3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a dark chestnut...with a cloudy mocha head. Aroma is grass, milk chocolate, vanilla, and some caramel malt. Flavor is a bit acidic...with chocolate and strawberries...kind of like a less intense foriegn stout...this isn’t bad at all...and i disagree with those that think the kirin is better. and whoever gave it a .5 was off his rocker. Mouthfeel is kind of watery, but it has a oily slickness that makes it acceptable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours reddish dark brown, tan head. Aroma is toffee, caramel, vanilla; sweet. Flavor is caramel, chocolate, earth, molasses, vanilla, earthy aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2007 A surprise gift from my wife and a trip to Texas. Shared this six pack with Chinese Hercules. Page 27 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide An okay stout. 199 of his 500 Classic Brews to go.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Lovely black clear colourv with a nice long lasting light brownish head. Aroma of burned malts, raisins, bitter chocolate and alcohol. Great mouthfeel! Chocolate bitterish flavour, bit coffee, plenty of burned malts and some dry hoppiness.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
had this on draft at popeyes in tokyo. I wasnt nearly as crazy about this beer as my coherts were that night. its a good looking black beer with a nice thick tan head. nose was quite large of espresso and fudge chocolate. the flavors on the palate dont stand up to the nose and fall a bit flat for me. more one dimensional in roasted malt with embers of alcohol. i would like to try it again completely sober and give it another rate to see if i missed something.+
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This beer is significantly better on draft, than in a bottle IMO. A beautiful pitch black color with a little amount of off white head. The nose exudes liquorice, dark fruit, salt, plums, whisky, but surprisingly little dark chocolate characters. The dark chcolate comes out more in the bitter sweet mouth that has subtulties of dark fruit, whisky, caramel, baked cake and strawberries. Alcohol has significant presence as well. The finish is like a baked cake drenched in dark chocolate and whisky, though not overly sweet. Great stuff!
0.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
Dégusté au Mondial de la Bière 2004. Pas bon! Très crossé, arrière goût méchant et trop d’alcool. Je ne l’ai pas fini.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
334 mL capped bottle: clear, dark mahogany with red hues and a large, fluffy brown foam. Darkly toasted and lactic aroma with sweet raisins, dark chocolate truffles, and bits of alcohol. Silky body with a good deal of dark bitterness. The sweet, heavily malted and chocolaty aroma continues to penetrate my senses throughout the sampling and keeps the bitterness at bay. Wonderful dark chocolate flavours that mix well with the luscious fruits. One I would be happy to drink again…thanks a bunch IslandHaole!
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