aubucs (15), Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 9, 2008 12 oz bottle into a goblet. Motor oil color with tan head that disappeared quickly. Bitter malty chocolate smell, very rich. Very complex taste. Some cherry hidden in chocolate, bitter, coffee. Very viscous, thick mouthfeel that you can chew. A beer for the very discerning.
 jstraw (758), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 7, 2008 Black with big, brown foamy head / Nose of molasses and coffee / Full body, with sweet, syrupy malts overlaying lush, creamy hops, with long, but hot finish / Flavors of molasses, roast coffee, vanilla, oak, and caramel / Massive, with some cloying barleywine character. Likely needs celllaring. Comparable to Goose Bourbon County.
Butters (1645), Virginia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 5, 2008 Updated: Mar 31, 2009Pours like motor oil with a small brown head and great legs. Nose of chocolate, toffee, caramel. I pick up some dark currant in the flavor with a twinge of alcohol and lots of roasted malt. Full mouthfeel. Semi-dry bitter chocolate finish, but surprisingly smooth considering the abv. Simply amazing, and worth every penny.
Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
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darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 2, 2008 Updated: Jan 28, 200912oz bottle courtesy of Knightly Spirits. This is one I’ve been really wanting to try and I thought I had missed the production for the year. Pours an awesome pitch black with a small milk chocolate head. Nose is incredible. One of the best smelling stouts. Full of chocolate cake, malt and a touch caramel and vanilla. This beer is like a giant coffee and chocolate bomb. Caramel and dark chocolate start things off with a dash of bitter coffee in the middle and the bourbon soaked chocolate cake rounds things off. Super thick and rich palate. Each sips reveals a new malt. Despite the high IBU’s this is exceptionally smooth, the only drawback is the alcohol is maybe a bit to high as there is some burn. Its a sipping beer because this has a really full mouthfeel to it, but a good stout is always best savored anyways in my opinion. Truly an exceptional beer from a great American brewery.
jbuzz (660), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 30, 2008 Good rich taste like most Bell’s. Malty very nice blend and Smooth. A little on the alcoholy side but not enough to be distracting.
TheRoot (38), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 30, 2008 Thanks to DuctTape for this bottle. I have a feeling that I let it sit around for too long though as I can see where this beer was trying to get but it didn’t quite make it.
It poured a beautiful dark toasted malty black with a disappointingly thin head. It was a lovely oily consistency with rich malty flavours. I look forward to trying a fresh bottle!
chicagodri (1041), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 29, 2008 Pours black with a thin tan head. Nice aroma of chocolate and some fruit. Good complex flavor. Nice bittersweet chocolate and a great creamy mouthfeel. Has a little bit of alcohol kick at the end, hopefully it will get a little better with aging.
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