SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 24, 2008 Pours a near black with a foamy tan head that dissipates slowly. Aroma is big and roasty. Lots of bitter chocolate and dark roasted coffee in both the aroma and flavor. A bit of vanilla and fruit working in the flavor. A bit thin bodied, but a very good offering from SKA. ketchepillar (480), Viña del Mar, Chile
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 17, 2008 Lots of dark bitter malt, chocolate, coffee. A little bit of sherry & alcohol. Palate is a little thin, carbonation is so-so. AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | May 15, 2008 Pours a very inky black in color with a ring of head around the perimeter of the glass. Smell is very roasted, dark chocolates. Maybe some coffee and black malt. Taste is more of the burnt dark chocolate. Pretty bitter and strong. Easy drinking, but not overly complex. TheEpeeist (1459), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | May 12, 2008 22 oz bottle. Dark brown with a pocked tan head. Nose is mocha and faint grape jelly. Medium body with tangy carb. Taste is coffee and brown sugar with a touch of lime juice. Cardboard aftertaste. Viper666 (622), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 28, 2008 Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire-brune foncée et claire à la lumière. Nez de malt rôti, de café, de chocolat noir, moyen de chocolat au lait sucré (notes lactiques) et de houblon herbeux et avec des notes fruitées (cerises et raisins) et des effluves d’alcool. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement bas-moyen ainsi qu’une texture riche et plutôt crémeuse. Moyen goût fruité (raisins aux petites notes vineuses, léger de cerises, traces de prunes) accompagné d’un léger goût de fumée de bois ainsi que des notes de chocolat au lait et de crème (très légèrement lactique) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyen-amer de malt rôti (voire même brûlé), de chocolat noir et avec des notes de mélasse bien sucrée. Parrallèlement, l’on retrouve une amertume assez asséchante de houblon herbeux (faibles traces citriques de pamplemousse), un léger goût d’alcool légèrement réchauffant ainsi qu’un léger-moyen goût de café, jusqu’en finale. Post-goût long et sec, moyen-amer de brûlé-rôti, de houblon herbeux, moyen de café, léger de chocolat noir et d’alcool avec des notes fruitées (moût de raisins et de cerises, traces de zest d’agrumes) et des traces de fumée de bois. alexsdad06 (1082), Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Apr 19, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Pours a clear dark brown color with a small creamy lasting beige head. The aroma has dark chocolate, cocoa, with a nice roasted character. The flavor was much of the same with the addition of some dark fruits working their way in. Very smooth and no indication of alcohol. This is easily the best beer by SKA I have had to date. cmatkins (12), Illinois, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 14, 2008 22 oz bottle Poured thick off white head. Thin body very little aroma. Flavor was weak slight hop bitterness very little malt character. A very poor example of an imperial porter. Absolutely would not buy again. satan165 (581), River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 5, 2008 perfectly balanced dark roasted malts and the minimum touch of hops necessary for a porter. resinous cacao beans darkened to perfection, delicious sweetness is on the cusp of overwhelming. one of the better ska offerings for certain. no detection of booze whatsoever!
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