 acrdz (4248), Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 31, 2004 Updated: Feb 10, 2008
2003 draft, fresh
Deep black with no light passing through. Medium to dark brown head. Very syrupy and creamy silk hop and coffee aroma. Very rich and creamy. I can feel this stuff up my nose as I swallow... very powerful. Rich espresso flavor, smooth and it has noticable alcohol but it’s not distracting. Extremely pleasent experience drinking this off of tap... could drink it every day for the rest of my life. A wondeful concoction of chocolate and stouty excellence.
9/5/9/5/17 = 4.5
Various bottles, 1996-2003 (?)
Problem is, every bottle I have tastes different, so I don’t know how much credit my other ratings should have from the bottle... I have had bottles taste like liquid-smoke marinated steak, like actual beef steak flavor, while other bottles are pure hot alcohol. I really don’t like it from the bottle (it gets anywhere from 3.2 - 4.1), but on draft this stout is simply amazing.
Sampled in a blind 25 imperial stout tasting, Feb 2008
750ml bottle. Extremely thick coating left on the glass. Seriously thick resinous legs on this one. Smoky, resinous, moderately hoppy/grassy nose. Flavor is dry, coarse, bitter, grassy, turning pasty over the middle, where the dried/charred wood is amplified. A good one, very interesting and complex, very rich and well-made. Maybe too hoppy? But it works.
7/4/8/4/15 = 3.8
J_Hunter (165), British Columbia, Canada
Aug 20, 2008 pours very dark with a dark brown head. very sweet taste thick on the palate very good.
Taverner (432), San Ramon, California, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Ceramic bottle, 2007 Edition. Full of chocolate goodness. This is like drinking a dark, bittersweet chocolate bar. Flavors are deep chocolate, some coffee and some malty goodness. Nose has a touch of alcohol, but fades quickly to explose the deep chocolate flavor.
saxo (2120), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 17, 2008 Ceramic bottle. 2006 version. Nice big creamy tan head with excellent duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are wood, roast malt, coffee and lots of fruit, which surprised me a bit. Very positive experience
MiP (4927), Flensburg, Germany
Aug 12, 2008 Ceramic bottle, 11.6% as Rogue XS Imperial Stout. Black colour, stable light brown head. The flavour is quite roasted and bitter, some smoke, reminds me a lot of Limfjordsporter, only less creamy and more rough.
Angeloregon (1829), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 2, 2008 From a 750ML ceramic bottle--Poured a thick, rich chocolaty body with a small tan head. Malty, coffee. molasses, vanilla, toffee, chocolate nose. Mouth feel is full on and prickly with nice hop level. Great beer!
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