njmoons (52), New Jersey, USA
Oct 26, 2009 This Washington hopped (Cascades or related), RIS didn’t cut it for me. Too much aroma and flavoring hops and citrus/soapy finish. Not enough malt and malt sweetness to be an RIS, and keep the beer in balance.
Poured a dark black with almost no head, and the foam that did come up dissipated immediatly.
Aroma was citrus hops. These hops overwhelmed the other aroma’s. I could get a little malt, but I had to search for it over the citrus hops.
Taste was thin and hoppy, with very little malt flavor for a RIS. The beer finished with a strong grapefruit/soapy flavor. This RIS is way out of balance for me.
Mouthfeel was too thin for an RIS.
Drinkability was poor with the hops taking over the beer from aroma to finish.
 Cavie (1299), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Cletus. Very dark pour. Some sweet notes but mostly dried bitter. Upfront taste is bitter chocolate with a lot left to be desired. Solid, just thick.
Fratto (662), Arlington, Texas, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle thanks to Cavie. Dark black pour. Aroma is almost entirely alcohol with a little chocolate. Flavor is alcohol with some evenly matched coffee. Finish is good. Alcohol feels forced.
dogfish120love (250), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Oct 21, 2009 Quite easily one of the best imperial stouts in terms of availability and affordability in my area. Stellar appearance, pouring an opaque dark brown/black, with a dark chocolate brown head. Huge chocolate aroma accomanied by cofee.
halfonit (415), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Oct 13, 2009 Nice pure black color. Aroma is full of chocolate, with some coffee and hops. Taste has a pretty full body. Flavors include chocolate, coffee, roasty, malts, and hops. Nice smooth finish leaving a chocolate taste in my mouth. This was another good one from the big beer series.
Changed (161), Ithaca, New York, USA
Oct 11, 2009 22oz bomber into an English pint. Pours black with brown head. Long-lasting-lace. Is that a hoppy aroma? Flavor is sweet, chocolate, brown sugar. Super smooth. Moderate carbonation. Good beer for $6/bomber.
drowland (1337), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Oct 11, 2009 Bomber into a wine glass (it was all I had while traveling). Aroma is big sweet and a good touch of alcohol. Nice sweet and some coffee.
spkldhenlvr24 (446), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
Oct 9, 2009 2009 22oz bottle from VBM. Pours a pitch black opaque body with a large dark brown head. Nice lacing. Great aroma of hops, roasted malts, sweet cherry and alcohol. Flavor is sweet caramel and vanilla with a perfect balance of roasted dark chocolate malty aftertaste. Dry, med-full bodied with mild carbonation. Started off very smooth and easy drinking but became kind of "hot" as the beer warmed. Still very, very enjoyable. Great
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