 ajm (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
Jan 17, 2009 Massive. Not the sweetish massive of DL or Darkness, but a nearly solid malt ball of roast and black-as-night toffee/tootsie roll. For me, the gravity kills the nuance. I like fig, coffee, vanilla, unity in my stouts and this is just weight and darkness. The overall means that I will likely not drink it again. Not ’cause it’s bad, just because I don’t need to. This taste could go on my headstone it’s so indelible.
checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 12, 2009 Bottle: Poured a black tar with a milk chocolate colored head. The aroma was roasted malts, cocoa, and coffee. The flavor was tasty, bitter dark chocolate, creamy milk chocolate, and coffee. This a stout like no other. Overall, excellent!
BeerBaby (62), , Tennessee, USA
Jan 12, 2009 Loved this beer! Love the stouts anyway, but his was exceptional. Not much tan head, but the clear, yet deep dark brown color made up for that. Full bodied, chocolate flavor with sweetness, but a bittery after flavor. Thought this was a good balance of flavors for me, personally. Very good and I would recommend it to anyone that appreciates a good stout.
BVery (446), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
Jan 12, 2009 Updated: Mar 15, 2009BOTTLE. TAP: thick black pour with thick lacing. Wonderful aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee. Clearly a great beer, but a little too bitter/hoppy for my taste in a big, thick stout.
jmm635 (249), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 11, 2009 Updated: Sep 1, 2009Wow, what a beer! Pours nearly black with the most amazing creamy, dense, bubbly, deep brown head. Aroma was mainly roasted malts with some bitter chocolate and alcohol. Flavor was a little less chocolate, more coffee, but still very nice. The palate does it for me. Very thick, oily, and slick. Just let this beer roll around in your mouth. Goes down incredibly smooth - it’s creamy enough to resemble buttermilk. I need to get more of this beer!
BrotherGrendel (545), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Jan 11, 2009 Appearance is clear brown-to-black hue, huge thick brown head of creamy condensed foam dissipates to a moderate thickness, moderate lacing on the glass
Smell is toasted malts and alcohol mostly, tones of bitter chocolate and coffee, some toffee and earthy green tones
Taste is bizarre, so much so that I wonder if this may be a bad batch, mostly burnt bitter coffee malts and a strange load of dark fruits and grassy earthy hops, some sour buttermilk sensation creeps through, the finish is bitterly acidic with slight alcohol warming
Mouthfeel is medium-to-full bodied, creamy smooth texture borders on watery, low carbonation
Drinkability is poor, i have heard a lot of good things about this beer and would love to give it another shot, perhaps on draft, just in case this was a bad bottle. if this taste is indeed representative, there is just too much sourness and bitter burnt malts to warrant a return visit
Pipper (225), Ohio, USA
Jan 11, 2009 To be honest the first impression was the scent - that of a wet black lab. The pour was very creamy and syrupy. Beautiful solid dark color with a dark tan head, thick lacing all the way down. Flavor had a roasted quality almost sweet with a bit of kick in the back of the throat. Very smooth and flat.
arrogantb (695), Denver, Colorado, USA
Jan 10, 2009 12 oz bottle received as an extra from Photekut. The color was solid midnight black with a dark brown head. The smell was doughy and heavy. The taste was doughy, syrupy, and roasty. Alcohol was not tasted but felt afterward. This was a very good RIS but I find that I am liking the style less and less. Solid beer but I didn’t want more than one.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 05-14-2007 15:36:10
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