does not count  forfa (4), Brisbane, Australia
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 26, 2009
Aroma wasn’t as striking as the label would suggest. However the appearance was the first indicator as to how impressive this beer was to become. Initial impressions - expected a strong coffee flavour, yet its subtlety was a pleasant suprise. Building to a crescendo of bitterness and a slight malty taste inherent in many of his beers. Suprisingly more carbonated than expected in a stout, yet smooth and extremely drinkable. Exquisite beer and left me wanting.
 poisoneddwarf (216), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 1 pt .9 fl oz bottle. Aroma is toasted malt, black coffee. Pours as black as can be with a nice head, beautiful lacework. Tastes like a perfect coffee stout. Nice creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Finishes bitter, leaving my mouth tasting like a used coffee pot. That’s a good thing.
potbeercollege (418), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle. Black with beautiful chocolate brown head that will not go away. The aroma is truly wonderful - lots of sweet roasted chocolate, strong coffee, rich caramel and oatmeal. Taste is initially sweet though is quickly replaced with a mild bitterness of burnt chocolate. Palate has lots of carbonation (somewhat unexpected) and overall is smooth. This just may be the perfect stout... its hard to imagine anything else as satisfying or as beautifully crafted.
Dorstig (4), Oegstgeest, Netherlands
does not count | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Pours black with a beautiful beige head which leaves an attractive lacing. Nose is full of strong black coffee,dark chocolat an roasted malts.
On the palate creamy toffee notes and bitter hop, dark dried fruits, some bayleaves liquorice. Finish is dry. Lovely stout.
can8ianben (908), Pasadena, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 Aroma of dark roasted wood and coffee. Appearance is jet black with a dark tan head. Tastes like bitter chocolate, coffee, and the dust from a chocolate malt grinding session. Smooth and rich with a very nice mouthfeel. Certainly well crafted!
tokyogoat (571), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Pours espresso black with a thin tan halo of head.
Nose is heavy on coffee, not too acidic on the nose, fairly roasty.
Taste is thinner than the beer geek brunch, less chewy, less obvious oat character, slight hop bitterness, slight acidic coffee bitterness, flavors arent as rich as expected, but none over shadow the others. nice coffee, roasted malt, oat, and floral hop flavors all play quite well together.
glennmastrange (865), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Bottle. Heavy malt notes of dark bread, dark chocolate and strong coffee, moderate resin for the hops, light leather for the yeast, with background notes of raisin, charcoal, toffee and alcohol. Head is average size, creamy/frothy, light brown with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is black. Flavor starts moderately to heavily sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes lightly sweet and acidic, moderately bitter and a touch salty. Palate is medium to full, creamy with a soft carbonation and a lightly astringent and dry finish. This has to be the fullest and richest Stout I’ve had to date. Excellent in every respect.
Borresteijn (1439), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 50cl Bottle from De Molen. Pitch black, big beige brown head. Great aroma of sweet chocolate, rich coffee and hops. Flavour is light sweet, chocolate, coffee, roasted/burnt malts, light tar notes, firm citrussy hoppy bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel, medium to fullbodied. Lovely stuff, also for lunch and dinner.
BierBauch (650), Cape Coral Waterfront Wonderland, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Poured a dark chocolate brown with an initally thick khaki head which settled down to a thin layer of foam. Strong aromas of coffee and licorice. Super creamy and medium bodied. Bitter cocoa and coffee flavors. Somewhat dry finish. Overall a quality stout.
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