craftycarl21 (510), South Hero, Vermont, USA Jul 12, 2008 Updated: Aug 20, 2008pours motor oil black, solid dark beige head. aroma not great, but has coffee, bitter chocolate- similar to impy, but has belgian strong aspects. Flavor is tasty, similar qualities to aroma, with a bitter finish and less hops than your typical ASA. mouthfeel’s solid, a really good beer.
EithCubes (2140), Indiana, USA Jul 11, 2008 Bomber from Mr. Capone, iirc. Very sweet, rich caramel nose, pitted dark fruit with brown sugar and a touch of caramelized sugar, slight chocolate and a bit of vanilla/oak. Pitch pour with a gorgeous light brown head. Very dry, lightly bitter taste, caramel steeped in chocolate, with light grapefruit hop prickling and muddled toffee. Milk chocolate and cocoa, milk itself, bourbon and oak with a little booze seeping through (though very well hidden on the whole) to a warm, slightly acidic finish. Faint roast is buried just a bit by the fruit. Medium, oily, filmy body, and the comparison with spiked milk refuses to abate. A little bit of an indecisive mess, but a delicious one! Yummy! BeerBunker (601), Burbank, Illinois, USA Jul 9, 2008 Pours dark brown, with a tan head. Much darker than I expected it to be. Smells right away of roasted malts and fruit. Great malty mouthfeel, with lingering alcohol. Definately worth trying. badbeer (432), Iowa, USA Jul 5, 2008 From the first batch. I like the new batch better, but do not have a new rate yet. Pours out black with a tan head that doesn’t last and leaves no lacing. Smell is excellent, chocolate-y, dark fruits, vanilla and oak. Unfortunately, the taste has a strong alcohol taste and burn to it. You can sense the malty flavors beneath, but they’re being overpowered at the moment. Thick mouthfeel, carbonation was borderline flat. Too much alcohol for now. I think this would be amazing with age on it.
travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA Jun 30, 2008 Black in color with a nice looking tan head. Smells of caramel, malts, roasty, bitter, and coffee. Good body. Taste is hoppy, roasty, caramel, and alcohol. tobias (154), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Jun 28, 2008 22 oz bottle: the pour is black as coal with a small tan head. The aroma is fairly sweet smelling with notes of chocolate, coffee dark fruits and vanilla. The flavor is of sweet milk chocolate, caramel, vanilla and dark fruits changing to a more roasted, coffee and dark chocolate flavors with a mild bitterness. The 10% is very well hidden. Very smooth. I would drink this everyday if I could. paytoplay (121), , California, USA Jun 25, 2008 When I pick one of these up I always think it’s going to be a heavy beer. But it never is. Always dark and rich, but high toned, alcohol and acidity must give this lift and balance. Black coco coffee bitter malty flavors. A persistant finish that is awesome and I find it refreshing. If this were aged in old scotch casks it would be very similar to Ole Dubh.
Always outstanding and shouldn’t be overlooked as often as I do. fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA Jun 25, 2008 2006 bottle courtesy Ibrew2or3. Thanks Dave. Pours black with a one finger tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of dark fruit, roasted malt, alcohol, and chocolate. Taste is heavy chocolate roasted malt, coffee, dark fruit, and alcohol. Medium mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness and ver smooth alcohol. Very good.
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