weeare138 (928), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 8, 2007 Much thanks to TomDecapolis for sharing this beauty...
Appears a syrupy black with a small tan head that fades into a small head. Scattered lacing is left around the glass.
Smell if of chocolate, fudge brownies, roasted nuts, caramel, mocha, and cream...luscious.
Taste is of the same with fruity notes and a deep, rich cocoa.
Mouthfeel is boozy, chocolate filled, fudgey, caramel laden, bready, sugary, full bodied, and sweet.
The only thing that could possibly make this one better is some age. Other than that, it’s really tasty. A true winner that I thouroughly enjoyed and will seek out again.
AmEricanbrew (1137), Swamp Shreveport, Left Coast, Louisiana, USA Dec 3, 2008
Black color with a brown head. Rich, roasty black malt aroma. Medium to full body with a chewy mouthfeel. Has a dry bakers chocolate flavor with a rich, lingering blackened malt finish. Theis (2495), Frederiksberg, Denmark Dec 2, 2008 Bottle at home - thanks Sune - shared with Mette & Sune. Pitch black - small brown head. High high chocolate, coffee, licorice, high licorice, oat, smoothness, vinous, sweetness, tarmac, soya, syrup, lovely high hoppy, brown sugar, lovely. It is sune-aged for one year. DalzAle (15), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA Nov 30, 2008 Bottle bonus received during recent trade (Thanks Steven!) Poured pitch black into a small snifter with no head. Aroma was malty, sweet and and slightly smoky. Iniitial flavors of brown sugar/molasses followed by an oak-y finish. Although a very good beer, I don’t if I would go out of the way to find it. Immy (1613), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Nov 30, 2008 Bomber, 2007 vintage. Black with a thick brown head. Sweet malt and molasses nose, some coffee, a spicy note. Tarry booziness hits the palate immediately, followed by licorice and sweet molasses. Bitter chocolate bite late, the booziness lingers on the tongue and warm all the way to the gut. Take the alcohol edge off this and it would be awesome, but this is one where it detracts from a pretty nice beer. glennmastrange (466), hobe sound, Florida, USA Nov 30, 2008 Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of toasted and molasses and a light note of dark coffee, Moderate hops and yeast smells of resin and earth with hints of dark dried fruits, charcoal, cola and alcohol. Head is small, creamy with larger bubbles, light brown with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is deep dark brown, almost black. Flavor is moderately sweet and lightly acidic to start, and finishes lightly sweet and acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is medium to full, creamy to syrupy and has a soft carbonation. A powerful stout with lots of pleasant characteristics.
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