 Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2008 Bottle. Pours black with a small tan head with good lacing. Aroma is deep dark chocolate with roasted malts, coffee, raisins and notes of alcohol. Flavor is smooth and well balanced with dark sweet malts, strong coffee, dark chocolate, raisins and a touch of smokiness. Medium to full bodied with a bitter and dry finish. EXCELLENT imp stout.
milljam (569), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 29, 2008 A pitch black beer, with a very oily pour. Decent chocolate brown head with good lacing. Huge coffee aroma, with underlying subtle hints of the chocolate malt. Also present in the aroma: alcohol (lite), dark fruits and the ever-present roasted malt. Flavor is at once sweet, with the chocolate and caramel/toffee-like malts, and roasted, with the dry bitter coffee and hops coming through. A fantastic stout!
nuplastikk (1185), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 29, 2008 Updated: Dec 30, 200812oz bottle. Very subtle chocolate aroma with a touch of coffee. Pitch black color with a quickly dissipating mini-head. Smooth and sweet on the palate, very drinkable for the ABV. Roasty chocolate flavors dominates, but the whole beer remains semi-mellow for the style. Some subtle black currant or dark fruits notes in there deep. It really is exceptionally smooth, maybe one of the best balanced Imperial Stouts Ive had.
hrking (108), Muncie, Indiana, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 Not much to add here that hasnt been said in previous post. Awesome this one was a bottle I had back for 2 years and wow all I can say is lay these bad boys down to age and you will be VERY pleased. Not overly heavy on the mouth feel but just right. All the flavors seem to jump out especially as the brew warms. I had this one at just over celler temp. Dont drink these cold as it does not truly let the flavors come out like they are capable of . Nice roasted malts and chocolate a small touch of coffee not overly done in anything and all the flavors blend to form and intense drinkable experience you and expect going into a beer like this.Awesome
trayns (240), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Updated: Feb 17, 2009Solid Stout. Great bang for your buck. From a bottel, color, and palate are fantastic, head was a little weak. Worth a try.
cgarvieuk (4178), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2008 Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting ... Deep black ... smokey roast malts ... quite thin compaired to others ... lots of roast malts and again lots of coffee... Again a pretty decent beer but a poorer example of the Imp Stout , that may have scored higher if tasted on its own but in comparison to other at toms tasting, just didnt hit the mark. ... TK 2 Bottle at home Since a few of the UK crowd seem to be having this tonight :-] ... Wow this is much better than my original rating and does indeed score higher on its own... though i had that along side Darklord and ALesmith IRS. wasnt over much impressed with this or Alesmith as Darklord for me was the top of the three by a long shot... However having this in isolation is really showing its own strengths ... deep black ... rich chocolate roast malts and little chalk dust in nose ... smooth chocolate malts ... little alcohol ... big roast ... little licorice
Nightfall (647), Athens, Greece
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 22, 2008 Bottle from Utobeer. i;m already sorry that I couldnt carry more bottles of this (since my bug was already full and extremely overweight). Pitch black with brownish head. Coffee dominates the aroma with hints of roasted malt,some chocolate and vanilla. Sweet tastes of coffee,chocolate, dried prunes,raisins,some licorice and anise. Wow. Very complex but drinkable. Fantastic
TheJollyOne (204), Kofu, Japan
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 18, 2008 Updated: Dec 20, 2008Dear gods - does it get any better than this? Poured a thick black as coal body with very little carbonation or head. Smell of cookie, molasses, coffee, and alcohol. The taste is to die for: Bitter chocolate, coffee, nuts and all roasted in with the malts. The alcohol is present and delightfully balanced.Very thick on the palate, sight fizz and a long coffee finish. Gaze out the window as the darkness falls with the snow. Amazing
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