 VeloVampire (387), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 16, 2007 Updated: Mar 17, 2007
12 oz bottle - pours black, with the biggest head I’ve seen on any beer. Ever. Seriously huge. It took me about 10 minutes to get this all into the glass because every time I put a bit more in, the thing exploded. Aroma very roasty - notes of coffee, toffee, toasted malt, and a good deal of hops. Very thick and creamy in the mouth, but bitter and chocolatey as well, with espresso flavours alongside burnt black malt and more hops. Really dry, almost chalky - the best dry stout I’ve had - tastes much more like an imperial, but without the big alcohol. Great stuff.
gws57 (990), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Found this one bottled at the Binny’s in St. Charles, Illinois. Unexpectedly good, especially for a warm late summer evening. Thick and milky dark brown pour with a thick light brown head, milk chocolate in the nose, slightly earthy, with oatmeal, soy sauce, barbeque sauce, barley, rye bread ... the list goes on. An amazing accomplishment.
joeymacaroni (116), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 31, 2008 pours black with frothy tan head. lots of lacing. heavy nose of caramel, dough, coffee, chocolate, rum soaked dark fruit. flavor is nice and bitter. pretty layered. roasted malt is subdued to the chocolate and coffee. more dark fruit. a little leather. aftertaste is dry and bitter. pretty awesome. thick, oily viscous mouthfeel.
NomDeBeer (150), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Aroma of bitter malts and nuts. Pours black with a surprisingly light colored head. Mouthfeel is thinner than expected but the flavor is wonderful. Lots of dry, bitter malts with notes of ash, strong grainy coffee, and dark chocolate. Pretty well-hopped for a stout, nice lacing too. Aggressively flavorful.
ChazyRPh (571), Chazy, New York, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle that has been resting in my cellar for a couple of years. Dark brown/deep deep mahogany pour with an over abundance of rocky tan head. This head won’t quit, "finish up already putty lips" - Andrew "Dice" Clay. Anyway, nice roasty malt aroma, some chocolate notes. Nice roasty flavor, good amount of bitterness, chocolate malts, and a hint of black coffee. Smooth, very easy drinking. A pleasure. I wish it had a bit more depth.
malrubius (426), USA
Aug 25, 2008 On tap at Ginger Man NY. Black with soft tan head. Cocoa and yeasty aroma. Extremely complex flavor of chocolate, licorice, cocoa, and lotsa dark figgy fruit with fruity finish. Medium body and medium-low carbo. Nice mouthfeel. Somehow a little to fig-fruity for me. But still very good.
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