drowland (1360), Tallahassee, Florida, USA Aug 18, 2009 Single bottle into a snifter. Chocolate notes, rather sweet with a bitter finish... tasty! zdk (180), New York, USA Aug 15, 2009 bottle: very well balanced and not too bitter for an impy stout. Dark with tan head. Chocolate, caramel and roasted malts, dry finish. I definitely felt the effects of the alcohol, and rather quickly (surprising for 7%).
Unfortunately, the beer-illiterate place I bought this from (besides for thinking I was asking for a Sam Adams) served this refrigerator chilled. Was better once it warmed up a bit. buzzoven (333), Japan Aug 14, 2009 Wondefully soothing beer with a mellow, dark roasted taste. Malty and flavourful. Serves as a nice nightcap. The usual Stout flavours are present and accounted for here (chocolate, coffee, etc.) but there are all blended and integrated so well together here that the sum equals the parts. A highly enjoyable drink. OD40oz (600), Box Elder, South Dakota, USA Aug 9, 2009 I finally got around to trying this. Pours black as oil that hasnt been change in 9,000 miles. Medium brown head. Smells of creamy chocolate. Very smooth, creamy palate, as smooth as silk. Nice balance between chocolate and roasty malts. Finish was just the right amount of coffee, not overpowering. This is a winner. Pinball (2685), Allerød, Denmark Aug 5, 2009 pitch black, large smooth light brown head.
aroma of brown sugar, toffee, roasted malts, salty licorice, english licorice.
flavor is brown sugar, toffee, burnt caramel, roasted malts, licorice, ends hard roasted and the roasetd flavor lasts for long. the flavor is a parade of flavors, each one topping at a different time, yielding a very intersting experience. time spent drinking this slowly is time well spent. Snot19kilo (81), Oakwood, Illinois, USA Aug 2, 2009 Pours a dark brown with a thick brown head, good lacing A nice chocolate roasted malt aroma. Very good flavor a good balance of coffee and sweet malts. smooth flavor and smooth palate. A grate stout. would buy and drink this beer many times over. Samuel Smith doesn’t really make a bad beer. monkeychugg55 (213), Joliet, Illinois, USA Aug 2, 2009 Pours a medium to dark brown and sits black in the glass, with a large foamy light brown head which later becomes beige. The aroma is full of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Flavor is similar and nice and smooth. Nice and smooth on the palate, very drinkable and very delicious. matthasson (59), Pennsylvania, USA Aug 1, 2009 Really enjoyable from beginning to end. A smooth creamy mouthful makes way for a somewhat bittersweet chocolate flavor balanced with roasted malts. Once it warms up the alcohol becomes more apparent. Very solid, drinkable stout that is easy to enjoy at any pace.
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