 terrybail (331), London, Ontario, Canada
Nov 28, 2008 550ml bottle from the LCBO as part of a Samuel smith Gift pack with a glass
The aroma is nice toffee and chocolate smells wonderful
Pours a nice pitch black with lots of long lasting creamy off white head good lacing all the way down the glass
The taste is bittersweet like semi sweet dark chocolate it is very creamy and rich
markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Pours tar black with a soapy off-white head. Aroma is dark chocolate and brown sugar. Flavor is dry with coffee beans and a slightly milky flavor. Finishes bitter with a dark chocolate taste.
bw1982 (70), , Florida, USA
Nov 18, 2008 From 550 ml bottle. You can tell from the opening of the cap that you’re about to enjoy a fantastic stout. The aroma is great, strong and thick, if you can consider thick to be an aroma. Deep brown to black color, great dark tan head. The myriad of flavors includes some mellow chocolate, some burnt wood notes, and roasted malt. The overall impression of the flavor ends up much fuller than the 5% ABV would lead you to expect, the bitter flavor is not too bitter to where you cannot taste any of the sweetness, which is by no means cloying. This is a great beer, and one of the best stouts out there, in my humble opinion.
ketfunk (1), Newport, Wales
does not count  Nov 2, 2008 This is my favourite stout bar none, silky smooth texture. Chocolate and nutty full flavour but not overpowering. The only thing I don’t like is the cost but hey you have to pay a little for perfection.
matt7215 (942), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Nov 1, 2008 550 ml bottle from a LCBO gift pack. pours with a perfect stout appearance into my new sam smiths pint glass. opaque black with a mid tan head that lasts and lasts. sexy laces all down the glass. aromas of roasted malts, mostly chocolate, some toffee, noticeable hops. flavours are duller then the aromas and a little thin. all roasted malts in the mouth with a touch of bitterness on the finish. the mouthfeel is quite silky and fuller then the 5% abv would lead you to believe. this is a damn fine stout that i wish was availible year round.
philbertk (25), Seattle, Washington, USA
Oct 30, 2008 Remarks
Big foamy lacy light espresso head.Clear dark rich red bronze black color.Mellow roasted chocolate mild hop front.Creamy oatmeal silky mellow roasted oatmeal chocolate cookie bisquit mild fruit body.Mild hop bittersweet clean easy end.Small English Stout.
ansermadide (496), Kyle, Texas, USA
Oct 29, 2008 (550ml bottle at home on October 29, 2008) This is a work of art. Gorgeous brown head, perfectly thick and clingy lacing, and a solid nearly-black brew! Smells thick and malty and bitter. It’s obvious this is a stout. Its taste... fantastic. Creamy, sweet, roasted, slightly bitter. A little woodsey. I like it, always have. Has a slightly metallic flavor, but nothing lingering. Despite its thickness, this brew goes down sweet and easy... Sam Smith makes good beers...
TheJester (694), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Oct 28, 2008 550 mL bottle. Almost black, with a thich brown head that reduces, but never quite disappears. Aroma is not strong, but is very pleasant; roast, a slight acidity, a sweetness underneath. Flavour is not overwhelming either, with some roast, some malt sweetness, some milk chocolate, some bitterness. It just works. Incredibly smooth, lingering, creamy finish. Very well done.
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