4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black into a snifter. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to pancake surface leaving scant sheets. Dark chocolate and coffee aromas. Sweet milk chocolate and dark espresso from front to back. Lasting bitter chocolate finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Capones in Norristown, PA.
Pours pitch black with a one finger dark beige head that slowly settles into a thin ring. Streaks of lacing left behind.
Slightly smokey, roasted malt aroma with hints of dark chocolate, coffee and floral, earthy hops. A bit tamer than expected with some nice roast and dark malt but kind of pedestrian.
Slightly chewy, medium body with a decent balance of roasted malt, lactic cream and silky chooclate. There’s also a nice bitter and earthy hop presence toward the end of the plate that adds complexity and balance. Slight lactic cream presence but remains bitter throughout with hints of burnt toast, dark chocolate, oatmeal and coffee bean. Still, surprisingly not a complete malt bomb with some silky sweeter chocolate notes and peppery spice. Dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 0z bottle. Pours a deep, dark brown. Aroma of molasses, coffee, chocolate, peat, anise. Flavor is chocolate, black coffee, peat, caramel, vanilla, prunes, licorice.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Black pour with a minimal brown head. Aroma is big roasty mix of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and anise. Tastes are along the same lines - heavy on the roasty and bitter chocolate. The licorice vibe makes it not my personal favorite -- but it’s well put together. Little bit acidic in the long bitter finish.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
16.9 oz. bottle- Pours black, zero transparency, not even red highlights, this must have came right from Satans asshole right into my glass for me to enjoy! Thick as tar and a nice creamy dark tan head, awesomely cobwebby lacework. The aroma is chocolate malt and coffee, oak is also detectable, very robust and thick. The taste is at first chocolatey and coffee, but then a huge amount of bitterness hits you, then it finishes bitter and chocolatey, a rollercoaster of bitterness, chocolate and coffee. Leather and maybe tobacco is also in there, which is also welcome. Body is huge, thick, creamy and hoppy, carbonation is low. Overall I loved it, Ageing would tame those massive Zeus hops, and blend the beer wonderfully, I might have to pick up another bottle and just do that..
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle @ home. Pitch black, short brown head, lasting lacing. Aroma of a big roasted imperial stout, chocolat, some coffee, biscuity malt, earthy hop. Great taste, thick body. Good balance between sweet crystal malts and hop bitterness, quite clean. Reminds me a lot of classic american impies like the yeti. Lovely stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500 ml. bottle. Pours a medium light brown long duration head, with attractive lacing, over a black (SRM 40) body, some sedimentation....nose is coffee, chocolate, toffee/caramel.....taste is sweet malts with toffee/caramel, brown sugar. backed up by coffee, chocolate, leading to dried fruits including, cherry, plum, raisin, finishing with a lingering hop/roasted malt bitterness...mouth feel thick, chewy, alcohol hidden, carbonation adds a creamy foam. This is without a doubt an Imperial Stout. It is well balanced and very complex in both aroma and flavor. The early sweetness and richness is well balanced by the later bitterness making for a very enjoyable beer. BJCP 8/3/15/4/8
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
draft at blue Monk, Buffalo. black black pour with light head & lots of tiny bubbles. Great deep aroma of chocolate, heavy roaste malts, light burnt coffee, tootsie rolls. Boozy flavor, heavy roast, dark chocolate with a good dosage of hops in the finish. Mouthfeel was somewhat light, good flavor & aroma.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at swifts. Black pour with thin lacing tannish head. Red brown edges. Dark fruit and malt aromatic. Chocolatey taste. Light bitters. Good.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
500ml. Opaque black with a lasting disc of cream on top. Aroma is crisp with peppery rye, cocoa, salty sea breeze, and char. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee, orange caramel, soy, smoky rye, and charred driftwood. Medium-heavy body is well-balanced and smooth, with low carbonation and a nice touch of warmth.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
500ml bottle. Pours a deep brown-black, with a patchy, rusty beige head. Chocolate and graham cracker aroma, Smooth and creamy, but rich, with some residual chewy chocolate covered hops bitterness in the finish. The big, burnt coffee and vanilla-chocolate tones really come out as it reaches cellar temperature and above. World Class, a completely enjoyable experience. Faint licorice. Sublime, but full of flavor and depth. Awesome. Insane amount of yeast in the bottom of the bottle.
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