4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours dark brown with an average light brown head. Heavy coffee bean aroma with some oak and dark chocolate. Roasted coffee is obviously the dominant flavor with plenty of it in the initial and finishing taste. Also has a presence of smoke, black licorice and cocoa that contributes to a dry finish. Surprisingly creamy texture with plenty of carbonation. Very good and highly recommended for anyone that likes a heavy dose of coffee flavor.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black with good, creamy brown head / Nose of cigar box and roast coffee / Medium body, chewy, with good balance and dry, rich finish / Flavors of cigar box, roast coffee, unsweetened chocolate, and vanilla / A big, dry, astringent stout.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at South Park Tavern in Dayton, OH. Not a huge stout, but flavorful as can be. Big roast, big coffee dominates this beer. The pour is dark, dark brown with the aromas of dark roasted coffee. Very drinkable, very easy going. I could drink these all night.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from siciliano’s, batch 9363. Opaque black with creamy tan head. Aroma is fresh espresso, dry roast, chocolate, nice and stiff. Flavor is dry coffee and roasted malt that is very well blended, coffee in the finish is a little astringent but not overwhelmingly so, sort of like gun powder, a little tobacco, very nice. Creamy, well carbonated, full body. Very nice, way too many positive things about this beer for any of the negatives to shine through too much.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle batch #9363. Pours a duller dark brown chocolate color with a sticky fizzy foamy tan head. Aroma is lovely mellow coffee and cream, a touch woody, reminds me slightly of a blend between DFH Chicory and Tyranena’s coffee porters, dryer slightly chalky, dry woody, toothpick/tongue depressor like, touch of dark chocolate. Flavor starts out a bit harsh but very tasty, very bitter dark chocolate, dark chocolate becomes quite creamy and subtly rich, bright very strong roast coffee beans, espresso, nice balance but still quite aggressive, seems like a stronger version of DFH’s Chicory, has that slight woody dry mellow quality, finishes a bit brighter with some acidity and slight unpleasant astringency. Some bitter charcoal lingering aftertaste. Very dark and bitter. Creamy medium/full body, more towards full, nice finer somewhat sharp fizzy carbonation, finishes just a bit syrupy. Very nice... but I think I prefer the drinkability of DFH Chicory or Founder’s Breakfast.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
dark light imprenetable brown, tiny tan bubbles rim the glass, some lace. nose of coffee, dried fruit, licorice. flavor follows nose, coffee, dried fruit, licorice. oily mouth feel, bitter hop finish. an enjoyable stout, well worth repeating.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark brown, tan head. Sweet malt, milk chocolate, roasted coffee, smoke, and some nuts. Creamy mouthfeel. I had this side by side with special double cream, and I like this one better.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle batch #9363. Black pour with a small tan head. The aroma is loaded with dark bitter coffee and dark chocolate with a hint of smoke and hazelnut. The flavor is intense espresso with some lacto sugar creaminess, dark chocolate, and a smoky, toasty nuttiness on the finish. The body is thick, oily, and chewy with plentiful carbonation that cleans the palate for the next tasty sip.
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