 cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Sep 29, 2008 Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting ... Deep deep black ... little thin compaired to others ... Little rougher ... lot and lots of coffee lots of roast malts. I suspect that on its own it might have scored higher but since there is sucha glut of Imp Stouts it just doesnt cut the mustard for me. 3.4
TK2 Bottle at Fins thanks to Casey for this one Had along side my BA bottle and for me this was the better of the two ... Both were OK but neither blew me away ... Deep black ... sweet roast malts nose... smooth deep rich malts ... quite a bit of chocolate ... a little salty 3.8
Fin (3376), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Sep 28, 2008 Tasting with Casey, Traci, Craig, Stella and Loz 27-09-08 this bottle brought along by Casey I was outside cooking and trying to cook and rate such a highly regarded beer was quite an art and required great dexterity and juggling skills with cooking utensils and pen. Pours black but moving to gravy brown at the edges with just a few brown bubbles trying to big it up as a head. Creamy and soft in the mouth, indulgent, rich and oodles of dark, dark chocolate, ooh eck the chicken is catching that’ll have to do, stunner of a beer.
Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Oxidationfest Tasting at illinsmittys. 2004 vintage. My first exposure to alesmith. Pours an oildy black with no head. Great roasty aroma somewhat hot on the end. Flavor is sweet and chocolatey. Tastes like a dark chocolate candy bar. What a way to pop my alesmith cherry! Watery and almost no carbonation.
Swolf3 (252), Elkton, Maryland, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Bottle, big thanks to Hophead22. Poured A very dark black with a brownish red head. Aroma is very coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol, and malt. Flavor is delightful! Coffee is very present along with chocolate, with light caramel and slight alcohol taste. Finishes very smooth, almost glides down. A very delicious stout.
MtStateBeer (74), Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
Sep 15, 2008 750 ml. bottle. Pours a dark black color with a creamy brown head, fair lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, lots of coffee, a touch of bitterness, and a touch boozy. Flavor is good, sweet, I get a ton of coffee from this, roasted malts, some chocolate, and a slightly bitter finish. Smooth on the palate, slightly alcoholic.
m4rest88 (216), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Sep 14, 2008 Pours a very black hue with a good sized light brown head. Aroma is very sweet, with lots of coffee, molasses, and some chocolate.
Flavor starts off sweet, then finishes off with a hoppy bitter flavor that lingers in the mouth for a while. However, caramel dominates the flavor!
Syrupy mouthfeel, with lively carbonation. Hands down the best stout I have ever tasted!
riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Sep 13, 2008 Black with a big brown head. The aroma is very roasty with coffee and light sweetness. Lots of roasted and burnt malts, coffee, sweeter dark malts, chocolate, then a nice hoppy bitterness which moves back into roasted coffee and charred malts. Smooth, layered, complex. Awesome at 12%. Glad I finally rated this one. Don’t know why it took so long.
paytoplay (121), , California, USA
Sep 10, 2008 From paper label 750ml, silk screen would be minus 0.3 probably. Bigger richer, more intense, still bring acidity alc and balance keeping it high toned with a seemless lengthy finish. Enjoyed with dinner and friends, needed about 20 minutes to wake up. An outstanding brew. I look forward to my 1 other paper label and barrel aged ones. Also enjoyed this the same night from keg. Keg was a bit softer and more femenin. Different batches and years apart. I’d take the paper label for special occasions, the keg and new bottle versions are outstanding "everyday" type beers.
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