 blklab2007 (504), Connecticut, USA
Apr 11, 2008
22 oz. 2007 batch poured into a snifter. color is a semi transparent dark brown with a thin layer of tan head on the surface. aroma has malt, molasses, alcohol, burnt toffee, and liquorice. mouth feel is medium and thinner in texture than i would have thought for such a big beer. flavor is malted with some bitters, burnt coffee, molasses sweetness, and dried dark fruit. definitely a dose of hops in here adding pepper and pine.
Brian2000 (14), Canada
Jul 20, 2008 Pours thick and black with a tan head that disappears. Aroma is chocolate, molasses and ripe fruit. Taste is of dark overripe fruit, a little chocolate and sugar. Bitter hoppy aftertaste with a bit of lingering sweetness and some boozy warmth.
DocHop (178), College Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 20, 2008 2007 bottle: Pours a maple brown with a little light brown head that rings the glass. Aroma of caramel, light nuts, brown sugar, and coffee. Very sweet maple sugar taste at first with a little coffee and a slightly roasty, nutty, woody alcohol finish. Slightly thin in the body, but a deep flavor palate
BeerGestapo (258), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 17, 2008 (USA) Pours a nice black color with a dissipating sm-tan head. Aroma is of toffee and molasses with a slight bitter chocolate / dark fruit taste. The alcohol is present, The 11.04% will sneak up on you !!! The mouthfeel is simi thick and kinda creamy. Not bad at all, Avery has some nice beers.
protoshara (3), brooklyn, New York, USA
does not count  Jul 17, 2008 This is good stuff. Big fan of Avery - sampled for the first at the Avery beer dinner @ Jose Pistola’s (Philly), this re-rate is from the bottle.
Pours blackest brown, thin brown head. Smells dark! I don’t know how else to emphasize it. Charred wood, bitter chocolate, anise, chicory and liquorice. Taste is equally as strong, but a little sweeter - chocolate and roasted malts. Finish is spicy and bitter, then the alcohol jumps out and kicks you in the shin.
Woah! I like it like that.
ketchepillar (239), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Jul 16, 2008 2006 in 22oz. Milk chocolate sticks out the most. Some hops are still noticeable. Some good malt bitterness comes through in the finish. Palate is thick and creamy but a fair amount of alcohol comes through.
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