 beerguy101 (3878), Newark, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 15, 2009
Sampled on 10/9/2009. This imperial porter pours a deep brown color with nice ruby highlights from a 22oz bottle. Medium to small sized beige foamy head. The aroma is chocolate and coffee, with a touch of vanilla. A medium bodied Imperial Porter. The malts are chocolate and coffee. The hops are earthy and floral. Nice chocolate, touch of coffee and vanilla. Mouthfeel is full and round. The finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
CaptainCougar (5441), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Bottle thanks to bhensonb: Pours a transparent dark mahogany ruby with a thin ring of dark tan head. Aroma of sweet toasty dark caramel with a hint of smoke and roasted malt along with some raisins. Starts with good dark caramel malty and toffee sweetness and a touch of earthy hop bitterness before a warming slightly astringent finish. Has some decent light complexity but could use more balance.
nimbleprop (847), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 18, 2009 Bottle sampled at the DC Local tasting. Slighty watery, opaque black with a spitty, sudsy slightly off white head. Aroma is fairly mild, citrus, orange, milk chocolate, some light smoke. Flavor is a bit peaty, brown sugar, molasses, sweet caramel. Not bad.
Hophead22 (1088), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 22oz bottle. Very dark red/brown pour with a thin off-white head. Slightly roasty aroma a little malty, not bad. Nice chocolatey flavor, a slight roastiness. Very smooth with a touch of coffee as well, not bad. (1061)
wavers1 (132), novato, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 12, 2009 pours a slighty thin looking brown with a nice brown head that fades quick but leaves good lacing. nose is pleasent with lots of dark chocolate and roasty bitterness coming through, a hop waft comes through as well. flavor is roasy, toasy malts with some licorice and cocoa nibs, and a some good hop bitterness with a tiny hint of alcohol in back. mouthfeel is nice and creamy in front with some carb in back. def their best offering.
argo0 (6891), Washington DC, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar. Small tan head atop clear red-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, smoke, coffee, some bittersweet chocolate, roast. Taste is medium sweet, roast, coffee, some smoke, bittersweet chocolate. Medium body, some stickiness.
fidel (933), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 3, 2009 Poured dark brown/black, roasted malts, choclate, little nutty, little coffee.
badlizard (2345), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 21, 2009 Almost black with a fizzy white head. Chocolate cola aroma and taste with a nice coffee finish.
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