TimE (1037), Tokyo, Japan Dec 17, 2006 Slightly sour, chocolate cherry cake nose. Mouth reminds me of a baked cake, but the chocolate flavors don’t mold well with the cake for some reason. Vanilla and caramel also creep in there, but the mouth is not balanced overall. Vanilla chocolatey finish. OK. Tipsy_McStager (823), Calgary, Alberta, Canada Nov 17, 2006 looks great in the glass. Opaque ruby/brown with large tannish head. Too me more of a dry than a sweet stout. Cherry and chocolate are understated. I would have liked to have seen a more imperial slant on this beer, really pushing the chocolate and cherry theme to the max. presario (2441), Calgary, Alberta, Canada Nov 17, 2006 Very big foamy chocolate head. Black beer is very inviting. Soft chocolate and cherry aroma with aluminum notes. Flavour is dusty cocoa with a subtle but long cherry finish. It is a nice stout but in my opinion would be better without the cherries. For me it misses the mark of emulating Black Forest Cake.
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