 glennmastrange (857), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 6, 2009
Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of toasted, molasses and dark bread, moderate resin, leather and earth for thehops and yeast, with background notes of prune, tar, vanilla and dark rum. Head is small, creamy with some larger bubbles, light brown, with fair lacing and good thick legs, and is almost fully diminishing. Color is black. Flavor starts heavily sweet and finishes moderately sweet and lightly bitter Palate is full, syrupy and silky and has an almost flat carbonation. A lively and very well crafted Imperial Stout, but a little too over the top on the sweetness for me.
BierBauch (646), Cape Coral Waterfront Wonderland, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 11.7oz Bottle fom Total Wine. Pours black and extra dark like 85% cocoa. No head but none expected either. Just a light swirling layer floating on top. Smoky, roasty aroma with espresso and bitter chocolate. A faint hint of vanilla appears as it warms. Medium to full body that is a bit syrupy. Flavor is a fantastic blend of smokey roasted malt delights, dark chocolates and vanilla bean. This is an outstanding Imperial Stout. Delicate and classy decadence in a bottle. Completely impressed!!!
MrManning (1649), London, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Bottle 1 of 2- This one thanks to Hogtownharry. Cellared for about a year. Very dark pour, black, letting no light in. Pours a thin mocha foam that leaves a constant ring around the glass. Nose is all out coffee and dark chocolate, mildly fruity, with an earthy undertone. But really, it just smells like fresh black coffee. The taste was not as coffee oriented as I suspected. Mild roasty coffee with pit fruits, some licorice, sweet burnt sugar, woodsy and earthy. Quite bitter with a good dose of hops. Finishes dry, astringent, good. Thanks Harry!
royalliquors (9), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Pours black, black, black. No descernible head. At 13.1%, the alcohol is really well hidden. Wood, licorice, and charcoal from the nose to the mouth and finished like a port. A sweet, full, thick beer that just goes on and on...
LearninBeer (206), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Pours very dark brown with virtually no head. The aroma is figs, cassis, molasses, licorice. The taste is sweet, mellow, light bitter, cherry, coffee, a little alcohol.
MrGGen (231), Italy
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Colore nero. Piacevole aroma di malto tostato e luppolo. Buon corpo,in bocca scalda , la forza e l’equilibrio perfetto di sapori, caramello, cioccolato e malto tostato, liscio, direi ottima.
pellegjr (20), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Light nutty brown pour w/moderately thick & resilient mocha head, HUGE aroma w/ dried fruits, some cognac, confection, lots of other elements but little roasted malt, flavor is complex but very sweet, almost cloying, with some bitterness @ finish, mouthfeel is very smooth, velvety, alcohol is nearly imperceptible
elihapa (1052), Honolulu, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Bottle, $10.49. Pours viscous black with a thin tan head. Mature nose, a muscular chocolate-espresso, licorice, rum cake. Opening flavors are dessert-like sweet chocolate liquer, baileys, dark chocolate raspberry truffles. Am I describing a confection or a beer? And the coffee! Hits you by the mid-palate, builds into a coffee-and-cream blend with surprising clarity. The body of Black Hole is not actually as thick as one would figure, and the finish lingers lightly dry. Overall, this beer manages a rather unique take on a Imperial Stout (namely sweet, coffee n’ cream), big on flavor and smooth, oh so smooth.
leaparsons (4729), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Bottle. Black and viscous with a beige head. Aromas are roast coffee with lots of herbal and peaty smokiness. Light berries with dark chocolate. Flavours are berries and coffee with sweet caramel and raisins. Bready yeast with dark chocolate. Very boozy in a nice way. Good stuff.
|
Rate This
Statistics
Find This Beer (Want/Have)