 mreeves (257), Sammamish, Washington, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 1, 2003 Wonderful imperial stout. Good aroma of alcohol and roasted malt. Very tasty.
morty99 (371), Maryland, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 4, 2002 My second favorite Imperial. A great beer for reading Dickens in front of the fireplace. The chocalate and coffee flavors are perfectly melded. A strong beer that makes you wonder where the alcohol is until you have finished it.
slimjim (106), New Jersey, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 8, 2002 Very complex. Dark ruby pour. Aroma breat taking. Full bodied, top notch imperial Stout. Great for After dinner snack.
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 9, 2006 Bottle from Jeppe’s shop in Copenhagen. Delicious, smooth, warm choc, toasty aroma. Dark black, with a beige head. Very delicious and full of interest. Bitter to start, with some pepper and ice, becoming smoother, richer and more chocolatey right through the mouth, into the long finish. Like Milk Tray with just the right amount of alc appearing. West Coast hops are laced in expertly also. Excellent.
hopophile (15), USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 4, 2003 A superb Imperial with a deep dark color. Sweet, malty, almost strong rancid smell, but in a good way. Rich coffe-like taste. Alcohol taste is almost non-present. Gets even better as it warms. Very impressive.
BBB63 (4267), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 7, 2003 Updated: Feb 20, 2008Opaque with a creamy tan head, great lacing, just sticks to the glass, full-bodied. Raisin, bittersweet chocolate, woody port like aroma, excellent. 1st taste, raisins, pop of hops, vinous. Middle of the glass, chocolate tones coming through, sweeter, warming. Further down, the hoppy bitterness reclaims it’s territory, I’m not dead yet! The smokey malts are still there too. Wow, the final sips are wonderfully balanced, a fizzy fruity (blackberry?) attack followed closely by smokey malts overthrow of my palate, I must now surrender to the twisted Rasputin and his wonderfully complex namesake. Damn, this is simply a great beer, glad I saved it for last! Must find more...must find more... damn it all, why didn’t I buy more the 1st time!
whatusay (20), San Francisco, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 24, 2003 This is such a great imperal stout. Absolutely delicious! Very creamy and sweet with lots of chocolate. I love it!
JonR888710 (999), Cochabamba, Bolivia
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 29, 2003 Updated: Aug 25, 2003Pours with a commanding flow. It builds a rich, deep mahogany coloured base with a reverse waterfall of bubbles rising into a marvelous head. The head is a beautiful toasted almond colour, healthy in appearance. On the first waft my nose detects hops, molasses and brown sugar. Upon my first mouthful those flavours meld warmly along with thick, lavish tastes of chocolate cream, malt and hints of coffee. The beer is a mouthful, with its thousands of tiny bubbles declaring all available space and taste buds for its own. The 8% alcohol is cleverly hidden in this cornucopia of charmed tastes. Its glorious, extravagant, almost naughty for a beer to be this good. As I drink the beer down about halfway, I hold the remainder up to a light to reveal a dark burgundy, reminiscent of a port wine. The lacing in the glass is the best I’ve ever seen. Nothing is wrong with this beer; it is the best Stout I’ve ever tasted.
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