 grimreeser (797), Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 11, 2009 Pours black with a thin dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruit, alcohol, and coffee. Nice flavor, well balanced. A bit of an alcohol bite at the end. Great palate. Excellent.
SHANER4 (385), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 10, 2009 12 oz. can - Poured ink black with medium brown head.
Aroma - chocolate, oats, coffee and raisins.
Flavor - chocolate, dark fruits, coffee and alcohol.
Palate - medium/heavy bodied with little carbonation. Somewhat boozey on tongue with bitter throat numbing finish.
Overall - Definite winner!! alot of flavor and you do taste all the 9.4 ABV. Chocolate syrup taste lingers along with alcohol.
carobbin (5), New Jersey, USA
does not count  | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 9, 2009 Pours an impenetrable black. If you can call it a pour. Its more like it slides out of the can. 1.5 finger cappuccino colored head. Aroma is of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. And then you taste it. My God you taste it. Incredible mouthfeel. Sweet taste to start, which melts into a lasting, bitter chocolate and coffee aftertaste. And again, my God does it linger. This beer is a dessert.
Elwood (680), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 12 oz. can. Pours jet black with no head, just a coffee colored ring around the edge of the glass. This stuff pours like oil. On the nose I sense raisin, coffee, tobacco, a little grape, and caramel. Low carbonation with a very oily mouthfeel. Raisin, prune, sugar, and alcohol can all be found on the palate. I didn’t find as much malt as the description would indicate. A very chewy brew. Reminds me of chewing tobacco. The flavor is different than most imperial stouts and is well constructed. Given the alcohol content, it is very well hidden. Still, this is a beer I would probably on have one of in a session. Very powerful stuff.
plovmand (1730), Helsinge, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Can. The body is opaque pitch black with a big creamy forever lasting brown head. Very inviting. Coffee, chocolate, hops, roasted malts, caramel and some liqourice in nose and flavour. As it heats up it gets better and better. Great creamy mouthfeel. Definately a beer I want to drink again and again.
mystiksc (46), los angeles, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 6, 2009 12oz can on a cold day. Pour is pitch black. Aroma is of chocolate, roasted coffee and malt. At first sip I am amazed to taste sweet bitter chocolate with coffee. Alcohol is very well hidden.Only hints can be detected. I could have this for dessert. yum
RHeastings (419), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 6, 2009 Enjoyed via 12 oz can. Pour a dark brown to black with a deep tan head. Nose is one of chocolate and roasted malts. A slightly oiliness comes across on the palate, along with the expected roastiness. Notes of malt, hop bitterness, and a touch of alcohol (as one might expect) come across on the palate. While it finishes sweet, it does not do so to an extent that makes it cloying.
ddelk (14), McKinney, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 Can. Pours out thick and jet black with a minimal dark tan head and slight lacing. Aroma is a wonderful pop of rich dark chocolate, espresso and faint earthen tones. Taste is buttery with little to no detection of the high ABV. Creamy mouthfeel with very sweet, maple syrup finish (little more smoke with a less sweet would have been desired). Overall a very solid imperial stout that I would seek out.
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