 kujo9 (1044), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Jan 24, 2003
Opaque black liquid w/ no head. Alcohol legs stay at the top of the glass when swirled in the snifter. Nice complexity of coffee, chocolate, raisin and currant aroma along with a little hop, nuttiness, and alcohol. Flavor starts out sweet and dark fruit then moves to caramelly and chocolatey, then finishes with a slight hop flavor and a strong coffee roastiness. Alcohol is warming and not hot for 10%ABV, the carbonation is very light(as it should be), and is very full bodied. I like this beer now, I can't wait to store some for a few years to come and try it again. One of my favorite Imperials.
NJJereme (116), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
Aug 18, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark brown/black color with a very light brown head. Aroma explodes with the scent of dark chocolate and espresso with a hint of cherry on the end. Heavily bodied, almost liking drinking a meal. Finishes bitter like an espresso. An extraordinarily intense and delicious beer.
blipp (683), Grand Island, New York, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours very near black with a tan head. Roasted aroma with loads of coffee, wood and a bit of cherry like fruit. Flavor starts sweet with caramel, cherry, and dark chocolate, then moves to coffee and wood, and finished on the roasted coffee that is present throughout with some additional hoppy bitterness. Incredible.
AndyReynolds (41), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Poured a very very dark brown with a thin brown head. Aroma was strong with coffee and chocolate, with a little bit of hops in there. The taste has a sweet start with a stong cofee-bitter finish. The palate was syrupy and coated the throat on its way down. This is an excellant beer, but not an everyday drink.
tdaglow (7), USA
does not count  Aug 15, 2008 Hops wonderful Hops. I opened one from the cellar that I’d had since Jan and WOW...I don’t know what else there is to say that hasn’t arleady been said.
bretupdegraff (32), , Indiana, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Wow - so much flavor from such a small bottle of beer! This beer poured very dark with a small head. aroma was very nice - the taste is verycomplex and wonderful to my palette. This is one of my new favorites! WOW - intense and full of flavor.
|
