Zeswaft (1000), Seattle, Washington, USA Nov 16, 2007 I bought this over a month ago to be my 1000th rating because it was the highest rated beer I could find. At that time it was in the top 20, now it’s on its way to below a 4.0. Aroma: Chocolate, pine, chalk, and booze. Pour is super thick black. Delayed dark brown head. Wow, the body on this is ridiculously thick. Totally opposite the Storm King I had last night. Rich chocolate and coffee flavors. An off putting chalky bitterness on the finish, and a lingering alcohol presence. Very syrupy sweet. I still have no idea what oatmeal tastes like in a beer. Some soy sauce flavors, too. Burps are full of alcohol. Good, but not #1000 good. Not sure why Southern Tier needs this and Jah-va. I think that might be better than this.
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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