 egajdzis (2969), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 7, 2005 Updated: Apr 29, 2005
Poured opaque black as night with a small, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of port, cherries, raspberries, smoke, chocolate, and roasted malt. Taste of chocolate and roast, more vinous qualities, certainly a little bit of tar, with a superb mouthfeel. Finishes with light, dry, alcohol.
GregClow (2332), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 1, 2008 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, tupalev, jerc & garthicus - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Deep, deep ruby-black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, coffee grounds, dark cocoa, a hint of herbal hops. Leaves a serious film on the glass when it’s swirled, so I’m not surprised by the big mouthfeel. Flavour is outstanding - lots of dark malt and coffee, a touch of cream, an acceptable level of alcohol warmth, and a well hopped finish. Beautiful stuff!
garthicus (550), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 27, 2008 Shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, Tupalev,Jerc & Blankboy -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Appearance: Pitch black, gray head. Aroma: Chocolate, coffee and malt. Flavour: Chocolate and alcohol, with turf/peat too, some coffee for good measure, very very drinkable, very very enjoyable. Tremendous. Thanks for sharing this Harry.
General_Gao (2509), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Hand bottled. Shared by badbeer. Thanks! Thick, oily pour. Opaque black with a brown head. Smelled of chocolate (ala tootsie rolls) with a dash of soy. Full bodied and sweet with moderate bitterness and a warming alcohol effect. Tasted of baker’s chocolate, burnt toffee, and chocolate liqueur. Pretty tasty.
TheRealBastard (94), New Jersey, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Pours darker than used oil. Creamy off white head. Aroma is roasted malt and alcohol. Taste is chocolate, coffee, and alcohol. Very good; a pleasure to drink very highly recommended. I wish I had more of this, looks like I’m gonna have to wait for the next release! Hurry up!
blankboy (2570), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 15, 2008 Bottle (750ml) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, tupalev, jerc & garthicus -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. 2008 vintage. Pours black with an average size somewhat-lasting creamy light-brown head. Aroma’s very roasty, lots of dark malt, lots of coffee, some mild green hops, alcohol, chocolate and dark fruit -- so very nice! Flavour: Oh man, that’s delicious!! Roasted malt, coffee, milk chocolate, alcohol and a long, dry roasty bitter finish. Nice creamy mouthfeel, good body. Wow, this is amazing stuff, I’m pretty sure this is in my top 5 best Stouts ever! Thanks HTH for sharing!
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