Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Nov 22, 2000 Big beer, Big Flavors, super toasted and roasted. Krausen (102), USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Feb 8, 2005 Updated: Sep 1, 2007Big chocolate, roast and vanilla. Still dry and drinkable without the overwhelming bitterness that is in so many imperial stouts. Big rich and aromatic, great beer. SuzyGreenberg (1395), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Jul 30, 2008 22 oz. bottle - pours dark brown with medium body; tan head along the edges; all roast in the aromas with hints of coffee; very rich on the the nose and flavors; creamy, velvety body; so good and quite surprising; dry finish and a terrific RIS all around; not super strong, but great texture , lots of flavor and perfectly balanced; proves you don’t need to be 12%+ to be among the big boys Volgon (2489), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 22, 2004 RBSG 2004: Dark brown with no real head. Burnt chocolate with a port quality, starts lightly sweet, ends a bit sweeter than that. Medium bodied. kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Oct 21, 2007 Date: 10/13/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF
black, scant tan head,
rich dark chocolate aroma with some vanilla sweetness and a touch of roasted,
rich malt flavor, lots of dark chocolate, nice balancing bitterness blends with the roasted character,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4
JCW (1262), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Nov 25, 2003 I liked this one, Black, little head, but thats what an Imperial Stout should be. Aroma of chocolate and roasts. Some fig flavor in addition to the Chocolate and roasted tastes. Pretty sweet. Balance finish, overall a Stout I'd love to have again. dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 28, 2008 A dark color, beautiful appearance. Flavor is thick and sweet. A bit of oatmeal. Decent, but not great. motelpogo (4395), Plzen, Czech Republic
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 27, 2004 bottled. pitch black and thick. quite a sweet aroma - coffee and red berries. initially quite sweet and chocolatey but then some nice toasted nut and bitter chocolate finish
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