4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 17, 2012
Date: October 01, 1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: black, thin tan head
Aroma: rich malt aroma
Flavor: rich and chewy roasted malt flavor with lots of chocolate character, touch of bitterness in the finish, slightly alcoholic
Date: September 11, 2002
Appearance: black, pours headless but a slight swirl will stir up a thin tan head
Aroma: rich malt aroma, lots of roasted, slightly alcoholic
Flavor: 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
Date: November 16, 2002
Words: blind
Appearance: black, whispy head
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of coffee character
Date: May 10, 2005
Mode: bottle
Score: iii+ to iii
Appearance: thick and solid black
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, slightly fruity, nice bitter finish, fruity character grows as it warms, long bitter finish, needs aged reviews
Date: April 28, 2006
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
rich chewey and delcious, nice fruit, like drinking milk straight from the tit
Date: May 23, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
incredable big body aproaching sludgy
Date: October 25, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: black, fine tan head, heavy lace
Aroma: rich dark chocolate aroma, caramel sweetness, light fruityness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of roasted with a big hoppy character, nice fruity and sherry character even when fresh
Overall: I keep forgetting what a great beer this is
Date: February 10, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2002
Aroma: huge sherry aroma with a touch of soy on top of dark chocolate
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, sherry
Date: March 01, 2012
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 2002
Aroma: sweet winey aroma, dark chocolate and roasted
Flavor: sweet creamy dark choclate flavor, roasted
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
Date: February 10, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: rich dark chocolate aroma
Flavor: lots of dark chocolate flavor, touch of fruityness
Date: January 02, 2010
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: dark chocolate and ripe fruit aroma, still plenty of hops
Flavor: still plenty of hops in the flavor but the dark fruits are gaining hold, touch of oxidized sherry showing up, long bitter roasted finish
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a thick black with small tan head. Dryish stout. Alcohol is hidden well. Chocolate and some smoked malts, but I don’t detect the complexity that others are raving about.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown. Pours opaque black with nice tan head and lace. Aromas of Rum plum figs liq roast. Full body, light medium carbonation. A pleasureable experience. Piney hops lightly balance the big complex body and you just want more.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
35,5 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 06.11.2011
Aroma was not what I expected – a bit weird with cocoa powder and hints of smoke. Flavour has ash, salmiac and some cocoa powder. A disappointment, but good still. Maybe a bad bottle?
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Well, This one is a Keeper. Very nicely done RIS, could of scored even higher if the bottle was allowed to age a bit. as the alcohol was a tad upfront yet. Im going to get my hands on more and cellar it. A treat!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 oz. bottle batch # 10105. Originally bottled Dec. 2010. Pours a thick, oily black with virtually no head. Aroma is chocolate, dark fruit, coffee and just a hint of booze. Tastes like dark chocolate. Slightly bitter finish. Worth the 100 point rating.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz bottle. deep deep brown in appearance, looks black in your glass. frothy tan head sitting on top. aroma is of roasted malt, dark fruits, dark chocolate, and coffee bean. taste is almost overwhelming on your tongue. lots of flavors here; roasted coffee, chocolate dominate. smooth, slightly bitter finish. full bodied liquid, pretty complex. good stuff here!
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Caramel smell. Black with brown head. Some alcohol burn but nice. I would love to have these aged.
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4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
jet black color, dark khaki head, aroma of bitter chocolate, fresh coffee, vanilla, booze, flavors of bitter sweet chocolate, coffee, vanilla, pine, roasted marshmallows, dark fruits, booze, dry bitter coffee finish, thick silky, creamy texture, nose is not to exciting but the taste is great and complex, incredible brew
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle purchased at the source. Pour is dark almost opaque colour like a pitch cola colour with a creamy tan head and dollops of lacing. Smells like subtle malt and sugary cream. Tastes quite sweet malt, bitter on the tongue. caramel, sugar, sugar, sugar. However there is this slight taste of aspirin in there too. Good stuff.
4.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Glad I didn’t rate this the first time I tried it, because it’s way better than my memory serves me. 12 ounce bottle poured into a snifter. Nearly black in color, with the aroma being the setback to a higher score. Tastes of hops lead to a bittersweet chocolate finish. Amazing creaminess and mouthfeel. Just put two in the cellar for a couple years, can’t wait to see how they turn out.
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