blklab2007 (498), Connecticut, USA Apr 29, 2008 bottle poured a dark brown in color with a nice tan frothy one finger head that pulled back to a ring in the glass. aroma has malt, chocolate, light roasted coffee, and slight sweetness. mouth feel is medium light with flavors of roast, malt, cocoa, and milky chocolate. sips down smoothly with a finish that becomes dry and somewhat bitter. the hops addition in here i personally like although it is not to style.
blutt59 (501), Dallas, Texas, USA Jul 17, 2008 bottle, very nice chocolate coffe nose, color is coffee brown with a strong cocoa coffee flavor, very well balanced with a good dry roast finish pint_size (989), Austin, Texas, USA Jul 13, 2008 7-13-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to Sparky27
Pour is dark brown black with a decent creamy watery ivory head and some little spotty lacing. Smell is roasted and sweet chalky malt. Flavor is sweet and malty too with no real roasted notes in there but perhaps some nuttiness in the finish. Mouthgeel is a bit high on carbonation and is just a touch too fizzy on the tongue for me. lb4lb (1267), Austin, Texas, USA Jul 13, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Sparky27 as an extra in trade. Thanks!
Pours mostly black with some light getting through. Light, creamy tan head. Smell is creamy, roasty, and milky. Taste is roasty, lightly bitter up front with some lightly burnt toast notes, and finishes with some creaminess and a dry bitterness. Pretty nice flavor, good body and is not too thin or thick to keep it from having poor drinkability. Overall a very solid and enjoyable stout. RCL (964), Boston, Massachusetts, USA Jul 10, 2008 Very dark brown pour with a chestnut rim. Aroma is super dark roast and hints of hardwood and cedar. Flavor has a woody dryness to it. Not bad. This beer reminds me of wood burning kits one would play with as a kid. nbutler11 (29), Phoenix, Arizona, USA Jul 9, 2008 While this beer is by no means a failure--it certainly struggles to deliver in flavor what it presents in appearance. Which is to say that I’m certainly not buying their description of "extreme" for this one, as it’s much closer to average.
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