried fruit and burnt brown sugar. A mellow light coffee finishes it out. Nice creamy mouth feel. The ABV is hidden perfectly. Good stout. kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA Dec 14, 2008 Courtesy of Tampa Tasting Group. Pours a dark brown to black with thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and milky with notes of roasted malt, smoke, hints of raisins and dark fruit. Flavor is roasted malt, cream, some, dark chocolate, coffee, hints of toffee. Medium to full body with a sweet and bitter coffee finish. Travlr (698), Washington, Washington DC, USA Dec 13, 2008 Dark maroon with thin white head. Aroma of roasted malt and alcohol. Caramel and malt flavor with some hops. Good stuff, although maybe a bit lighter than it ought to be. bag (103), Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 11, 2008 From bottle... poured semi-transparent, dark brown with medium head. Very nice malty aroma with hints of chocolate and molasses. Lighter taste with some chocolate. The overall experience was very positive... nice, enjoyable, relaxing beer. Must get again. mcjay (301), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA Dec 9, 2008 Dark amber color with a thick brown head. Very smooth malty taste with hints of chocolate and coffee. Roasted chocolate aroma, slightly sweet and very drinkable. markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA Dec 4, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Cigar City. Pours dark brown with a khaki head. Aroma is earth, dark chocolate, and alcohol. Flavor is similar with chocolate malt, balancing hops, and dark chocolate. Nice. zombywoof (355), Shawnee, Kansas, USA Dec 4, 2008 Pours black with a large light brown head- excellent lacing. Aroma of molasses, spruce and sliglty burnt malt. Sweet brown sugar, spruce, resin, licorice with coffee, plum and alcohol trailing. Hints of Black Cavandish pipe tobacco and soy sauce. Creamy/oily texture and long finish. EHSRanders (1121), Randers C, Denmark Dec 3, 2008 Bottle. Black colour with large creamy light brown fully lasting head. Aroma is roasted malt with notes of coffee. Sweet flavor with notes of coffee and chocolate.
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