 Snojerk321 (1962), San Diego, California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 22oz bottle from BeMo Mission Valley. Pours deep brown almost black with a small beige head. Nose was cookie dough, toffee and chocolate. Flavor had a touch of booze with toasted malts predominant. If I tried this up against alesmiths ’07 decadence, I probably would have thrown this bottle through the window, no comparison.
TheGent (149), , Massachusetts, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 My local booze seller ran a special on this brand so i picked up a couple of bottles. very dark pour, a black hole with some carbonation clinging to my pint glass. smell was very good like dough and chocolate which makes chocolate chip cookies. taste was common roasted bitter coffee but with some copper and grassy notes at the end.
goldtwins (4080), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 4, 2009 Poured a very deep brown color with a beige head. Dough and chocolate aroma mixed with mild roast. The aroma was buttry. Roasted malt flavor with a touch of chocolate. Light all around.
Dickinsonbeer (3451), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 3, 2009 Thanks to JoeMcPhee for sharing at the last tasting. Pours a dark almost black- brown with a thinning head. Chocolate chip cookie dough aroma with tons of butter - doughy and some charred black malt. Dusty crackery malt with charred dark black malt, slgith chocolate and more butter in the flavor- boozy and astringent bitter chocolate finish. Ech.
fidel (944), Livermore, California, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 2, 2009 Pours dark brown, burnt malt, coffee grounds, thin, little chocolate, diacetyl.
notalush (2661), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 Thanks to JoeMcPhee for sharing - hazy dark ruby - no head - chocolate and rum in the aroma, along with a drier cocoa presence - doughy and chocolaty in flavor, with herbal hops in the back that really don’t work with that - noticeable diacetyl (Shipyard, go firgure) - a bit of char - not a lot happening - meh.
AgentSteve (1374), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 Pours deep brown with a decent tan head. The nose is roasted malt, some chocolate. Flavor is coffee and astringency. Nothing Imperial about this one. Smooth mouthfeel.
beerbill (1953), Laurel, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 22 oz. bottle shared by JoeMcPhee. So how does a beer with 7.1% abv call itself imperial? Alas, pours very dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of diacetyl and apple. Very odd aroma for a porter. The flavor is burnt malt and some bittersweet chocolate, which is at least a bit more in line with the style. Dry at the finish. Not horrid, but not something I would look to revisit either.
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