 thickfreakness (130), AUSTIN, Texas, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Bottle from batch 7251. Thanks to JB175 for this one. I have had Expedition a few times before but never a 2+ year old bottle like this and I’ve never reviewed it so here goes. Pours pitch black with incredibly dense dark brown head that leaves tons of sticky lacing on the glass. This just looks amazing. Aroma has a lot of chocolate, roastiness, licorice, some dark fruits, and a very apparent pecan-like nuttiness that I haven’t noticed in previous tastings. Flavor is vinous dark fruits, cocoa, licorice, alcohol, woodiness, coffee, and burnt malts. Extremely delicious. A nice and hoppy/bitter finish as well. Very viscous and downright creamy mouthfeel just a touch below my favorite Impy Stouts in Palate (Dark Lord and Abyss). Wow, this is an amazing and complex brew with some age on it. Thanks again Jason!
danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle. Very dark rich brown color with a ruby like cream head. Very malty with some alcohol in the nose. A pleasant malt entry with medium sweet with a bit of spicy. Very full flavors. Some coffee, vanilla bean with a touch of tart dry fruit. Finish is long lasting bitter with a tinge of alcohol. Excellent beer!
kfarrnd (112), Oldsmar, Florida, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Deep, dark, chocolate brown pour with just a wisp of mud brown head. Chocolate, coffee, plum and anise on the aroma. Flavor was quite sweet with flavors of raisin, liquorice, simple syrup, maple, vanilla at first and then some dark chocolate, alcohol and just a touch of coffee on the finish. Very heavy, creamy mouthfeel with just a touch of carbonation. Great beer, it’s heavy sweetness kept it from being my favorite beer thus far.
lebshiff21 (85), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Smells of vanilla cream/caramel, maybe some dark fruits. Pours super dark with a thin tan head. Completely coats the tongue, feels good on the palate. Lots of roasty malt, finishes with a slightly bitter bite. One of the best Imperial Stouts I’ve had.
ewestern (198), Ohio, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Black pour with a medium sized dark brown head. Roasted malts, dark chocolate and dark fruits filled the nose. Flavors similar to the aroma along with sweet coffee hit the tongue and finished with a bitter coffee bite that did no linger to long.
dogfish120love (250), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Courtesy of daknole. Pours black with a burnt sugar caramel colored head. Smells raisin and plum mixed with alcohol. Taste is bitter chocolate, burnt sugar,alcohol and cofee, hints of raisin also apparent. The alcohol in this imp undoubtedly wishes to make its presence noted. A fine Imperial stout and a new top 10 for me.
michaelvern (5), Ohio, USA
does not count  Sep 20, 2008 Showtime Beer. Very dark with a tan head. Smells of black liquorish. It starts with an initial hit of dark chocolate, caramel in the middle, hoppiness towards the end, then a smooth burn going down. Overall, Showtime X2.
cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Jet black with thinner head, and ring around glass. Deep burnt aromas, raisins, chocolate, coffe all burnt. everything smoked out, lathargic booziness. Palate shattering flavor erupts on the tastebuds and makes one say "damn:. Full and robust toasted aromas at first overwhelm, but then recede to allow subtle sweetening vanilla fruit flavors to arrive. A boozed brandish touch is always there. A hearty brew for sure.
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