 Beaver (488), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Apr 30, 2008
22 oz bottle. Pours a dark brownish-black with no head, even after a vigorous pour.
The aroma is sweet chocolate, dark fruits (plum) and some rum cakey alcohol.
The flavor is roasted fudgy chocolate and coffee with a slight tang of dark fruits. It has a big bitter roasted and tarry alcoholic finish that is a bit over the top and slightly off tasting. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and watery with no carbonation.
Overall, I really like the flavor of this, other than the finish. The lack of carbonation hurts it as well. This is close to being an awesome brew.
Two_Dudes (29), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Oct 7, 2008 Enoyed this very much. Thanks to Joel from New Holland for the sample. An Imperial Stout that wasn’t oak-aged. Sort of a novelty at this point. Nice caramel head that lingers. Mouthfeel is big, but smooth. Palate is a dusty cocoa that just begs to be shared with some sort of dessert. Very nice beer.
Darkover (1215), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Very dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits and some alcohol. Flavor of sweet roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits and liqour.
drfabulous (742), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Sep 30, 2008 It’s been sitting in my basement longer than I thought it would. The forgotten beer. A cool night. Time to finally open it. Pours without any head (reminds me of Expedition). But there is lots of coffee and roasty taste here. Very nice overall. Balanced. Rich. I get that burnt sugar taste someone else here notes. Nice.
Theis (2212), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Sep 30, 2008 Bottle at home - thanks to Bager. Black - brown head. High burned, berries, fruity, oily, chocolate, coffee, nice medium hoppy, smooth hoppy. Lovely.
marcus (1055), Sacramento, California, USA
Sep 21, 2008 This dark brown ale poured with a thin tan head- just a few bubbles, and a very agreeable sweet aroma. There is an intense earthy roasted malt flavor.
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