3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasty, but fairly thin. It was definitely a good beer, but again, not a GREAT beer. Fun label! Good flavour, but needs more body to truly impress.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Keg - RC Brewfest. Strong, rich aroma of malt and peat. Very full flavor, strong malt taste and a bit sweet, hint of roasted nuts. Smooth with very little bitterness, strong aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours completely black with half a finger of tan head that quickly vanishes. Aroma is coffee. Taste is medium bitter with coffee and dark chocolate. Finish is smooth and palate is full.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Deep dark brown color in the glass with good lacing. It has an aroma of coffee upfront with some molasses. There is a lot going on with the taste. I think that is the sign of a well balanced beer. There is molasses, coffee and licorice. Alcohol is hidden well. Good finish.
3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Opaque black/brown color with a long-lasting head and streaks of lace. This is a big stout. It begins with burnt toffee and caramel malt, then moves to black coffee and licorice. Sticky, chalky hops show up at the finish to set it off. This would go well with many desserts; the bitter would compliment the sweet in the same way as black coffee. Very well done. Recommended.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Strong, smoky aroma has tones of molasses, coffee and caramel plus a hint of licorice. It pours a deep sable with a fine-bubbled and somewhat fluffy light tan head. Flavor has notes of roast coffee and molasses with subtle tones of caramel and licorice, not as well-rounded as the best stouts I have tried but still worthwhile. Smooth texture has firm body but only average fizz. Overall, a decent stout if not outstanding. Give it a try.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Serious coffee aroma. Pitch black in color. Starts roasty then gets quite smooth; yeast notes in the finish.
Notes: Brewery visit during ’09 GABF
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pitch black pour, small head. Very nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is mostly chocolate but also getting roasted malt and marshmellow. Very tasty and smooth. Rich creamy chocolate mixed with roasted malt and smoke. Some hops to balance a bit too. A very nice thick sticky mouthfeel. Great stout.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAY 2, 2012 Aroma is coffee and roasted malts. Pours black with a tan head. Taste is coffee and roasted malts with a slight fruit flavor.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark brown, with a rich, malty coffee aroma. Smooth, slick mouthfeel, coffee flavors, rich maltiness. Very drinkable, very good, not exceptional due to a lack of more complex flavor followthrough.
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
355 ml bottle @ Ölrepubliken. Pours dark brown, almost black, with a very small brownish gray head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace on the glass. Smell is sweet and tiny bitter with chocolate, wood, smoke, roasted malts, vanilla, wet earth and hints of coffee. Taste is sweet, bitter and tiny sour with roasted malts, liquorice, coffee, bitter chocolate, resinous wood, orange zest and hints of burnt toast and juniper berries. Mouthfeel is tiny tart, rich and medium bodied. Finish is bitter with coffee, cocoa, pine and orange zest.
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