4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A great imperial stout. Alcohol is evident in after taste. Smooth mouth feel, goes down easy. Appearence is very dark, almost black. Perfect for the dead of winter.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled 11/01/11 poured into a tulip glass. Pours black as night with a thick 1" tan head. Nose is very hoppy, bitter chocolate, alcohol, roasty malts. Taste is cocoa, hops, a little earthy. Very good stout, a massive beer!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Originally reviewed: 6/1/09. 2008 Vintage
Pours a deep dark black with the thinnest of tan heads on top. This dissipates to just a ring quickly. Some lacing, but very little. Smells like coffee, alcohol, roasted nuts, cheerios, and wine.
Mouthfeel is creamy and smooth. Very soothing and soft as this is consumed. Flavor is of roasted malts, some booze quality, and finishes like powdered cocoa. This is a very good RIS. I had some aged bottles but traded them away. I think I need to re-age this beer and check it out in a few. Recommend.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle from March 2010. Pours an oily black. Aroma is a bit lacking, strongest notes of roasted malts with sweet fruit and alcohol. A nice mouth feel, silky. Taste is complex as advertised. Alcohol comes through as a warming back note to the malt profile. Minimal to no lacing.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark, almost black from the bottle, with nice lacing on the glass. Notes of licorice and coffee, but both understated by the hops and alcohol you taste. A great beer for someone who wants to only have one or two for the evening.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
330 ml bottle bought @ The Cracked Kettle about 1 year ago. Shared at tasting. Pours oily pitch black with a bog frothy and creamy dark brown head that slowly dissipates while leaving lots of trace and lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet with roasted malts, bitter chocolate, vanilla, wood, dried dark sweet fruits, asphalt and alcohol. Taste is intense, sweet and slightly bitter with roasted malts, chocolate, wood, coffee, prunes, raisins, vanilla, tar and hints of black pepper and liquorice. Mouthfeel is smooth, silky, very tiny tart, balanced and full bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with roasted malts, coffee, bitter chocolate and hints of pine and liquorice.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottled GIL
Pitch black with a medium, creamy beige head.
Vinous, warming chocolate in the aroma.
Milky chocolate, vinous, fruity, earthy
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Sampled at Larsniclas testing. Pours pitch black with a big brown head. Smells coffee, sweet roasted malt. Tastes sweet barry, coffee abit chocolate malt.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Nice and dark....great stout with full flavor. This is a can’t miss stout....nice an creamy with a pretty strong alcohol finish ....great stuff!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a thick, opaque black with red small tinged head that quickly dissipates. Strong roasted malt flavor with espresso. Moderate pine hops that well complements the maltiness. Taste starts with mild sweetness that then switches to moderate bitterness with a very long bitter finish. Moderate carbonation with moderate to thick body. Clean on the palate. This is a great stout!
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