4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20Serious coffee aroma. Pitch black in color. Starts roasty then gets quite smooth; yeast notes in the finish.
Notes: Brewery visit during ’09 GABF
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from a bottle. Very dark with tan head. Tastes kinda like nuts and chocolate. Has thick taste in the mouth.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep dark brown with mocha head. Aroma is sweet, musty and bread. Taste is a little coffee followed by a little chocolate but also includes sweet roast nuts. Maybe almonds. Feels like a milk stout.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
A - Close to black in color with some brown hued edges. 1 finger tan head. Nice lacing.
S - Coffee, a sugary chocolate, toasted almond, roasted grains.
T - Dry heavily roasted malt-almost burnt, smokey hops come through and add bitterness to the already harsh burnt malt. Some dairy sweetness is there in the middle. Finishes bitter and dry. The aftertaste has some baby aspirin in it.
M - Low carbonation, medium body.
The malts seem over roasted and the bitterness does not blend well. The flavor reminded me of charcoal water. Kind of harsh but I would drink another one.
Serving type: bottle
01-20-2011
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Black pour, small brown head. Vaguely chocolatey aroma, cocoa/chocolate/roasty flvmor with metalic note. Medium body, sharp finish. Eh.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma: Smelling of brown bread, figs, coffee.
Appearance: A black beer. A brown head with good lacing and good curtains.
Taste: Tasting brown bread, dark fruits, dark chocolate and bitter peel.
Palate: Medium carbonation, a soft and oily texture. A good body with a good dry finish.
Overall: Very black and nice.
Note: Bottle at Atlantic Beer Garden. Reviewed 2013-03-26.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at Churchkey in D.C.
The beer is black with a small, broken head. The aroma offers some light roast and chocolate. Super smooth and easy drinking. Man, you’ve got to love a good cask ale...nothing like it. Light in body with a mild chocolate and roast character working together nicely. Also, a bit of bready malt and a hint of bitterness in the finish. Solid.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bouteille 12oz, courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou Blankboy. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, moyen de chocolat noir et de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses, léger de vanille ainsi qu’avec des notes de chocolat au lait, de fruits, de noix et de café. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Léger goût de chocolat au lait (petites notes lactiques) et avec de faibles notes fruitées (mûres) ainsi que des notes de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi rapidement d’un goût de malt rôti (petites notes brûlées), moyen de chocolat noir avec des traces de mélasse puis en finale l’amertume créée par le rôti laisse place à celle provenant de houblon herbeux et légèrement résineux en plus d’être appuyé par un léger goût de café noir et des notes de noix grillées. Post-goût long et sec, moyennement amer de rôti, de houblon herbeux et légèrement résineux avec des notes de chocolat noir et de café.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black with a good foamy tan head. Aroma consists of roasted malts, heavy coffee, a touch of chocolate and a bit of smoke. I guess you can call it musty overall. The taste is heavy in chocolate and smokiness. I still get some coffee, but not nearly as much as earlier. I do find hints of licorice in the flavor as well. This one is more light in body, with a creamy texture. Carbonation is flat. Smoky aftertaste lasts a long time. This is a good stout.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Serving: 12 oz. bottle from Total Wine Sterling. It pours black with soapy tan head. The nose is roasty with a slight vinous note, a touch of chocolate, and a little alcohol. The flavor has slight burnt notes with some coffee and a strong, bitter roasted note. Lasting finish. Medium to full bodied. Definitely full of flavor and well rounded. Very nice beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
aroma of toasted malts,coffee, charred wood and smoke predominate..looks like it should thick black with slight tan head and seafoam lacing..tastes sort of like bitter coffee,anise.smoke.and caramel chocolate sweetness..med bodied a bit sticky slight carbonation..overall good not great strong flavored not really complex but a nice winter beer
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