IDogg (72), Houston, Texas, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 10, 2004 I have waited to try this beer b/c of cost, but it is well worth it. For starters, it has a great dark color and a nice brown fluffy head. Aroma is strong and varied. Likewise, the taste has several hints, ranging from Chocolate, to coffee, to some sweet/fruity taste. Aftertaste is strong and long lasting. Also, the beer becomes better after it has sit a while and you have had a good amount of it. Well worth the cost and proof that North Coast is all about quality.
 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 14, 2004 Updated: Sep 5, 2005This is one serious looking stout. Very dark black color with a guiness-like head that holds on tight to the glas the wholle way down. Strong nose and flavor of dark chocolate a roasted malts. Slight alcohol warming feel and subtle hops in finish. Great beer!
frink (467), coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 1, 2004 Pours an obsidian black with a brown, quickly diminishing head. Aromas of coffee. chocolate, cabbage?, toasted malts. Flavour was awesome coffe , mildly alcoholic, malty nice and dry. A great stout!
Veeve (312), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 11, 2005 on tap at BrickSkellars. this thick frothy milk-chocolate foam made the beer almost look like a tasty mochachino. smelled of chocolate, coffee and caramel and tasted strongly of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel flavoring. a great beer now at the top of my stout list.
jrmac (213), USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 2, 2008 Oh my goodness!!!, this puppy is awesome. Beautiful nose and flavors of coffee, chocolate, malt, hops, even floral notes. Super complex with a finish that goes on forever.
beervana (781), Libertyville, Illinois, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 8, 2005 On tap at Firkin’s, Libertyville, IL. Black hued stout having large exceptional off-white shaving cream head. Sweet roasted malt aroma with fresh hop flowers. No discernable carbonation but difficult to tell. Full bodied with creamy texture that starts with a slightly sweet malt complex flavor with hints of toffee, raisin and hop and finishes with lingering roast malt and moderate zing of hop bitterness. A savory, delectable hoppy stout, one of my personal favorites.
Taverner (862), San Ramon, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 29, 2005 Damn this is good...and at near 9% it has to be sipped! This stuff is even better at its place of origin...
ELPADRINO (70), The Woodlands, Texas, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 8, 2005 Pours an opaque deep brown with half inch head. Aroma is a complex mix of syrup, brown sugar, rose, and a chocolate coffee liqueur. Smell is inviting and very indicative of the taste. The flavor contains dark chocolate, hops, dark roasted coffee beans. Very smooth going down with low carbonation and no alcohol taste. The higher alcohol content is well masked by the roasted malt and hops aftertaste. This is a very good after dinner beer or perhaps accompanying a heavy steak and potato meal. I wished the head lasted a bit longer to add a creamier feel.
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