 JagerQueen (123), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Jul 20, 2004
Pours a dark black-brown red in color, light reddish purple head/lacing. Aroma is sweet, fruity with chocolate and coffee undertones. Taste is similar, slightly bitter. Like semi-sweet chocolate chips with a slight coffee taste. Smokey, roasty, lingers a little with an almost burnt flavor. Slightly watered down, bland.
Gypsy19 (186), AMERICA RISING, USA
Aug 7, 2008 A very good beer by all accounts, but probably the least exciting Imperial I’ve ever had. Good chocolate, coffee, nut-malt flavor, but a little weak in all aspects; flavor, booze, and thickness/viscosity. Very watery for a RIS. Still enjoyable, however. Just easily outdone by most other brewers of this style.
SuzyGreenberg (900), Seattle, Washington, USA
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
heemer77 (3634), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Jul 17, 2008 From a bomber. The body is perfectly black with a light tan head. The aroma is strange artificial caramel with some slightly souring bitter chocolate. There is a raisin character. The taste has some light prunes and a little bit of strange dark chocolate. This is weirdly tart and not a pleasure.
RunDWP (140), San Jose, California, USA
Jun 22, 2008 On tap at SBC brew bub. Slight aroma of coffee. Pours jet black with little head. Flavors of coffee, a little chocolate, alcohol and roasted malt. A little thin for a stout. Nice sipping beer.
fordest (1684), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Mar 23, 2008 22 oz bottle thanks to Jason for bringing back from Sacramento. Nice roasty aromas. Some chocolate coming off this really dark pour with nice tan head. Flavors fell off a bit with some sour that I hadn’t expected. Actually decent once I got used to it. Somewhat watery though on the finish. Just OK
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