 OldRaspy (292), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 12, 2008 Poured black from the bottle with a brown head. Aroma was sof roasted/burnt malt, coffee and a hint of chocolate. Flavor was big coffee with some roased malts and a hint of dark chocolate. The finish was a coffee bitterness.
Hank1980 (765), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Pours dark brown with a medium size tan head. Some minor lacing as well. Aroma of coffee and chocoale. Taste is of roasted coffee, chocolate, light hops. Mouth is big, dry, and carbonation is mild. Finish is lightly bitter. Not a bad brew that would go really well with most deserts.
zeke626 (302), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 Thanks to akevitt for sharing. Bottle, pours an opaque, black body with generous creamy, dark brown head. Aroma of roasted/burnt dark malts, rich coffee along with hints of hops, smoke, and cocoa. Strong burnt malt taste along with a strong espresso flavor. Bitter coffee finish; thick mouthfeel.
level4 (24), New Jersey, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 7, 2008 Bottle. Pours deep black with a small chocolate milk colored head. The aroma is smoke and expresso. This is my first stout and I felt I would be initimidated by an overpowering taste. Preconceptions can be very misleading. This stuff is so silky smooth and incredibly balanced. Drank about 1/4 of it with warm brownie and ice cream, the rest I didn’t want anything to intefere with my palate. The taste is coffee with such minor bitterness that goes down so easily. It’s a great feeling to have unlofty expectations and to get totally blown away.
mar (1903), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 bottle thanks to bullzeye. deep black pour with a thin espresso bean head. nice lacings and a great smell of roasted malts and big coffee notes. nice thickness and a great taste of coffee in the finish. the malts are definitely there but they’re definitely not the stars here.
matt7215 (979), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 bomber from a trade with hogtownharry. pours pitch black with a midsized tan head. perfect stout appearance. aromas are sweet roasted malt, coffee, touch of smokiness. flavours are similar with bitterness from coffee and hops. a wonderful brew. worthy of its hype. thanks harry.
Todeon (315), Sweden
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 Updated: Aug 9, 2008Bottle. Color is really dark with a nice creamy brown head. Mouthfeel isnt as heavy as expected,a bit watery but still nice. Taste is really coffee dominated with some smokey tones and some vanilla.
Ljunkan (398), Karlstad, Sweden
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 4, 2008 Updated: Jan 11, 2009Bottle. Dark brown/almost black color with a large light brown head.
Aroma is dominated by the coffee together with some dark chocolate, roasted mat and smoke.
Flavour is also very coffee-dominated, but there’s also dark chocolate, tobacco, liqourice, smoke and even some milky/creamy notes. Behind this dark flavours there’s some aromatic hoppy notes and decent bitterness which remains in the mouth for a while.
Mouthfeel is great. Very smooth though all strong coffee flavours. Not extremely filling, but still very good.
Drinkability is high for such a "dark beer" with many complex flavours. Outstanding beer.
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