3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled from minicask. Dark brown with slight white head. Heavy roastiness in this with charred coffee husk notes, bonfire and rich malts. Quite smooth and treacley sweet with a touch of pine resin in the body. The alcohol seems slightly more pronounced than in the No. 1, giving a bit of a christmas pud finish. A sipper.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured an opaque black color with a small, tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, light cocoa, wood, some smoke, caramel, and dried fruits. Taste of chocolate, roasted malts, some charred wood, though balanced by the darker fruits, and a mild alcohol presence in the finish. Thanks for sharing kmweaver!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@GBBF 2009.
Opaque black color, steady medium-sized beige head, some lace. Dark (caramel) malty aroma. Sweet licorice, cough syrup flavor. Good body. Quite good, flavor is just a bit too medicinal.
Earlier Rating: 7/20/2008 Total Score: 3.5
Keg@RBESG 2008 Grand Tasting
Pitch black color, no head. Prunes, some oxidation and caramel in the nose. Liquerish palate. Licorice, some fruity notes and grassyness, alcohol & dark malts.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep reddish, almost black colour with a small light brown head. Roasted malty, dried dark fruit sweet aroma with a light chocolate note. Malty, fruity sweet flavor with a vanilla note.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Handbottle per Jason. The beer pours to a dark brown/black body with no head. The aroma has a creosote and pine sap/soy sauce/fish sauce quality. Pine hops. The flavor is bitter and has a strong black patent and licorice. Not masterfully brewed in my opinion. The palate is medium bodied and has a long bitterness from the malt.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Courtesy ChzMan. Black/brown/garnet. A few tan bubbles. Lightly roasty malt, some dark bready malt, subtle cocoa, subtle oak. Like a strong brown porter. Medium/full body, lightly carbonated.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Mini keg courtesy of cgarvieuk, big big thanks to Craig, bottled by Doppelganger, aka Casey, cheers Casey had this 03-07-08 Poured very black, maybe even shark eye black with barely any head of note. The warming alcohol shows quite quickly but its the stunning streaky bitterness that lingers for forever and a day. Roasted coffee on the nose along with some chocolate, Loz got a metallic taste in the mouth like brass, I never but my dad also noted that. I enjoyed this, maybe not quite as much as I expected but it was a well done Imperial Stout that was more simple and less in yer’ face than some in this category. Once again a big thanks to Craig for sorting this out, cheers mate!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the White Horse Old Ale Festival, 27th Nov 09. Very dark brown in colour. Sour, slightly milky aroma. Rich malty taste and a smooth finish. I wasn’t really taken with this (but then again, I’d just been floored by the Baladin)
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Shared by Miketd. Thanks Mike. I didnt get much of anything in particular out of this one. Easy to drink, glad I was given the opportunity to try it. Thanks again Mike.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Starts nice with a roasted and sweet nose that recalls soy sauce. Black, near opaque color and a low tight tan head. Wasn't too impressed with the flavor and balance, though it wasn't bad. An overall quick flavor profile of sweet toaste malt finishing with rather long chalky coffee tastes. Thinner than I wanted and could have been a little richer and complexer. Nice.
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