 miketd (685), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 21, 2008 2007 bottle. Pour is dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, oak, vanilla and caramel. Flavor pretty much is the same...very good. Very full and creamy body. Smooth and drinkable. Better than many higher rated imperial stout.
greenhorn1 (462), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 20, 2008 750 ml bottle 2008. Pours black and a rich oak and bourbon nose. Flavor is roasted malts, strong oak and alcohol presence. Additional subtle flavors of chocolate and vanilla. Creamy mouthfeel and medium to full body. Overall, decent Imperial Stout but still a bit harsh. I think this beer needs to mellow out in my cellar for a while.
PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 2, 2008 Bottle: Pours dark brown, with some light coming through at the edges. Has a boozy nose- lots of vanilla/bourbon sweetness, and soft oak. Slick body and fairly hot. The flavor has an aggressive booziness upfront with hot vanilla and heavy bourbon. Only mild chocolate malt character comes through with late roast & oak which aren’t very cohesive. Not very well balanced, and gained too much sweetness and not enough oak from the bourbon barrel.
illinismitty (1800), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 30, 2008 2007 bottle shared by me at RBSG 08. Pours a deep dark brown with a beige head. Strong vanilla presence in the nose. Medium bodied and somewhat thin for the expectation of the style. Strong flavors of chocolate and vanilla, with some non-aggressive dark roast. Bitterness is somewhat tame. Bourbon and oak come out on the finish. Not bad
Kevster (229), Bradenton, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 11, 2008 2007 Bottle: Pours a dark coffee black with an off-white head. Aroma has hints of bourbon and vanilla. Flavor is roasty, rich, malty with hints of caramel, oak, and bourbon. Easy drinking and smooth finish. Delicious!
WeeHeavySD (3041), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 3, 2008 Bottle @ RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours black with an off white ring. Nose is vanially and oaky. Taste malty with vaniall and overall quite smooth
emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 1, 2008 Pours a light thin brown with a thin tan head. Does not stand up to my aesthetic standards. The nose is subdued, sweet, lightly smokey, shows alcohol. The flavor is roasty, sweet, thick bourbon, warm. Seems like another example of a poor base beer barrel aged to cover it up. Warm mouthfeel with a very prominent bourbon finish.
ucusty (1913), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 23, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville NC - thanks to OldGrowth? for this. Vintage 2006. Black pour thin tan head. Milk chocolate nose. Chocolate, roast ,and vanilla. Slight warming finish with hint of coconut
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