3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to dirty_martni. Black pour, big brown head that stays. Aroma is sweet chocolate and a touch of coffee. Flavor is bittersweet chocolate, a hint of espresso, and a nice smooth caramel finish with some citrus hops in the end. Medium slick bodied with a good amount of carbonation and tame for 8%. Just a great example of a stout, very tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Location/Date:Catching up on Ratings, November 2011.
Appearance:Pours a black opaque.
Aroma: Aroma very roasty.
Taste: Taste of coffee, malt, and roastiness.
Palate: Medium body, lingering aftertaste.
Summary: Ballast Point always makes a nice beer, this is no exception.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Malzig-dunkler und prickelnder Antrunk, minimal bitter. Hier noch leicht schokoladig, zum Abgang wird dies sprunghaft intensiver. Etwas herb, mittel-aromatisch. Füllend malziger Abgang. 11/9/8/9/9/9
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 31, 2011 Had at The Monk’s private tasting. Pours nearly black with some very dark brown edges. Small beige head is formed. Smell is of coffee and very rich chocolate, that resembling 80% cocoa chocolate. Fantastic palate, very thick mouth feel. Thick cocoa and fudge mix with coffee in the taste. Very pleasant. Warms on the way down and just adds to the never ending linger. Good stout
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle shared with dosbeerigos. In my opinion this is what a stout is suppose to taste/look like. Dark black pour with a brownish bubbly head. Good carbonation with an oily lacing. Aroma is full of chocolate and hints of coffee. Flavor is malty, chocolaty and bitter. Just straight forward, up front goodness.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Smith’s. Pours dark blackish w 1f tan head. Nose is heavy dark malt, black currant, cacao, coffee, anise, oats. Tastes of dark choc, malt, black currant, and merloty. Stay very fruity, malty, and curranty. A unique stout, and the anglerfish is a nice touch.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Rattle n Hum. Poured an off black with mo head. Nose had lots of hops and malts. Flavor is hoppy and malty. It’s good and interesting but a touch off. Finish is bitter and chocolate.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
sample on 4/1/10 at Ale Atlanta. nice black pour with a tan head... coffee nose with chocolate and roasted malts... big body full of more roasted malts, some yeast, light nuts and coffee. nice finish with some bitterness and more coffee.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Poured an opaque black color with a light brown head. Smelled of plum, chocolate, and subdued cinnamon. Interesting. Medium bodied, slightly sweet, and fairly effervescent. Tasted of cola, cocoa, and toffee with a hint of vanilla.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Out of a tap from ballist point brewery.Great thick stout,and great flavor .
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at brewery. Big a dark and viscous in the glass. Tan head. Nose is strong with roasted malt, chocolate and alcohol. Taste is lot the same. Boozy and rich. Roasted malt and some cocoa, but seemed overpowered by the alcohol. Tasted hot.
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