4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Very dark red brown color, small head. Aroma and flavor of choloate, roasty coffee, spices, fruit, and citrus.
(Sweet coffee with warming alcohol)
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
[Vintage 2003 - sampled 2005] An almost opaque brown beer with a dense brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of coffe and chocolate, but also some caramel. The flavor is very powerful with strong notes of alcohol and Cascade hops to begin with, but then coffee and chocolate on a very sweet background and with the alcohol lingering in the background, and the end is quite dry with a combination of roasted malt and bitterness, but still with the alcohol making its presence know. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUN 28, 2006 (Bottle 65 cl) Completely black and opaque with a small, rough, off-white head. Vinous, sweetish malt aroma. Medium-bodied, sweetish alcoholic with lots of roasted malt ans notes of dried fruit. Discreet, hoppy finish. Quite lovely. 030606
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From 1 pt 6 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a dense chocolate brown head diminishing to a nce lacework. Aroma is mild roasted, chocolate and light hoppy. Flavour Light roasted malt, chocolate (dominantly) and light liqourice note before a solid hops flavour appears and nicely breaking the dense dark flavours. Sweet flavoured with a distinct caramel to light sugarish note. Smooth mouthfeel and the 11.7% are amazingly well hidden. Nice and balanced brew yet doesn’t have the subtle complexities of the top 50 imp stouts.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Smooth roasted malt and caramel in aroma, also hints of coffee. Strong old coffee and roasted malt in flavour along with caramellish and smokish hints.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Very black with salty grapefruit aroma. Loads of salty licorice, roasty, sweet and immensly flavourful. Very bitter salty bitter finish. Many thanks to hopsrus for a box full of incredible beers!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, 2005-edition.
Black coloured with a beige head.
Roasted aroma of dried fruits and liquorice.
Sweet roasted flavour of dried fruits, liquorice and hops.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Weak fruity aroma.Black colour, small light brown head. Very flavourful. Peppery flavour with some slightly sweet liquorice. I get a burning sensation with the aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUL 31, 2010
Date: April 24, 2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Liquid Solutions
Appearance: solid black, whispy tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma
Flavor: big flavor with alternating roasted malt and alcohol, a sour under current, ripe fruit fighting its way to the surface but being held back by the bitter finish, the sourness eventually fades but not before it ruins the beer, og 1100, 70ibu
Date: December 18, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: flying saucer raleigh
Score: ii to ii+
rich sweet chocolate flavor with light roasted and balancing bitterness, hint of alcohol, the house fusels are well hidden by the chocolate and roast, none of the sourness from the last sample, lots of licorish sweetness, much better showing
Date: November 24, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Score: 3.3 to 3.8
Appearance: black, frothy tan head, lots of splattered lace
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate and licorice aroma
Flavor: rich sweet chocolate flavor, candy sweetness from dark caramel malt, just a hint of alcohol
Overall: what a different having a beer in a bar that knows how to properly care for beer
Date: December 01, 2007
Mode: cask
Source: strong ale fest
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich sweet dark chocolate flavor, apparent alcohol, lots of roasted character, long bitterness from the roasted and dark chocolate
Overall: better on draft
Date: July 11, 2010
Mode: draft
Vintage: 2008
Words: tmac woodstock
Appearance: black, thin beige head, drippy streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet dark fruit aroma, touch of roasted and dark chocolate
Flavor: big rich malt flavor, sweet fruityness with a touch of sherry, lots of roasted, bitter black chocolate
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUL 4, 2008 2008-06-22, bottled 2005, 3 years old, 11.03% ABV, 7-5-8-4-16=40
Black color, with a generous creamy head; when pouring, it doesn’t seem very thick, there’s even a fizzy sound. It has a sweetish phenolic aroma at first, then some cookies and dark chocolate. It has an average body strength (i.e., less than other Imperial Stouts); it’s still sweetish, without being cloying, with a strong caramel flavor and just some dark chocolate; the bitterness is much attenuated, difficult to feel the 70 IBU; in the end there is a small alcohol perception. For being sweetish, with lower bitterness than the average, and with less roasted malt, it’s an easy Imperial Stout to drink.
2004-01-10, bottled 2002, 2 years old, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Dark amber color. As expected, the usual caramel/liquorice/roasted malt in the aroma and flavor. Thanks Philippe (Bov) for sharing this bottle.
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