 fly (1331), austin, Tejas, USA
Mar 2, 2009 Pleasant and rich. Found the roastiness and other aspects other than the esters to be pretty subdued. I’m not crazy for stouts and this one while good didn’t call my name or ask me for my phone number.
bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
Feb 27, 2009 750ml w/ mpersinger (thanks to Nate). Pours black with nice off white head. Aroma of belgian yeast (spicy, phenolic), coffee. Tastes of black licorice , some coffee and chocolate, black patent malt, not too hoppy, but good balance. Mineral-like finish. This is a creative and amazing brew.
mpersinger (176), , California, USA
Feb 27, 2009 From 750 ml bottle at Nate’s tasting. Pours very dark with brown halo and no head. Aroma is distinctly clean Belgian yeast. Flavor of soft black licorice and flat Pepsi, leading rapidly to a mineral finish. Lean (not watery) body, good carbonation and complexity.
Ramenen (453), San Salvador, El Salvador
Feb 26, 2009 Thanks to rcasta. Poured black with a nice brown head. A different stout, I think Allagash was creative. Tasted more like belgian strong ale, very malty and sweet.
Ernest (4481), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Feb 26, 2009 Bottle (batch 4).
Head is initially average sized, frothy/fizzy, light brown, mostly diminishing.
Body is dark brown, bottle conditioned.
Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain/nuts, chocolate/cocoa), with light notes of vanilla and chalk, hint of lemon zest.
Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter.
Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic.
Previous bottle (same batch) I tried was somewhat infected, so I waited to rate from my second bottle, which wasn’t. So, beware of sourish, almost "Fantome-like" bottles. Even in good shape it’s still pretty ordinary for the most part. Not a lot of Belgian character, pretty much a straight stout/porter kinda thing. Kinda cocoa-powdery/chalky nose, not the most enticing but ok. Nice balance keeps you drinking even though it’s not exciting.
ilovedarkbeer (1326), Dallas, Texas, USA
Feb 21, 2009 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours a black brown color with a tiny light brown bubbly head. Some lacing. Nose is dirt and coffee grounds. Medium to thin mouthfeel. and medium finish. Basic.
blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
Feb 20, 2009 bottle thanks to bu11zeye, dark brown color with some tan foam, lots of coffe on the front end with some caramel and pepper, clean finish, nice beer
Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
Feb 20, 2009 Bottle. Body-dark brown with a thin ring of bubbles. Nose-dry, tea, tannic. Taste-nut shells, rye, tea, light perfume, brown ale notes, pecan shells, very enjoyable. I could drink this all day, everyday.
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