 12many (231), Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 26, 2008 Alefest sample. Black pour with a good head. Chocolate, coffee, and roasty malt aroma with a bit of earthy hops. Sweet along with a nice addition of bittering hops. Slightly watery feel to this however. Otherwise quite good.
Bigmmartin (378), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 25, 2008 Bottle sampled at Dayton Ale Fest. Not overly impressive. As far as complexity and flavor goes, it’s fairly average. Very dark black beer with a strong head. Typical roasted malt aroma. Flavor is roasted malt and some hops. Moderately sweet as well, with some chocolate in there.
ewestern (198), Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 25, 2008 Dark brown beer beneath a dark ran head. Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee aroma. Chocolate and coffee flavor with a bitter coffee finish, alcohol is well hidden.
DonKi11uminati (52), , Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 19, 2008 Updated: Aug 30, 2008Bottle from Andronico’s Market. Pours beautiful pitch black like motor oil. Feels dense and thick, pouring with some lacing and minimal head. Aroma is largely roasted malt, almost burnt, with notes of espresso. Palate is full and oily, a bit creamy, with light carbonation and bitter hops. Espresso and bitter dark chocolate that didn’t show up in the nose are assertive in the flavor, with a subtle sense of the high alcohol content in the finish that comes around rather quickly. Intense and complex while it lasts. Quite enjoyable.
crazyvin (1255), New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 Poured a nice black hue with a nice brown head that had good retention and lacing. Aroma was a mix of leather and strong coffee notes. No chocolate aroma. A rich coffee flavor initially and some bittersweet chocolate notes in the finish. Malts aplenty.
Smooth and dry finish.
EHopper (348), Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 12, 2008 Strong expresso and chocolate aroma. A regular beer mocha! Flavor matches aroma with a good malt backbone. And then, an explosion of hop bitters, at least for an imperial stout. One I need to have again just to get that sweet malt and bitter hop combo again.
Frohike (10), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 9, 2008 Sweet chocolate aroma. Not much of a head, but I poured it rather cold. Really nice roasty molasses flavor to the malt with some bite from the alcohol at the end. Stronger hops than I’m accustomed to in a stout, but it’s probably needed to offset the alcohol a bit. Mouthfeel could have been thicker, but my palate is biased to oatmeal stouts. Overall, a very good stout. Packs a mighty wallop too.
fidel (1018), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 3, 2008 Black, sweet, dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, roasted malts, alcohol, nutty, slight dark fruit.
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