 Ando (105), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
May 19, 2008
aroma: stinks to hi hop heaven. app: black. maybe a warning. Flavor: gross.... thats it.. its gross..
Guerde (489), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
Oct 5, 2008 (bottle, thanks Sparky27!) Pours out jet black with a light tan head that retains nicely. Aroma is a blend of mostly piney hops, (although a light grapefruit peel is detected), and cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted malt, and dark roasted coffee. The taste is very chocolate-forward to begin with, but changes to dark roasted coffee near the finish. The finish is still somewhat bitter and dry from the abundant hops. The mouthfeel is very smooth and full. I remember having this beer at a previous tasting, and found it to be rather harsh and abrasive. This was an aged bottle, so the flavors seem to have mellowed and meshed, which makes it far more enjoyable.
timsilvia32 (244), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Black/dark brown pour. Dark cream head that remained for quite a while. Lacing throughout the beer. Burnt and roast malts, baker chocolate aromas. Almost creamy mouthfeel, but enough bittering coffee and hops to keep it a bit more lively than creamy. Tastes similarly with very roasty malt and coffee. Some chocolate and very little dark fruit and charcoal. Quite full bodied. Alcohol very well hidden. Very good example of the style, wihtout add ons like barrel aging.
BMan1113VR (905), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Bottle thanks to zathrus13. Pours a thick black with a creamy light brown head that leaves lots of lacing. Aroma of strong alcohol, chocolate, vanilla some wood and more alcohol. Taste is coffee, alcohol, and wood. Syrupy mouthfeel lots of alcohol on the palate with light bubbles. Should age well.
caesar (2537), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
Sep 24, 2008 Bottled. Poured a dark color with a huge frothy brownish head. Aroma is heavily malted, roasted, some hop, coffee, licorice. Quite strong and thick in aroma. Very thick taste, huge amount of malts, licorice, slight bitter. Some alcohol burn in the finish. Very strong and powerful....and I like it!
sneagrams3 (1447), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Tasted 9/16/08. 22oz bomber. Pitch blach hue with a ring of beige head. Big nose with anise, soy and fudgy notes. Noticeable alcohol in the nose. Stellar aromas! Super full bodied with a huge palate. Sweet raosted malts and a bitter hoppy middle. Finishes with the alcohol burn and sticky. Rounded and deep flavor profile. Big ass brew!
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