4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours almost black with a thick chocolate milk colored head. The smell is full of coffee. More than a lot of other coffee stouts or porters out there. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy with a subtle mocha flavor. Reminds me of an Arby’s Jamocha shake. (for more on Arby’s and beer, see my review of Newport Storm 08) Very good coffee stout. Sweet, smooth and creamy with a robust roasted coffee flavor. Another great Bell’s offering.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 9, 2009 Bitter, earthy coffee on the nose. Pours black, thin brown head, spotty lace. Flavor is coffee, toasted malts, bordering burnt, aniseed. Finishes bittersweet. A lot going on in the mouth, but not well harmonized to my tongue. Dry, chalky, lively mouthfeel.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours deep black, with coffee/brownish head.
Aroma is loaded with torrefied coffee and roastiness.
Taste, coffee with nice chocolate malts and light mocha. Leaves a light bitter hoppy finish, mouthfeel is thick and malty.
This one is loaded with nice coffee. Definitely a great coffee stout beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours virtually black into the glass, with a nice deep brown soapy head. This diminishes as the brew warms, leaving spotty lace. The nose is of strong Sanka instant coffee, with some dark chocolate brewing in there as well. The flavors follow much in tow, with a huge java effervescence backed with bittersweet chocolates and a mild bitter hop back that complements the pull. The mouthfeel is nice, but a bit anemic for the huge roasted contingencies. I like the brew, but will be a specialty occasion pour for me, as I’m not a coffee drinker... but this, for what it represents, is very, very nice.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma - Dark, bitter coffee beans
Appearance - black coffee, tan head with no lacing
Flavor - coffee coffee coffee! bitter, black roasted, Some malt comes through at the end
Palate - moderate, not thin, not thick
Overall - I really like the coffee in Dark Lord, but this overwhelmingly coffee, a good beer for sure.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured dark with a brown head. Aroma is huge on coffee, chocolate, and roasted malts. Taste was coffee, a big ass dose of coffee. Underneath the coffee was roasted malt, chocolate, some spice, and a hop bite underneath that lingered. Thank the lord I like coffee, otherwise I would hate this beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a deep brown/black with a hefty tan head that leaves some nice lacing on the side of the glass. Big balanced aroma of coffee, chocolate, some malty/wort aromas. Leads in with a roasted coffee front, chocolate and caramel, a little sweetness in the middle, some dark fruit notes, fades to slightly hop bitter and roast grain astringency. Smooth and incredibly drinkable, low carbonation, with a nice medium to heavy mouthfeel, a little acidic maybe from the coffee, tannic drying. Although this is coffee forward, they integrate it very well into the base stout.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz. from the bottle. Flavor is amazing with chocolate, strong coffee, and roasted malt. Wow, if you dont like coffee stay away.
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