 Jblauvs (600), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 27, 2009
Dark viscous pour with a healthy tan head. Aroma is sweet cocoa and a bit of milk chocolate and a tiny bit of musty booze. Nice thick mouthfeel. Comes out hot and boozy. Makes me think I shouldve let it lay much longer. Still tastey though. Choclatey and some vanilla booze that sticks to the tongue for a bit after the swallow. A nice bitter roast in the middle that is quite appealing. Rather simple but tastey.
BernieLomax (7), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 10oz Draft at Craft Ale House. Dark body with a white head that dissipates quickly. This is an extremely well balanced stout that is light and crisp with a hint and after taste of sugar. ABV is completely hidden in the robustly deep and complex taste of the beer. But don’t get me wrong this beer will tighten you up quickly. It is a must have as are many of Ports beers. Happy holidays!
CheersMate1 (811), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 22 oz. bottle from Full Throttle Bottles. Head is off-white, but fades away rather quickly. Looks like a pretty good beer to me. The added sugar really makes for a sugary malt aroma. Not so much of a coffee, roast, or anything that I would expect from an imperial stout. Some sweet chocolate aroma coming from this. Not as aromatic as I would like it to be, but still a very interesting aroma. Ok, the roast is staring to pop out a little bit, but not along the lines of what I would like to see (smell). Wow, that roast flavor is just ridiculous. A hop roast flavor just dominates my tastebuds. Where was this huge roast flavor in the aroma? Wow, very complex roast flavor that just hits every tastebud. Nice smooth beer. Not the most nuanced beer, but the roast flavor is simply wonderful. Touches of chocolate and coffee are coming through. NIce hop finish.
drpimento (856), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Not bad. I had some homemade excellent peanut brittle beforehand so I guess my tasting apparatus is biased. Nonetheless. Poured with a smallish off white head and a bit of lace. Color is a nice clear walnut. Aroma is malty and hoppy. Flavor is fairly bitter and not all that well balanced. Some heavy dark bitter syrup. Body is ok and so is carbonation. Finish is ok. Not my fav flav combo. Not so sure it’d work too well for cooking. Session beer --- mmm maybe, proly not.
Headbanger (1598), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 22oz bottle ’09 Vintage (Binny’s- Downers Grove)-Pours black with a big loose tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malts. Taste of the same with burnt flavors on the back end. This is a full bodied well balanced brew that hides the ABV very well. Nicely done.
tmohr (25), Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 22 oz bottle pours nearly black, modest head with a little lacing. Alcohol present in the aroma with malt, taste strongly alcohol. Good, but not well balanced.
Crash (449), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 My wife got me this beer....I’m guessing because of the name. It was an ok stout with a not too good aftertaste.
jredmond (1056), New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Draft at teresas with pat. Pours a thick, syrupy black body with no head. Aroma is chocolate and brown sugar, wood too. Taste is chocolate malt, chocolate, cocoa, some bitterness and warming alcohl towards the finish.
lukeherinckx (25), Silverdale, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Thick pour to a black body and tan head. Roasty smell, hint of chocolate taste with a fantastic malty finish. One of the better winter beers available this year
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