 brianprentiss (350), Mountain View, California, USA
May 11, 2008 super yummy. I would love to age this but it’s hard to find so I went ahead and drank it...I’m glad I did. It’s very tasty, about as good as North Coast Old Rasputin.
pepsican (489), coralville, Iowa, USA
May 11, 2008 07 and 08 bottles sampled. Black pour with a medium sized brown head. Aroma is heavy malt and a bit of smoke. Flavor had some nice chocolate, as well as roasted malts, coffee, and a bit of hop bitterness. Finishes slightly creamy, maybe a little too thin. Very rich.
flatmatt (10), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
May 11, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Pours black with a sizable tan head. Aroma is malty, roasted, oaky, and a bit of alcohol. Taste is of roasty malts, a little hops, and a little alcohol. Good lacing. Good RIS, but I was expecting a bit more.
kmeves (907), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
May 11, 2008 Pours a motor oil black with a thin tannish head and some lacing. Aroma is sweet cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, some grapefruit, prune and raisin. Flavor is moderately sweet, cocoa, roasted malt, light grapefruit and wood. Slight alcohol burn in the finish. Silky smooth texture, medium to full body.
JesseM (290), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
May 10, 2008 "22 oz" bottle (650ml bomber to me). Bottle shared with Jan Primus, his bottle, thanks so much Jan! Well, wow, what can I say about this one..........basically everything I could ever want in an Imperial Stout! Perfect pour and appearance, with an aroma full of American hops and intensive malty goodness. Similar to Expedition, in that the second it touched my tongue there’s flavour, and lots of it. Not as much body as I wanted, but still a lot, with waves and waves of flavour wreaking havoc on one’s tongue. I feel really lucky to have had the opportunity to have this one, it definitely is quite a gem, and I can’t wait to get my own supply of the stuff to age and enjoy when I feel like! Really impressive, do not pass up the opportunity to try, even if you just remotely like stouts.
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