3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap poured an opaque black with a dark brown head. Aromas of bitter roasted malt, coffee, and a bit of bittersweet chocolate. Palate was medium bodied and a bit astringent. Flavors of coffee, bittersweet chocolate, and a hint of molasses with a bittersweet creamy finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Barrel Draught from the jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 01/10/2005
Black and slightly rich on the palate with spicy aroma. Some dryness in a bitter roast finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Completely opaque black pour, covered by a lasting brown head. Big malt dominance goes straight for the coffee, on the way hinting at molasses and cookies which make for a rather sweet brew. Indeed, in mouth, the cream flavours are extreme, procuring a milky edge that pairs with the globally irony character to form an almost corky, basement character that does not really befit an impy. Medium body, fully creamy, slightly lactic. A bit incoherent ultimately.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Total butter and popcorn nose. Plain and bland, medium bodied which is somewhat thin for an imperial stout. Probably around 7.5% abv. Really plain... incredibly hard to taste anything other than dull wood.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Black pour small tan head rich carmel and brown sugar aroma hints of choclate. Avg palate Flavor is a bitter cholate not much else. Not much of an IS pretty small.
Vintage 04 sampled at GABF.
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