 BBB63 (3795), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Jun 18, 2005
Bottle and rating #1900
Pours nearly opaque with coppery highlights, an initial creamy tan head and good lace. The aroma has notes of black patent malt and chocolate malt, raisin, prune, molasses, floral hops, and a hint of espresso. The taste starts with a nice balance of bittersweetness heavy malt notes finished off with coffee and mild bitters. Additional undertones of mocha, prune, and a touch of sea salt. The feel is a bit underwhelming all things considered. Seemed to be oily and lively enough, but thinner than I expected. Quite good but does not rank in my top 10 impy’s which is hard list to break anyway. Beer geek worthy
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 (2480), 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 (2565), 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!
jerc (3114), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 15, 2008 2008-08-15. Pitch black body with a decent sized dark brown head. (4+) Good aroma, subtle melange of chocolate and roast is not as assertive as some but instead woos you gently. Chocolate and roast carry over to the flavour, roast is restrained somewhat, sweet malt core gives up a fair bit of bitterness growing into the finish. (7+) Smooth medium bodied palate is very lightly carbonated. Its rather nice but I am not sure if I love it. Surprisingly drinkable regardless. 2008 vintage bottle shared by HogTownHarry
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