 nearbeer (1838), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 30, 2007 Updated: Aug 24, 2008Draft. Nearly opaque with a nice head that lasts fairly well. Aroma is chocolate and spice. Flavor is blandish: some chocolate and maybe some smoke. Palate is medium bodied and watery.
fredjaz (108), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 27, 2007 To beer or not to beer that is the question. A brew worthy of carrying the Bards name. Sweet poetry for your palate. Creamy head that retains throughout consumption. Pure black in color, thick consistency. Sweet to the touch with a medium bitter finish. A stout you will appreciate more with each passing sip until alas, it is gone. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Fin (3424), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 26, 2007 Bottle from ’onlyfinebeers’ Pours jet black with a lovely bubbling brown head that rises then swiftly fades to leave you looking at a dense pool of blackness like walking across the moors and looking into a ’Grimping Mire’. The nose is assaulted by a bombardment of coffee aromas and the first mouthful has coffee, burnt, and chocolate flavours all rolled into one. This was a quite wonderful stout just getting better with every mouthfull, a lovely dryness was another great characteristic of this beer but the chocolate and coffee along with nice oatiness kept flooding back through, great beer really glad it was a 660ml bottle.
tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 24, 2007 Bottle. Boy, what a disappointment. Aroma is very dry. Charred malt, some sweet, creamy oat as well. Pours pitch black. Big, brown head. Good lacing. Flavor is dry, bitter and simple. Lots of charred dark malt with just a tiny hint of oaty sweetness. Medium bodied. Very dry and not too complex.
TURDFERGUSON (1603), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 24, 2007 On draught at Barrel House in Knoxville, TN on 10/12/07. Pours black with a medium-sized tan head. Nose is chocolate with some soy sauce and molasses. Flavor is sweet and chocolatey with a little bit of salt. I used to love this beer, but now it seems a little less complex. Still think this is very good, but not quite elite status.
glkaiser (1171), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 24, 2007 Black with big light brown creamy head. Lots of roasted malt and salty licorice in the aroma. Tastes of smoke, licorice, chocolate. Bitter finish. Smooth, thick and well balanced. Shakespeare would be proud.
scoobysnak (249), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 22, 2007 Pours pretty dark, a very faint chocolatey taste to it, thicker than I expected. A good session beer definately.
uoffgator (35), Miami, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 19, 2007 dark chocolate bitterness, backed with a slight caramel richness. Color is Jet black with a tight cream head. initial taste is very bold tailing into a mildly complex malty essence.
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