 Acknud (793), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 30, 2008 Bottle courtesy of The Beercellar. Black pour with a small head. Aroma of coffee and roasted malt with a hint of chocolate.
kpresley77 (134), Jackson, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 29, 2008 Bottle pours black with slight brown head. Aroma is slight coffee. Clean sweet coffee taste with nice sweet finish. Didn’t have a strong hops finish but with the strong sweet stout flavor I didn’t expect. Good stout.
jmikolich (405), Athens, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 29, 2008 12oz bottle, courtesy of beerist Thanks. Pour is nice black which surprised me cuz i thought this was an IPA, taste is big and hoppy, followed with some chocolate and coffee on the backend... easy to drink
kyzr (1132), Belgrade, Montana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 29, 2008 Bottle thanks to TheBeerCellar. Pours a dark brown with decent head that falls quick. Nose of heavy roast anc chocolate. Flavor is rich with toasted malt and chocolate. Also a hint of dried fruit backs up the chocolate. Nice full body creamy texture.
willblake (2191), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 28, 2008 20070303 12oz bottle. Back to back big, burnt, roasty, assertive imperial stouts. That’s the way to end a night of note-taking! Very bitter with heaps of citrus and floral hops. Good stuff.
beerbill (1982), Laurel, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 25, 2008 12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with TheBeerCellar. Pours a dense black with a moderately thin brown head that lasted through mid-glass and left a sheet of lace with each sip. Very nice aroma of chocolate, lightly roasted malt, raisins, and some floral hops. The flavor is very nice too, but is more dominated by some stronger roasted malt. There is some short-lived dry hops bitterness at the finish. As the beer warms, the alcohol becomes more noticeable towards the finish as well. Full bodied. Good stuff, thank you Matt!
railcat1 (582), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 24, 2008 This poured black as night and was a very good malty beer and had a sweet finish with a nice chocolate and coffee taste to it and no head to the pour,as it warmed more flavors come out overall a good beer.CHEERS!
OldMrCrow (1206), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 20, 2008 Bottle courtesy of jrob_21 -- thanks! Apparently this won a silver medal in the "American-style Imperial Stout" category in the World Beer Cup results announced today, so that seemed as good an excuse as any to crack it open.
Pours the expected opaque black with a modest brown head. Very nice roasty aroma, plenty of chocolate, fruit, a bit of coffee, just a touch boozy. The flavor comes close but doesn’t quite match up. Nice dark-roast coffee tones, plenty of sweetness to balance (without the big molasses blast of e.g. The Abyss; I confess I miss that somewhat.) Strong hop bite, keeps the long end of the finish very dry - almost metallic - after a somewhat sour twist on the short side.
Unfortunately, the mouthfeel is something of a letdown. It’s thin, and leaves me wanting something with more substance. This one is a perfectly enjoyable beer, but against some of the giants in this style category, it really can’t hold up. And I must say I can’t figure how it pulled that gold medal.
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