 garthicus (1309), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 8, 2009 Batch 08-0410 my bottle, shared with HogTownHarry and Blankboy. Appearance: Deep black with a creamy pancake head. Aroma: Coffee, peat, some liquorice and malt. Flavour: Smoke, peat and coffee, chocolate and nuts. Nice!
kidmartinek (998), austin, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Pours black with a 2 inch tan head that holds its own long enough. Vanilla cream chocolate aroma. Very stout flavor of coffee and sugar. Not bitter. Refreshing palate for such a heavy beer. Clean and powerful. It satisfies.
radagast83 (1315), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Pours black, with a small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, malts, and coffee. Flavor is roasty, with a smooth, light coffee flavor hidden in within blasts of chocolate. To be honest it was a surprise coming from the Redhook brewery, a good surprise!
TheBeerOrg (1586), Kentucky, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 Pours pitch black with a mostly receding light brown head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, and roast. Taste is heavy on the roast, but also has some balance from the yeast byproducts. Mouthfeel is full bodied with lively carbonation. Better than expected, quite good!
crazyvin (1254), New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 opaque black body with a thin brown head. Aroma had some roasted coffee notes and some cocoa. Flavor was balanced between coffee and cocoa notes, and also had a vinous quality to it. A smooth finish. Not bad, but not out of the ordinary.
sneagrams3 (1759), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 5, 2009 Tasted 12/16/08. 22oz bomber. Pitch with a dark brown hue. Webbed ring of beige head. Coffee aromas with a touch of toffee. Medium bodied with a malt dominant profile. Flavors of cocoa and slight coffee acididty. Fruity estery undertone. Tastes like weak coffee. Nutty malts. Trace hops. Not impressed and under-whelmed.
Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 5, 2009 Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is of coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, and caramel malts. Flavor is strong of coffee and roasted malts with chocolate and molasses. Slightly bitter finish with a lingering flavor. One of the better red hook brews I’ve had.
ChainGangGuy (2593), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 4, 2009 Appearance: Pours a pitch black body with a medium-sized, frothy, light tan head. Fairly diminishing head with only a thin smattering of lacing.
Smell: Roasted grains in the nose with mild notes of chocolate, pine tree saplings, prunes, and a tall cup of breakfast blend coffee.
Taste: Roasty maltiness with light touches of unsweetened chocolate and coffee. Touch of scorched cream, maybe some burnt grains. Light fruitiness, with the tiniest sour kick. Piney hop character, which, along with the roastiness, delivers a medium-high bitterness. Finishes roasty with a faint lingering pine needle taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Acceptable. While not the best coffee stout I’ve downed in my many long years, it’s not the worst. It could benefit from a heft in sweetness and body. I’ll be sure to give the rest of the proposed Redhook Limited Release line-up a try.
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