 scraff (1942), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 18, 2008 Thanks for sharing, kmweaver! Black, tan creamy head. Sweet coffee and milk chocolate aroma rides wafts of black currants and warm golden raisins. Sugar coated dark fruit and chocolate coffee flavors round to soft bitter finish. ABV only shines a touch. Full bodied with pillow soft carbonation. A nice sipper for sure, but I just don’t get the hype on this one…
awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 18, 2008 From a 330mL Bottle. Dark brown, fudgey black pour with a firm finger of creamy tan head. Dark malt aromas of chocolate and roast coffee, accompanied by some earthy, leafy hops. There are some plum and charred prune fruit flavors as well, along with hints of a less pleasant apple character. Medium full bodied, creamy carbonated mouthfeel wiht a rich, malty texture. Chocolate fudge malt and white pine resinous hops up front. Toward the middle, some softer toffee and nougat malt complexities start to come through. The hop flavor is strong, and I find it to be overwhelming some of the malt complexity more than I’d like. Long finish, with smooth roast coffee, black licorice spice, and bitter hop resins lingering in the final smack. Moderate alcohol warmth. Pretty good beer overall, but it wasn’t exactly what I was hoping. I was expecting more of an "imperial" version of the De Dolle Export stout, perhaps spiced with Pannepot inspirations, but I ended up getting something that tasted far more American than Belgian, and in that I was a little disappointed.
Swolf3 (252), Elkton, Maryland, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Bottle poured black in color with nice foamy tan head. Aroma was very nice, with coffe, chocolate, and malts. Silky smooth body with flavors of caramel, roasted malts, and chocolate. Finished smooth and very good.
TheEpeeist (1450), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 11.2 oz bottle, imported by Shelton Bros. Ebony with a dense tan head that leaves a thick, lacy ring. Nose is licorice and coffee with subtle barnyard and earth. Silky body with a tang and airy alcohol. Starts very sweet with molasses and smoky honey. Notes of chocolate and raisin finishing with a firm bitter bite. A distinctively Belgian take on an Imperial Stout.
fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 13, 2008 Bottle from Barley Wine, Copenhagen
Dark brown colors on the glass borders, black heart; very big head, persistent. When poured in the glass, the aroma shows a true Belgian character; it changes later, when warmer, into a crossover between a Barley Wine and an Imperial Stout, sweet caramel, almost woody. Good body, based on a medium sweet caramel flavor with chocolate notes, and only mild roasted malt, possibly disappearing at the end; it doesn’t show the alcohol in the mouth, but with a punch in the stomach. Good, very pleasant to drink even while getting warmer; it gets the average rating for good beers.
Jukkabro (3013), Tampere, Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 12, 2008 Black colored with medium sized beige head. Rich hopped aroma with licorice, chocolate, berries, flowers, raisins, vinous tone and caramel, interesting one. Near full bodied. Flavor is sweet with sticky sugar tone, caramel and roastiness dominate this flavor still. Mild alcohol in still sweet aftertaste, caramel and some licorice also here. Well, good combination on Imperial stout and BW, still hard to get the needed balance from here.
rane (503), Nibe, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Bottle. I have been in a lot of doubt about this beer, from the start I feared it was just another overrated IS, but as I read the ratings I got curious to taste. And it´s nice!
Coffebrown with a huge brown head. Perfect appearanc. Aroma initially hopp dominated with some underlaying roasted malt and chocolate. After a while the belgian touch shows up with dried fruits. Taste hoppy and sweet, roasted malts and chocolate and a little bitterness in the end. The alcohol is very well hidden, this one is a cheater, I wouldn´t have expected it to be above 8%. Hopefully not the last time I have tasted this one.
Dedoulequeen07 (136), london, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle at the disco party shack chris O’s. Black with a creamy beige thick head. Aroma of caramel malt, dark chocolate and sweet toffee. Date, fig and walnut cake runs through the aftertaste. Goodmouthfeel and not too clawing for its percentage.
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