palliko (12), Colorado, USA Sep 22, 2003 A real find! This is excellent stout! I have tried a lot, but this comes as close to perfection as I have found. It pours like Guinness, (takes a while to settle), but that is where the comparison ends. It looks like a black panther but purrs like a tabby.
"Mellow" I think defines this beer. There is nothing here to jangle or jar the senses. Just pure enjoyment.
bconley (40), Fern Park, Florida, USA Sep 27, 2008 Bottle at McRaney’s. This is pretty good. Really dark pour. Nice and smooth. Very creamy. Sweet but not too much. The oatmeal is nice, with mixed with the chocolate malts. FunkyBrewster (151), Chicago, Illinois, USA Sep 26, 2008 Pours a dark brown nearly black color with an excellent fluffy tan head. Aroma ia very malty and creamy with some pronounced roasted notes and a bit of chocolate. Flavor is very malty as well with some strong smokey flavors which help balance the sweetness without letting it get too hop. Dry finish with some wood fire notes that linger. Medium body and low carbonation. This is a very nice stout that never got too sweet mrant (260), New York, USA Sep 14, 2008 Smells nice and dark with creamy oatmeal notes. Taste is light chocolate malts, a little watery. Overall lacking in flavor and the creaminess of an oatmeal stout. Fruitfly (55), , Pennsylvania, USA Aug 22, 2008 BB Nov 11, 2008. Head retention and lacing are attractive but average for an IS. Smoke is the dominant aroma with wood, toffee, and yeast, in second, third, and fourth. These secondary aromas have to be coaxed out from under the light malt. Medium body and even with a very light sweetness. Finish is good and even. An OK stout but not one I’d highly recommend. darn1207 (335), Tallahassee, Florida, USA Aug 10, 2008 rating this a day later from limited notes: bottle. dark brown pour. aroma of chocolate, figs and leather. straightforward on the taste w/ coffee and roasted malt. need to do a proper re-rate.
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