 shawnm213 (941), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 17, 2009 Updated: Oct 23, 2009Bottle from both cletus and vtafro, thanks! Pours a deep brown with a nice big tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark fruit, molasses, and some coffee. Flavor is much the same. On the bitter side, very nice beer. A lot going on at times, but I like it. Booze is well hidden. Very smooth. Would drink again!
riversideAK (2734), Shoreline, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 13, 2009 Bottle from 46er3498. Thanks! Lots of dark malts. Charred and roasted malts, light dark fruit. A hint of coffee, and some booze. Pours black with a brown head that settles into nothing. Pitch black and obviously viscous. Flavor is rather one dimensional. Coffee, roast, and burnt notes. Ever so subtle sweet dark malt, but its overshadowed by all the dry coffee notes. Very soft small bubbled carbonation. Full creamy body Some alcohol in the finish.
CanIHave4Beers (883), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 12, 2009 Pours a deep black with a medium head and good lace. Aroma of fresh roasted coffee. Flavor is bitter and roasty with more coffee and a light creamy flavor.
RollinHard (761), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 7, 2009 Pours black with a big brown head that lasts forever. Aroma of big roast, espresso, slight char, toffee, caramel and slight butterscotch. Tastes of sweetened espresso, vanilla, coffee, toast and it hints towards astringency sometimes, but thankfully the malt prevails. Finishes like chocolate covered coffee beans, and roasted peanuts. Lingers. Creamy body, thick, but the alcohol is plainly noticed which artificially lightens the mouthfeel. This is quite good and complex enough, but it’s just shy of great.
TheJester (712), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 6, 2009 650 mL bottle. Just about black, with a fantastically short-lived brown head. Lovely, rich aroma of chocolate, roasted walnuts, cappucino, black cherries, and thick caramel. Flavour is all dark chocolate, espresso, and maraschino cherries. Some hop and alcohol bitterness in the finish, and it really sticks with you. Full body and perfectly carbonated. Exactly what an Imperial Stout should be. I’m surprised this isn’t rated more highly.
DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 5, 2009 Sampled at the weekly tastings at Blacklick Wines and Spirits.This definatelty the suprise of the evening.This was one of the best stout of the evening.Poured a rich black color with a frothy khaki head.Huge espresso and roasted notes.Lots of chocolaty goodness with espresso and vanilla chasing it.Finished off slightly bitter.
JaBier (1223), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Sampled at the stout tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 10/1/09. Black pour with a medium tan head. Nose of chocolate, roasted malt, some alcohol and smoke. Chocolate flavor up front with vanilla, a hint of booze and a roasty coffee finish. Between this and the IIPA, I’m sold on their big bottle imperial series.
nearbeer (1835), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Bomber. Opaque black with a small lasting ring of foam. Aroma is light cherry, oat, cookie dough, coffee and whiskey. Flavor is Irish coffee, chocolate, caramel, tart and tingly cherry, and some toasted peanut. Finish is coffee, dark chocolate, oatmeal, and near-scorched walnut. Medium-heavy body is sorta smooth, acidic-tingly, and dried with roast and alcohol, with some nice chest-warming. Good flavors seem to need some more melding; a little rough around the edges, with a bit too much notice given to the alcohol. Will try one with some more age on it.
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