 Radek Kliber (3943), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Bottle 330 ml
Appearance: “black and wet” , solid heavy thick pour on dark tanned fine , high density crown.4+
Nose: alcoholic blend of dried plums , molasses , high organic hop , brown sugar , leaf of mint with touch of chocolate. Very complex with good pleasing sensation.
Flavor/Palate : full bodied , thick brown sludge with light slightly acidic roasted feel. Slowly developing but always showing new face with new sip. Fairly mild with coffee chocolate medium. Muted shyly sided alcohol still does its work behind the scenes. Brewmaster did excellent job bonding two opposites: smoothness delicious light feel with rich complexity of bold big stout. Superb sipper.
Headbanger (1583), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 6, 2009 11.2 oz bottle 10/6/09-Pours a pitch black with a one finger tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and bacon. Taste of sourness, chocolate, fruits, and sweetness. This full bodied brew hides the ABV extemely well and it is very well balanced and very smooth. GREAT BREW.
FunkyBrewster (463), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 5, 2009 Thanks a million to 17thfloor for sharing this with me! Pours a gorgeous black black with a thick huge amazing forever lasting light tan creamy head. Aroma is an amazing blend of dark fruit, raisins, black currant and rummy cake, cherry, burnt caramel, nice bakers chocolate and just a hint of coffee with some candy sugar, holiday latte loving. Flavor is amazing, Just perfection. Chocolate mixed perfectly with dark fruits, alcohol, caramelized sugar, licorice, earthy hops , black cherries. Everything blended to a perfect mesh, from start to finish, bitter dark chocolate finish coats the throat and lingers for a good long time, just waiting for accompaniment be means of the next swallow. Full, rich and sticky body with a soft caressing carbonation. Definitely the perfect blend of all brewing ingredients. Note, 17thfloor makes a great point, roasted marshmallows with fire char that gives the unique burnt sugar character. mmmm mmm good!
KnN (723), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 5, 2009 Oily black pour with a thick tight tan head. Aroma is roast, honey, dark fruit, cherries, dark chocolate this smelled amazing. Flavor was equally complex, thick mouthfeel kind of coated your tongue and bathed it in rich chocolate, plums, cherries, toffee, coffee goodness. Very complex, chewy, but not even slightly overbearing beer. This was fantastic.
jfb (416), Weihenstephan, Germany
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 (bottle) pours a pitch black colour with a bubbly brown head. aroma of dark chocolate and caramel, brown sugar, coffee and fudge, toasted malts, cherries and just a hint of alcohol, nicely balanced. flavour is mostly strong toasted grainy malts, coffee and yeast, with hints of sweet spices and some rather fitting notes of alcohol. the initial mouth-coating sweetness quickly gives way to a long warming roasted-bitter finish. medium to strong-bodied with mellow carbonation, a massively complex beer.
JaBier (1219), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Rating #1000. Purchased at Whole Foods a few months back. Pours darkest brown/black with a huge tan head. Nose is brandy first, then fruit (fig and black cherry), chocolate and roasted malt. Dark fruit flavor up front with some alcohol and a roasty chocolate finish. Aftertaste is coffee and plum. Nice complex brew, but the flavor doesn’t quite stack up to the aroma. Still very good though.
wimpie133 (167), Brugge, Belgium
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle, 33cl. A dark-brwon to black beer with a medium beige head that disappears in the end. Aroma is one of dried fruits, coffee, caramel, light sweet and malty. The taste is extensive and tremendous: you taste everything. It first starts as a stout with a caramel and coffee taste, than comes a chocolate taste before dried fruits and some candy sugar come to the front. And when you think the beer finishes malty, there even comes a light bitter aftertaste on the beer. Some people say Westvleteren is the best beer of the world, I say this one certainly isn’t worse, even harder to find than the Westvleteren. First class top beer!
Arayaga2 (954), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 22, 2009 Viscous black, with a creamy brown head and big lacing. Aroma is sweet, with chocolate, red grapes, and a bit of ginger. Taste is the same; very sweet, with prominent cocoa, and the light winey sourness of grape skins. Alcohol is very well hidden, but manifests itself in an astringent aftertaste. Quite nice, but not up to the hype. $11.50/11oz
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