wavers1 (155), novato, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Nov 4, 2009 bottle courtesy of flandersned. great stuff, pours black and brown, nice lacing. the smell and flavor are both very well balanced, tons of chocolate, smoke, roast, licorice, hints of chicory and molasses. palate is very full, creamy and rich. damn good offering, i would love to have a couple more bottles of this stuff! tokyogoat (509), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Oct 25, 2009 Pours like charred black coffee with a beautiful khaki head.
Nose was great with vanilla and cocoa powder.
Taste was silky milk chocolate, not a bitter chocolate like i taste in 99% of stouts, very smooth, with a delicious marshmallow finish. Naven (873), Poway, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 | Oct 25, 2009 Bottle from Jimbo. Pours a very viscous black liquid that coats the glass. No aroma. Low carbonation. Flavor is pure, unforgiving malt and booze. I’m surprised this is 10.8%, because it seemed more like 16%. I thought this was pretty fkn nasty. Headbanger (1591), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Oct 17, 2009 22oz bottle 10/17/09 (Binny’s Naperville)-Pours black with a small tan ring for a head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. Taste of the same with more chocolate and a bit of alcohol and licorice. This full bodied brew is probably the best beer I have had from New Holland. Well balanced and tasty. RCL (1480), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 13, 2009 Very dark roasted aroma, almost charcoal-y. Nice, rich roasted flavor, notes of chocolate with a hint of licorice on the finish. Pretty solid impy stout. milewide (613), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Oct 13, 2009 Rich, roasted malt aroma and taste. Completely dark, with medium head. Alcohol very well hidden matthewjk (69), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 2, 2009 Updated: Dec 1, 2009Welcome New Holland! This is my first New Holland beer and might be the only one I need to concern myself with. Wow! Well executed imperial stout. This beer made me think about imperial stouts in general: if a bewery makes an imperial stout, it is generally their best rated beer--right? Just check it out. Imperial stouts have become the official test of any well-respected bewery. aobecksy (661), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Sep 27, 2009 Very nice, had it a million times and everytime I get caught by the surprise of its smooth taste. Warming to the thraota a nice carmel malty with chocolate woody taste. Very Nice indeed
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