3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pitch black pour, with minimal tan head, with nice lacing. Roasted malt and chocolate aromas. Has a lot of roasted flavors.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle to oversized snifter. Looks good; pitch black with low carbonation and thin beige lacing. Smells solid; roasty and malty. Tastes like it smells with some hoppiness and strong coffee notes. Mouthfeel is average. Decent, but not one of the best imperial stouts I’ve ever had.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Poured a deep dark brown with minimal light tan head. Aroma was roasted malt, dark fruit with a hint of sweetness. The flavor followed with a hint of chocolate and a slightly bitter finish. Not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a pitch black color with no head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, black licorice, alcohol, and just a hint of fruit. Rich chocolate taste, moderate sweetness. Lots of roasted malt. Very little bitterness and a pretty thick, chewy mouthfeel. Very smooth finish with very little alcohol burn. An above average Imperial Stout but nothing extraordinary to make it stand out.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle - 341ml. Opaque black body with a decent brown creamy head. Rich, complex malty/hoppy aroma with chocolate and roasted coffee hints. Sharp, robust hoppy taste with malty, roasty, and vineous notes. Ends with a strong, warming bitter/roasty finish. Excellent example of Imperial Stout.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a very dark brown with about a finger of dark tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and dark fruits. Taste is about the same. Full bodied with a very long finish. Overall, very good. I would gladly drink this again.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bouteille au Mondial 2012. 3ième dégustation de cette longue journée. Des notes qui vont droit au but pour une bière qui se dévoile avec concision. 8 phrases écrites en danois que je m’empresse de traduire à l’instant : Une petite tête mousseuse kaki qui flotte sur une robe bien noire. Un nez chocolaté avec un souffle vanillé. La naissance et la construction de parfums de réglisse salée et sucrée. Des saveurs de grains fraîchement torréfiés avec l’intéressant retour de la réglisse et la subite apparition de notes fruitées. En bouche, un corps qui facilite sa buvabilité. Une présence modérée des bulles. Une texture assurément huileuse. Une finale assez prenante sur des notes amères de chocolat et de café. En velsmagende øl sikkert ligner mange andre sorte øl, jeg drak i fortiden.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
’10 bottling drunk in May ’12. Thanks polomagnifico! Pours a thick black with a thin fading head. Nose is stewed prunes out of the bottle but this fades quickly to become a persistent juniper with your usual suspects of coffee and really dark roasted malts. Taste is really strong espresso biterness, tar, soy, and dark malts. Very complex and definitely way over on the savory side of the spectrum. Big, brooding beer.
3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Kinda toasty for an imperial stout, slight sour/bitter taste, clean finish, not heavy, not light
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pitch black in color, small tan foam. Initial burst of scent evokes dark fruit with layer of molasses over roasted malts. A bit vinuous on the palate, with mild hoppy astringency searing through oily texture. Finishing slightly tart with beginning fruit making presence but with a touch of earth and smoke. Not top choice, but notable enough.
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