 Swalden_28 (508), McKinney, Texas, USA
May 13, 2008
Bottle, thanks to Bu11zeye.....I have rated this beer 1 point higher all around since I had Mikkeller Black before this, it numbed my tounge and made everything taste weak......Ok, here we go....Poured a semi black, mostly ruby color. Aroma had a nice malty smell and fuity notes. Flavor of dark roast and dark fruit. Medium body with medium carbonation......over all, pretty good I think.
juiceisloose (278), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Courtesy fantomas23. Pours a dark brown color with a medium tan head that settles to a thin film. The aroma is really nice of rich, dark chocolate and caramel malt along with some nuts and some roastiness as well. The flavor follows suit with the dark chocolate and caramel coming through with the oatmeal smoothing out the roastiness and adding creaminess to it. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and creamy with good carbonation, but maybe a touch thin for the style. This is extremely drinkable and goes down very smooth and a nice treat to have.
pint_size (989), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 13, 2008 6-16-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to buckybeer
Black brown pour with a decent head but has a thick great lacing. Smell is big chocolate and roasted malt. Flavor is chocolate and sweet malt. Palate has a slightly thin body with low carbonation.
Boutip (1716), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Oakbluff: Poured a clear black color stout with a big light brown foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aromas of dry roasted notes are dominating. Taste is also dominated by quite dry roasted malt with very little else to report. Body is a bit light for the style with some great carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Overall, I thought this beer was simple without much complexity but still well done for the style. I have to admit that I have taste better beer form this brewer.
Glouglouburp (1872), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 6, 2008 In short: A below average highly roasted stout without much else to offer than pure roastiness
How: Bottle 12oz, from KingpinIPA. Thanks a lot Mike! Age unknown but consumed shortly after receiving it.
The look: Black body topped by a medium beige head with medium retention
In long: Noseis very roasted with some old coffee filter and black liquorice candy notes. Taste is ultra-roasted but the body is extra-light with a feeling of emptiness leaving a feeling of feeling my mouth with wood coal and ashes. Flavour of old black coffee and to a much lesser level dark grapes and molasses. Characterless hops. The beer is quite drinkable but so are all highly roasted beers. Roastiness to beers is like money to men, the more you have the less people notice your defaults.
GAManiac (200), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jun 25, 2008 Pours a dark, dark brown with mahogany hints around the edges. The head is thin and dissipates quickly leaving a small swirl around the top with minimal lacing. The smell is big on roasted coffee and chocolate malts with a hint of hops. The taste is bigger on the sweet chocolate malts followed up by a more subtle coffee and oatmeal taste that gives way to fairly dry, slightly hopped finish. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied for an oatmeal stout with decent carbonation. This a decent stout from New Glarus and extremely drinkable.
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