 Indra (1845), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Sep 16, 2004
Rich, full, malty aroma, hints of dark cherry fruitiness amidst the semi-sweet chocolate and roasty espresso and a nicely balancing dark (almost burnt) brown sugar sweetness is present. There are also lighter notes of licorice, plum, cream and herbal hop. Thick, inky black color with a fine dark brown head and wispy lacing. Flavor is roasty and sweet, more deeply roasted coffee and chocolate notes with a powerfully estery, warming finish. Faint touches of smokiness about midpoint. Largely sweet throughout, very low amount of bitterness. Creamy palate and full-bodied. Moderately complex, overall very tasty. Makes for an excellent dessert. Thanks, Jeff!
BMan1113VR (908), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Sep 25, 2008 Bottle thanks to zathrus13. Pours thick, with a large, creamy, greyish brown head with a black body. Great lacing and full retention. Aroma of chocolate, alcohol, berries, caramel, soy, smoke, fudge and brown sugar. Taste is roasty, chocolate, smoke, wood, long, long, long duration, with yeast and tar finishing it up. Alcohol is well hidden. Texture is velvety and mouthcoating with hardly any carbonation. A quitely great beer.
angrypirate06 (21), USA
Sep 25, 2008 Coffee and smoky aromas...dark black pour, with creamy but small head...initial flavor isn’t that strong, but definitely gives coffee tones. Duration is what really shines in this beer, strong lasting coffee flavor. Overall, a strong recommendation.
BeerBelcher (745), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 18, 2008 This is a really solid imperial stout.
Pours a thick, inky black with very little head. Aroma is coffee and intensely smokey. Flavor is definitely RIS, with substantial roastiness, coffee and chocolate notes, with some smokey flavor also. Mouthfeel is quite smooth (little carbonation) but a bit sticky and slick. Quite good.
I would recommend this beer.
I bought this as a single 12oz bottle from Parti-Pak Discount Liquor in Indianapolis (Greenwood), Indiana.
DrDavid (333), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Sep 15, 2008 (Bottle). Aroma is strongly of alcohol, and secondarily some malt and faint chocolate. Black in color, with brown rapidly dissipating head. Flavor is smokey bitter-sweet chocolate, and lots of chewy malt, with notes of alcohol. Fine lingering finish, controlled bitterness. Quite delicious.
plovmand (673), Helsinge, Denmark
Sep 14, 2008 Bottle. Thanks a lot dedollewaitor. Great looking pitch black beer with a brown head. In aroma heavy malts, chocolate, coffee and a pleasant roastyness. Thick smooth mouthfeel. Flavour is coffee, chocolate and dark malts and it ends up with a long alcoholic aftertaste. Brilliant.
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