4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz. bottle from Grape & Gourmet (Batch 9363 bottled September 22, 2009). Black pour with a light tan head. Big, bold coffee aroma with rich chocolate. The taste doesn’t disappoint; strong coffee flavor. Sweet chocolate roasted malt balances the flavor. I had this a few years ago and liked it but this is even better than I remembered. This is quite good.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Big pop when opened. Smells of fresh brewed coffee, somewhat bitter smell also.Very smooth and flavorfull with roasted coffee almost sweet. Wow. Creamy and chewy, finishes very well, with just a bit of bitter. Will be picking up more in the future.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: OCT 14, 2009 12oz bottle, batch #9363, from grape & gourmet. pours a deep, dark brown with a soft, quickly fading, tan head and great lacing. aroma is wonderful with big, dark, roasted coffee, ash, smoked nuts, and bitter chocolate. flavor is great as well with the aforementioned huge, dark, roasted coffee notes dominating but with smooth, subtle notes of chocolate, burnt malts, and cigar paper coming through on the swallow leaving a bitter, ashy finish. palate is medium bodied and very smooth making it extremely drinkable. overall, another well rounded, delicious beer from Bells.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Unexpectedly bitter, really strong and thick, delicious. good stuff dat. lots of coffee and malt, no noticeable chocolate flavor. Sampled at the 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Beerfest in Ft. Pierce.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle courtesy of Dak. Thanks again for the extensive Bells stout hookup! Deep brown, almost black pour, with a 1 finger, nut brown, head. Strong nose of roasted coffee, unsweetened chocolate, and wood. Smooth mouthfeel with the definite dryness of coffee. It is pretty dominating at first but the roasted malts and chocolaty notes come out as the beer warms a little. It’s almost a little too drinkable. I could see putting a few of these down in one sitting.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a very dark brown almost black color with mahogany edges and a huge frothy tan head. Roasted malty aroma with lots of coffee as well as some oatmeal, toffee, caramel and hazelnut. Very smooth and quaffable with lots of roasted coffee maltiness, creamy sweet dark chocolate, caramel, toffee, oattmeal and a bitter, hoppy dry finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from 2007. Dark amber brown pour, little carbonation and nice aroma of chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Flavor is pronounced coffee and chocolate right off the bat, then finished with vanilla, peat and somewhat dry. Awesome brew that tastes great with some age.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
very nice chocolate and coffee aroma. This beer has a full bodied flavor with a creamy mouth feel.
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