 Ungstrup (11353), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jan 1, 2008 Entered to celebrate my 9700th rating with the curently 4th highest rated beer on Ratebeer. Drunk at GABF 2007. A black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet and very roasted, combined with notes of chocolate and coffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt, as well as a light note of alcohol. The flavor is very balanced. Nice one.
yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Jun 20, 2007 Updated: Jun 26, 2007From tap, apparently the last keg available, put on at McKenzies Minneapolis. Huge thanks to hellomynameis for letting me know about this being on! Pours black with a brown rim, thick creamy brown head which looks like lovely chocolate cream. Aroma is a complex sweet coffee, chocolate and liqourice blend, slight molasses note. Thick mouthfeel. Flavour is sweet, complex blend of liqourice and chocolate. A distinct fruity note that is non-citric, seems like peach to me. Finish is a long mellow sweet blend of the chocolate and coffee notes hitting a wonderfull bitterness. You keep tasting the chocolate on your lips and the bitterness on you tongue. Very lovely and perfectly balanced.
RBSG Second sample at the brewery didn’t have th peach note and was more hoppy and fresh compared to the McKenzies tapped version.
argo0 (6229), Washington DC, USA
Jun 30, 2007 (draft, thanks to Omar) Big brown head that lingers forever, nice lacing, black body. Aroma is medium sweet, cocoa, grapefruit/earthy, some cherry, light lemon. Taste is medium sweet, coffee/roast, grapefruit, some pine, light lime. Some alcohol in the finish. Full body, creamy, resinous. As good as advertised!
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 01/06/2007
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting
black, wispy tan head, drops of lace, rich sweet chocolate and licorice aroma with a hint of roasted, rich sweet flavor, lots of dark chocolate, light bitter finish, just a hint of alcohol in the aroma and flavor,
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Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
getting lots more dark chocolate in the aroma and flavor and less of the sweetness, the sweetness does come back in the form of some milk chocolate,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4
CaptainCougar (4663), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jan 7, 2007 Updated: Mar 10, 2007Rerate, another footbalm hand-bottle shared by cquiroga on 2/8/07: Pours a viscous oily opaque with a nice;y-lacing brown head. Aroma boasts huge American hops with lots of sweet caramelized malt sugars and big dark chocolate. Full, sweet rich body has a great balance of fresh flavor hops and sweet dense malt with good plum and date complexity with a slightly earthy, more bitter roasty dark chocolate coffee finish. I don’t know why I didn’t taste all the hops the first time I had it, but this is surely a great beer.
Hand-bottle big thanks to footbalm sampled on 1/6/07: Pours an opaque black with viscous dark brown edges and a thin, frothy, wispy-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of sweet oats and earthy dark caramel malts with some dark fruity and raisiny complexity along with dark chocolate undertones and a hint of smoke and soy. Starts rich, full and caramely malty sweet with some earthy waterchestnuts and a touch of brown sugar and plums. Finishes mildly roasty, smoky and dark chocolaty. Very well-balanced, complex, and enjoyable. An excellent imperial stout!
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