3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Draught from mini-keg) Pours black. The aroma is medium roasted and light burned with tones of dark chocolate, coffee, dark bread, dark syrup and brown sugar. Light sour and vinous with notes of blue grapes and dark fruits like raisins. The flavour is medium roasted with tones of dark chocolate, light caramel, sour coffee and light sour dark bread alongside vinous notes of dark, blue grapes. Some alcohol warmth in both the aroma and flavour. The mouthfeel is light tart, salty and dry. Light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Medium bodied.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hand bottle (thanks Larry!). Poured a dark brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, light chocolate, raisins, roast and licorice. Tastes of dark fruits, lightly woody, chocolate, roast, and caramel. Body a tad on the thinner side.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Name: Bass P2 Imperial Stout
Date: 06/21/2008
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: dark brown with ruby edges, wispy tan head, bits of lace,
Aroma: dark fruit and sweet dark caramel aroma with a touch of roasted malt,
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, dark caramel sweetness produces a light fruity character, earthy bitterness, long roasty bitter finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(BCTC, 33cl handbottle, thanks kmweaver) Small beige head with sark red-brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, raisin, some alcohol, chocolate, caramel/toffee. Taste is moderately sweet, raisin, chocolate, some alcohol, light earthy. Smooth medium-full body.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(6/29/08) Mini-keg sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. Black-colored with no head. Aroma of malt, dark fruits and licorice. Sweet flavor with malt, dark fruits, roasted notes and licorice. Medium to full body.
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.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by kmweaver. Thanks! Poured deep brown in color with a nearly nonexistent head. Aroma is mildly roasted, oaky, with dark fruits. Tastes of chocolate, dark fruits, oak, roasted malts, with some alcohol warming in the finish. Very happy to try this, Thanks Ken!!!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Huge props to TheCheeseMan for giving me a pour of this. Dark, dark chestnut color, nearly black, very little head, what’s there is tan and soapy. Light sweet roastiness present, slight smokiness, raisins. Pretty mild tasting - slight roast, pretty sweet for an imperial stout, real straightforward. The malt and roast compete here, but the lean towards maltiness (in terms of an imperial stout), doesn’t detract, but gives a different idea of the style. Pretty nice.
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