 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 7, 2009 22oz bottle pours deep black with a very creamy (think nitro pour) brownish head. Delicious coffee, molasses and licorice aromas. Initial burnt coffee flavors with dryness leads into chocolate, figs, slight smoke body. Slightly fruity in the sweetness. Only a bit of alcohol burn. Different from many RIS beers I have had. One of Otter Creek’s best. Need one more bottle to age to see how it turns out.
dkachur (2422), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 5, 2009 22 ounce bottle from State Line Liquors. Pours a dark chestnut brown appearing opaque in the glass. Large dark tan head with good head retention and lacing. Aroma of heavy roasted malts and heavy chocolate with citrus hops, nuts and coffee. Taste is roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. Some caramel and vanilla also. Fairly strong citrus hop finish. Creamy and full bodied. Very nicely balanced. Fantastic beer.
Swalden28 (1515), McKinney, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 30, 2009 Pours a black with chocolate head. Nice aroma of chocolate and dark roast. Flavor is rich dark roast and chocolate. Mouth feel is heavy body with low carbonation. Very good stuff!
jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 29, 2009 Black with a decent tan head. Aroma is of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and a little vinegar. Taste is of bitter chocolate, roasted malt and espresso.
ScoWRee (276), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 28, 2009 Pours black as night with a slight tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee. Taste is bitter roasted malt, coffee, Very nice. Commercial description is accurate.
blutt59 (2169), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, pours a quick fading dark head over black body, aroma is smoke and butterscotch, flavors of coffee, smoke, butterscotch, finish is astringent and tails off too quickly ot this could have been really good
ChainGangGuy (2613), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a frothy, bubbly, dark tan head.
Smell: Dark roasted maltiness command the earthy, heady aroma with full notes of coffee, chocolate, and charred grains.
Taste: Sweet, malty opening of roasted barley, bittersweet chocolate, cigar ash, and Italian roast coffee. Slight fruitiness buried underneath all the weighty malt flavors. Growing roasty, earthy bitterness and slight hint of warming alcohol begin to take hold, though a taste of gooey molasses tempers them somewhat. Finishes dry and rather roasty.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Fairly smooth mouthfeel.
Drinkability: Recommended. Whaddya know, that’s pretty darned good. A well-made, respectable RIS from Otter Creek.
BMan1113VR (2942), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a dark brown head over a black body. Aroma of chocolate three ways (baking, fudge, and brownie), coffee, cardboard and nutshells. Taste is chocolate, and very strong espresso. Syrupy mouthfeel and light bubbles.
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