 BückDich (4540), Boise, Idaho, USA
Oct 20, 2003
Pours about as black as beers get, no head, no head, no head, lacing is there though (i'm confused). Aroma of light port, muskat grapes, coffee, dark milk chocolate & fruity hops. Flavor has a detectable amount of alcohol but it accentuates the chocolate and coffee excelently. The finish is great, alcohol for about .8 seconds then a solid mocha/expresso finish until whenever you rinse your mouth out. I wish coffee would taste this good! The finish is almost a little too bitter, so I only gave it a 4. Overall, this is a very complex and rich imperial stout with some great qualities to take it to where it is now. First Alesmith beer, Buck Dich is not dissapointed.
mtjoseph (24), Murderapolis, Minnesota, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Bottle. Nice dark pour with no head what so ever. Just a slight like ring of foam around the top. A fairly pleasant aroma of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. Upon tasting, caramel really came to the forefront. Wish there was more of a coffee flavor, because it is masked a little bit by the bitterness of the chocolate and sweetness of the caramel. Overall, a fairly solid imperial stout, but a little over hyped.
Frauditor (127), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Sep 3, 2008 Big bottle at OTR thanks to devin. this one started a fire under the canopy. tried to put it out with multiple cans of coors with no luck.
fredandboboflo (500), East Setauket, New York, USA
Sep 3, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of alcohol, bitter chocolate, standard coffee. Flavor was coffee, the chocolate, and lots of very nice vinous qualities. Mouthfeel was a bit off for me, odd tingly carbonation, unusually clean for an impy, not at all rich and creamy, even when I tried to swirl out the carbonation that was throwing me off. All that vinousness reveals this beer to me as unquestionably worthy, but I can’t say I was nearly as impressed as a 4.35 would suggest.
LilBeerDoctor (501), East Setauket, New York, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Bottle thanks to iowaherkeye (thanks Joey!). Pours black with a thick dark tan head. Aroma is quite awesome--coffee, chalky bitter chocolate, nice roasted malt. Flavor is a little boozy, some sweet roasted malt, coffee but not too much (compared to other coffee impys), biting carbonation. Very thick, yet smooth. Quite enjoyable, although not the best of its style, in my opinion.
carruthm (388), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 1, 2008 loads of dark chocolate on a dark black pour with a tan head. great body. Alcohol evident but not overpowering and minimalized if you sip instead of drink.
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