 MartinT (5068), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 7, 2002 Updated: Jan 15, 2006Light chocolate smoke over rich roastiness on a bed of slightly burned leaves…A great mouthfeel, a mouthful of a goddess’ hips…Another Smuttynose success...
Cletus (5058), Connecticut, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 28, 2005 Pours the usual brown with a tan head. Smells of vanilla, cocoa, sweet chocolate, coffee, some figs. Taste is roasted with some bitter chocolate and fruity notes popping through. Finish is sweet and unbalanced.
madsberg (5056), Søborg, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 18, 2005 Bottled: Pitch black coloured. Brown dense head. Chocolate, malt, roast and some light coffee in the nose. Malt, alcohol, roast and cocoa in the flavour. Quite full bodied. Ends on a medium bitter note. This is a very good beer. Thanks Jeppe
JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 Thick oily black pour with a thick fine-laced dark brown head. Intensely roasty nose with a heavy tarry roasted malt character. Bitter chocolate and a nice rich maltiness. soft note of dried fruit underneath the chocolate and roast. Leathery palate with loads of dark chocolate, licorice and a fairly bitter finish. Hopping seems quite herbal and lightly woody. Very assertive bitterness but it is well-balanced and quite rich tasting. Lovely impy stout that really reminds me of young Brooklyn BCS.
¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 8, 2007 Updated: May 9, 20072007 bottle, somewhat fresh, found at Astor Liquor. Deep brown body with a semi-dark tan and brown head, filmy really, not tall or building, but also not invisible. Oily, viscous brown resin coats the glass. Nose of robust dark, bitter bakers chocolate, smoked cream, smoky, charred toast and charred/burnt milk. Hints of vanilla cream, some floral lactic scents as well, some lighter peppery, vegetal notes, with the creamy yeast being most evident. Exceptionally deep nose, yet completely focused on the chocolate and charred malts, not really any dark fruit or sugar presence. Moderate thickness, doesn’t devour the palate, rather it’s lightly syrupy, oily, with a medium to light dried vanilla and malted milk ball flavor wrapped up in a heap of bitter dark chocolate and charred cereal grains. It leaves on the tongue a very slight pastiness. Rich toffee and vanilla flavors show up in a lingering, resiny, chocolately finish. Very good all around, I like the medium thickness opposed to a more viscous texture. Well-made and fresh and moderately malt-forward.
Cornfield (4972), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 30, 2007 Dark brown as it leaves the bottle, this Stout is quite black in the glass. The well sustained head is a yellowish tan in color. Quite a few components in the aroma - roasted malt and barley, dark caramel, old coffee grounds, aniseed, alcohol, runny chocolate, and a hint of smoke. Much of the commercial description is wrapped up about the hops in the brew, but they don’t show much of a presence save for a dry bitter finish. The flavor is pretty much like the nose except that the alcohol is more prominent, almost distractingly so. All in all, a real decent warmer of a beer.
JPDIPSO (4932), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 20, 2004 Near black with a cascading tan head. Sweet dark chocolate wit a noticeable floral hops backdrop. Sweet dark chocolate start with a touch of light fruit. A bitter coffee middle. Finish is roasted grain goodness with enough flavor hops to add to the dimension. linger is long and roasty. Smooth feel. Thanks to Falconeye8 for this brew.
BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 7, 2006 Bottle: Pours a dark black color with a thick tan head and nice lacing, excellent carbonation and head retention for a beer of this type. The nose is very hoppy, almost annoyingly so, that it almost overpowers the alcohol and the roast. Well, the alcohol is certainly there at least. The flavor is a bit like soy sauce with the ripeness, but the hop bitterness and dry roast astringency get their word in too. The finish is long and pleasant, very nice body and sweetness level blends with the hops. A bit of delayed alcohol sting on the back of the tongue. Nice Imperial Stout, but it’s also like a black double IPA if you can see it that way. I like it. Thanks Ken!
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