 nerdrocker101 (102), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle. Pours a solid black with a creamy, tan head. Lots of chocolate, roasted malts, and oats. Wonderful smell with a taste to match. Full body with a rich, smooth mouthfeel. I could definitely drink this with breakfast. If I could only find a way to make my coffee pot brew one cup of beer at a time.
pete4999 (145), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Loving this. Jet black, little tan head. Smells just roasty...coffee, chocolate, oats, all that. SUPER creamy. Really a sensational beer, right up there with the rest of the series.
bhensonb (4336), Woodland, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 18, 2009 Bottle from Archer Liquors. Pours really black with a thin dark tan head. It smells wonderful. Chocolate and treacle? Full bodied and mildly carbonated. Flavor is chocolate, light treacle, maybe a little dark fruit, and it finishes smoothly bitter in a burnt malt sense. It is super fantastic. Great mouthfeel.
juiceisloose (671), Windermere, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 This one pours a pitch black color crowned by a small, tan head that fades to a thin film with no lace. The aroma is full on chocolate, vanilla, and oatmeal that adds smoothness. The flavor follows with more milk chocolate, vanilla, and hints of dark fruit. The oatmeal really smooths things out and just a touch of hop bitterness on the back end. Full bodied and silky mouthfeel with good carbonation that leads to a chocolate finish. This is dangerous as it does not feel like 11% at all. Another great stout from Southern Tier.
oteyj (772), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2009 Excessively black with a nicely proportioned one finger tan head. Aroma is roasted malt predominantly with quite the sweet character so characteristic of the oatmeal stout. Chocolate and dark sugar prevail, with the ever slightest hint of dark fruit coming out as well. Flavor is quite sweet- the typical Southern Tier Imperial Stout. Oatmeal, coffee and cocoa nib front quite hard with a delectable roasted malt backbone coming through shortly after. A licorice fennel quality comes through subtly as does copious brown sugar. Perhaps a bit cloying. Palate is uber thick and rich though not as rich as some. An excellently put together brew, though as she warms and as the expirience continues, the overly sweet nature becomes more in your face, resulting in a trudge of a quaff.
craftycarl21 (560), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2009 Pours completely black with a one finger, light tan, frothy head. Aroma has lots of roasted malt, chocolate, brown sugar, cream, and that smoother, not quite as aggressive quality that is such a great trait of oatmeal stouts. Flavor is similar to the aroma, but more pronounced; lots of oat, chocolate, and a creamy quality at the start. This gives way to a definite roasty bitterness at the finish that lingers beautifully on the tongue. Notes of black licorice and anise add complexity to the bitterness. This is not quite in the top echelon of imperial stouts, but is extremely well crafted and damn tasty. After drinking a few gulps, however, the cloying nature of this beer comes out, and it becomes tough to drink. Be warned: very sweet, so be ready for it, and this is why the numbers are lower.
jcr (1172), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 7, 2009 Bomber. This beer gets your attention from the outset with its opaque black body and quickly receding tan head. Malts dominate the aroma — sweet chocolate, caramel, roasted grain, molasses with notes of licorice and maple sugar. There are hints of resin and grapefruit that are more noticable in the tasting, but it’s hard for them to compete with such a big malt bill. The flavor is heavily sweet and moderately bitter. It finishes moderately to heavily sweet and moderately bitter. A slight alcohol pepperiness pushes forward in the finish as well. Full body with velvety texture turning sticky in the finish and soft carbonation. With its thick sweet malts, this would be a candidate for "way too sweet." Not so, the balance of bitter and alcohol helps hold the malts in check. Still, a single glass is a full meal. Not quite as refined as the very best, but almost.
Jayb0 (752), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 31, 2009 Breakfast lunch and dinner wrapped into one satisfying, gut and head filling experience. smooth, ganache, oat, some coffee, warm, share.
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