3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bonus bottle thanks to GMCC2181. poured dark brown/black with a copper head that fades and leaves spotted lacing behind. aroma is chocolate, toffee, dark roast, caramel, black licorice, pine resin, and fingernail polish as it warms. flavor is coffee, chocolate, toffee, and pine. body is a little thin with no carbonation. not bad but not great.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hardly any head. Opaque black body goes dark brown at edges. Roasty earthy black chocolate aroma with fruity notes. Dry-sweet roasty chocolatey taste with resiny caramelly notes. Fullish body. Mild, slightly hot mouthfeel. Dryish roasty wooden chocolatey aftertaste with resiny burnt coffee and fruit notes. Lovely! Vivid, clean, sharp, and fresh. (0.2l draft at Popeye, Tokyo. Menu says it’s 9.5%, though.)
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours with a two finger khaki head that fades quickly to ring layer, leaving some lace. Black color, no highlights. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Chocolate nose and flavor is roasted malty chocolate. High ABV (labelled 9%) is hidden. Not labeled a RIS but tastes like one. $9.99 for a 633ml bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, Vt.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep and dark, virtually no head, light aroma, balanced on the palate with fairly even flavor, coffee and raisins aftertaste. Lighter than its appearance suggests. Good, and excellent for what I paid $8.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Black, thin foamy light brown head, sparce lacing. Chalky nose, roasty, a bit herbal, make that very herbal. Very shrubby on the tongue, herbal, with roastiness and soft bakers chocolate. Not a hopped up Imperial Stout, but one that is soft and herbal. Body and mouthfeel are moderate. Comes across as very smooth. This is not a hopped up Imperial Stout, instead its on the dry chocolate malt side. Not sure how Imperial this one is, but it is enjoyable. Alcohol is well hidden, which isnt surprising given its only 7.6%. Lighter side of an Imperial Stout, and one that is not overly hopped. Fairly solid, and a bit different in that its a little shrubby. Others in its class like to hit you over the head with either hops or malts, but this one seems a little more well balanced.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours dark brown, nearly black with a big-bubbled head resulting from an aggressive pour. Nose comes across grainy and thin but it’s much more rich, dense, and complex in the taste. Licorice, toffee, hops. Almost barleywine-like as much as an impy stout. Great taste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].
Dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, wood. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, light salty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, alcohol, some mild fruity and dark berries as well. Flavour is liquorice, alcohol, mild riped fruits as well as some raisins.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: May 15, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brusin Ales, Asheville NC
Appearance: black, creamy tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, light roasted, caramel and licorice sweetness
Flavor: rich roasted flavor, dark chocolate, growing caramel sweetness brings out a rich chocolate, light hops and bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at chriso’s. Pours dark, ruby-brown with a foamy, beige head. Mild roast and dark malt nose. Nice flavor, medium sweet, lightly roasty, some dirty earth, dark sugar. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Pleasantly roasty finish with some slight age to the malts. Mild bitterness of earth and cocoa. Nice, restrained impy.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
650ml bottle pours black in color with a large thick beige head that settles slowly leaving some nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is roasted malts and traces of chocolate and coffee. Taste is roasted malt and coffee bitterness balanced nicely with some malty sweetness and some pleasing hoppy bitterness to finish things off. This is a smoother easy drinking stout which still is loaded with flavor. Very nice.
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