2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: APR 4, 2010 Decent understated hops aroma, but dominated by coffee / dark chocolate scent. Nearly black w/ decent tan head. Medium-heavy bodied and very dry. Slippery mouthfeel. I thought I would try to re-rate this seeing how my own opinion of this beer seems to be out of line with the general consensus, but just way too much acidic coffee bitterness for my taste. And I LOVE coffee. And espresso. And chocolate. And stouts. I really tried to like this. Twice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of fiulijn. Pours dark brown to black with a creamy tan and chocolate brown head. Aroma is spiced and dark chocolate malt aroma. Smooth roasted and chocolate, coffee herbal. Smooth and roasted chocolate vanilla and coffee roasted flavoured into a smooth malty and chocolate finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark pour with a creamy head. Roasted malt and coffee come through big in the aroma and flavor. Very good stuff!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours near black with a little red around the edges, and a nice dark tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, cocoa, and a little toffee. Flavor is very roasty, with a lot of coffee bean and bitter coffee finish. Pretty good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Serving: 12 oz. bottle from Total Wine Sterling.
It pours an inky black with a large, creamy, tan head. Excellent head retention and lacing. The nose is filled with coffee as you might expect. There are also notes of earth, well roasted malt, and a bit of mineral. The taste is loaded with black coffee (think french roast). It’s certainly not one dimensional though. Nice notes of roasted malt, earth, mineral, and a nice malt sweetness help to provide balance. It reminds me of lightly sweetened coffee. The mouthfeel is medium-rich with medium-low carbonation and a long, coffee laden finish. Overall I thought this brew was very well done and I highly recommend it. Beware if you aren’t a fan of coffee though!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle, via trade with sprinkle, chocolate brown with medium tan foam, aromas of coffee, almond, burnt toast, flavors are heavy on the coffee with some toast and roasted nuts, nice lingering finish
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle black pour brown head .One of the biggest coffee mocha flavors i ever had it sticks with you on the back end
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours black with a mocha colored head. Rich coffee with hints of chocolate and roasted malts in the aroma and flavor. Dry, slightly bitter finish.
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