 dimenhetfield (173), , Florida, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 16, 2009 Aroma of chocolate and maple with a touch of malt. Pours jet black and a little syrupy. Smooth and refreshing and doesn’t over power the palate.
gunnar (516), Sandnes, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 13, 2009 Bottle. Served to cold, so had to wait 20 min. Pours almost pitch black, with a frothy tan head. Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, caramel,liquorice, vanilla and roasted malts.
Taste is much of the same, but also some smoked tar somewhere in between the others.Dry hoppy end.
NJJereme (263), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Bottle. Pours a nice coffee black color with a nice tan head. Aromas and tastes of coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, and a hint of cherry to the nose. Medium to heavily bodied. A nice bitter edge. Very good stuff.
njmoons (57), New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 6, 2009
As with all Samuel Smith beers that I have had. An excellent, spot on to catagory, beer.
Poured dark brown/black. Two Fingers of foam from a vigorous pour, which slowly dissipated.
Smell of malt, heavy fruits (cherries, plum), and a hint of coffee.
Taste was slightly sweeter on the front end and more bitter on the back end than I expected, which is fine for an RIS. But overall the beer was nicely in balance. The malty heavy fruit ale taste is slowly taken over by the bitterness leaving a nice finish for a heavy beer.
The mouth feel is think and heavy as would be expected, with just a note of alcohol burn.
I could drink a few no problem, but would need a ride home
Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2009 330 ml bottle.Pours black with a creamy beige head.Fruity aroma with notes of apples and roasted grains of course.Roast and coffee flavors with some bitterness.Medium to full bodied.Nice one.
jonno (562), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 3, 2009 A very good stout. Not what i would call Imperial in this day and age. Poured with a big foamy tan head and pitch black. Lots of deep flavours, coffee, licorise etc with a thin to medium body. Solid drinking without being mindblowing. A well crafted beer which reflects a lot of heritage.
soapbox (16), Alabama, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 3, 2009 Pours a strong dark brown with a tan head. Has a strong aroma of mainly caramel and roasted coffee. Has a strong coffee taste with a syrupy feel. Just a great beer; way too strong for a beginner.
Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 3, 2009 Poured out in to a large snifter. They call this the "queen of beers" on the botttle and then they suggest drinking this with Espresseo coffee in their "serving suggestion"!
. WTF?. Nice beige bubbley head ..black/purple base. Big rich chocolate flavours. I picked up prunes , raisins ,burnt coffee beans .Marmite and wet paint too. Mild hop bitterness glides down your organs cool with the roasty palate. I could drink a lot of this !
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