 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Feb 12, 2008
Date: 10/01/1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
black, thin tan head, rich malt aroma, rich and chewy roasted malt flavor with lots of chocolate character, touch of bitterness in the finish, slightly alcoholic
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Date: 09/11/2002
black, pours headless but a slight swirl will stir up a thin tan head. rich malt aroma, lots of roasted, slightly alcoholic, big burst of malt flavor, slight bitter finish, warms to a creamy malt body with loads of rich malt flavor and a hint of chocolate
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Date: 11/16/2002
Words: blind
black, whispy head, sweet roasted malt aroma, rich malt flavor, lots of coffee character,
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Date: 05/10/2005
Mode: bottle
Score: iii+to iii
thick and solid black, sweet roasted malt aroma, rich malt flavor, slightly fruity, nice bitter finish, fruity character grows as it warms, long bitter finish, needs aged reviews
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Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
rich chewey and delcious, nice fruit, like drinking milk straight from the tit
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Date: 05/23/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
incredable big body aproaching sludgy
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Date: 02/10/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2002
huge sherry aroma with a touch of soy on top of dark chocolate,
rich chocolate flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, sherry,
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Date: 02/10/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2007
rich dark chocolate aroma,
lots of dark chocolate flavor, touch of fruityness,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
southamptonsam (51), New York, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Expectation is very important with this beer. Knowing nothing about it, I drank it after a couple of other beers expecting a straight Imperial Stout that would sit nicely on top of what preceded it. It clashed terribly and I was left with a bad feeling about the beer. Ready for a rich, oily sweet beer with nothing preceding it, it is one great beer. My memory tells me it’s similar to Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, but my nod goes to the Bells. Good future blind tasting.
DeadGuyFrank (345), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
Oct 7, 2008 I really am torn about this beer....I know I know - it’s awesome, it’s from Bells, it’s an Imperial Stout....that being said, it’s way too concentrated - really high in alcohol taste, in other words this will drink like a meal and feel like you drank twenty beers. The torturous part about this review is the initial taste of this beer is everything I love about stouts - chocolate richness, coffee and smoky flavors reside in the mouth feel for minutes. I think this beer deserves another try, but for my palate is too much power....
edmajorjoe (52), Vail, Arizona, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Eerily similar to Surly Darkness and an Oatmeal Stout with reddish tint and long lasting head. Aromatic scent to die for and taste is also amazing.
Moggman (54), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Oct 2, 2008 Bottle. Pours almost black with very little head. Scent of chocolate, coffee, and a little smoke. Flavor is coffee, chocolate, smoke. finish is bitter hops and warming alcohol.
Chipper (68), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 2, 2008 Draft at Kclinger’s Pub. Nearly black with minimal head. Chocolate, smoke, malt, and coffee aroma. Smooth drinking and the alcohol is present but muted. A little bitter on the finish.
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