BrianG (38), Big Stone Gap, Virginia, USA
Nov 7, 2009 Bottle from Abingdon, VA. Flavors of coffee, chocolate and burnt malt. Dark black color with medium head. Fantastic.
Stellaaaa (57), Tennessee, USA
Nov 7, 2009 Pours a thick, black with an amber coloured head. This beer tastes of burnt malt, rye bread and dark brown sugar. It has a texture just a bit thinner than syrup and a burnt-sugar aftertaste. Overall, a very good beer, but not an extremely versatile one.
TheDoctor (26), Alberta, Canada
Nov 4, 2009 Updated: Nov 5, 2009Bottle. Medium sized brown head and a pitch black color. Nutty aroma of coffee and dark chocolate.Malty flavor with chocolate and raisin as well as coffee. An outstanding imperial stout which hides the ABV well.
jaghana (90), Strasbourg, France
Nov 3, 2009 Bottle 33. Very deep, creamy and intensive imperial sout. Malt flavour is full of aroma, chocolate, cofee, caramel, rosted malt some valilla at the finish. Slightly acid, quite complex, well balanced. A big pleasure to drink ...
 ogivlado (3033), Zagreb, Croatia
Nov 2, 2009 Bottled 355ml. -from City Beer Store, San Francisco. My second North Coast beer, even better than Brother Thelonious. Deep black coloured, medium sized brown head, hoppy chocolate nose. Roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Notes of licorice and tar. Alcohol is well hidden, just some mild notes in rather bitter finish. Complex but smooth and easy drinkable for high ABV. Great imperial stout.
bonk0076 (21), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Jet black color, nice big head with excellent lacing that lingers. Aroma of chocolate and nuts. Thick malty taste that hides the alcohol
ditch (8), Dale City, Virginia, USA
does not count  Nov 1, 2009 Poured a nearly impermeable black with slight red tones when held up to the light. Head is one finger and thick. A beautiful caramel color.
The aroma is of chocolate and roasted malts. Sweet and candied.
Taste is near perfect for this style. I see why this has such a cult following. Very deep and complex. Chocolate, raisin and dates, The finish is bitter and full of booze. Very well balanced.
It drinks relatively easy. I myself would not drink more than one of these at a time. A great beer to have with grilled beef or ribs.
This is a great Imperial Russian Stout. It will definitely make my frequent buying list this fall/winter.
NayTron (28), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Oct 30, 2009 Big smells of roasted malts and chocolate. Great flavors of caramels, chocolate and coffee. Finishes with a nice bitter hop ashness. Man this hits the spot.
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