 pint_size (1004), Austin, Texas, USA
Sep 13, 2007 Updated: Jun 16, 2008
9-11-07, rerate 9-24-07, Bottle. Roasted fruit aroma - somewhat of a burnt bitter smell. Amazing aroma of fresh bananas. Can smell the alcohol slightly when it warms. Rich black color with thick tan head - perfect appearance. Quite rich, heavy and creamy. Flavor really stands out! Can begin to taste hints of alcohol as well. Great amount of bitterness to it with an ideal finish. I just wish I couldn’t smell or taste the alcohol as much as it warmed.
lithy (219), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Suttree’s 2008 Pre-Brewer’s Jam Tasting. Sample from a bottle thanks to Suttree. Pitch black pour with a thick brown head that coats the glass and leaves a nice ring at the edges. Viscous with a sweet chocolate and roasted nut aroma. Body is chocolate and sweet light coffee with a vinuous red wine or cherry bite.
Suttree (2355), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Brown, Brown head. Some odd nutty aromas, mixed with more traditional smells like coffee and chocolate Flavor is smililar, with a lot of chocolate up front and a winey finish. Thanks to KAggie or this trade!
WeeHeavySD (1867), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Sep 25, 2008 12oz i’m guessing that came from lb4lb. Shared with my gf Cyn. Pours black with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is sweet and rich with lots of chocolate and coffee notes. Taste is sweet and chocolately but not any where near as rich as the nose portends. Overall nice mouth feel after a while. Nice beer overall.
BMan1113VR (925), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a huge, dark brown head covering a black body. Aroma of soy, chocolate, alcohol, and cinnamon. Taste is coffee, alcohol, chocolate, smoke, spices, and overall, pretty rich. Syrupy mouthfeel, light carbonation.
eaglefan538 (2079), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Bottle shared by doulos31/goodgrief. Pour was typical for the style, dark brown-black but with only a normal/weak looking head. The aroma was vinous, coffee, chocolate. The flavor followed the aroma while it finished with some roasted ashy notes, though. Slightly bitter finish, probably more from the roast than any substanial hopping. Mouthfeel was slightly acidic, a little on the light side for the style. A decent but not wonderful brew. Thanks for sharing, Tom!
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