3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Amazing beer. Pours jet black, with a tan head. Strong aromas of Cuban coffee, and some dark chocolate malts. Taste is extremely heavy on the coffee, brutal, black coffee. Bittersweet malts mixed with dark chocolate, all ending on a very bitter dark coffee note. Very filling, but also extremely interesting. A rich, delicious stout.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Finally tried this one out recently. I held on to it a little two long, as it was a couple months past its prime. However, it didn’t seem terribly diminished, as the coffee came right out and got me. Nice thin head on a chocolate brown color, all kinds of coffee with some chocolate. Another good after-dinner beer, and might not be bad with brunch either ;). Smooth and enjoyable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Couleur noire légèrement brun rouge sur les côtés avec une tête qui se disperse rapidement. Difficile de capter autre chose que le café noir en arôme et difficile de croire qu’on a affaire à une bière. En entrée de bouche je décèle le chocolat qui se transforme doucement en espresso en fin de bouche. Moins amer qu’un café mais plus onctueux, l’effervescence est très active et ne laisse pas autant d’arrière gout que je l’aurais souhaité. Pas d’amertume ni d’arôme reliés au houblon. Agréable mais un peu inoffensif.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle from Timbo
Appearance: Pours black with a small tan head and good lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and coffee, dry cocoa and coffee
Taste: Rich roasted malts, dark fruits, roasted coffee and coffee
Nice and rich
3.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma is HEAVY coffee grounds and not much else. Palate is rich and creamy. Taste is coffee with some roasted character and sweetness. Too much coffee for my liking, it overtakes the beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Great Genuine coffee flavors, roasted coffee, malts, the coffee Is the dominant flavor
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from trade with Savvy1982. Thanks Kyle!! Pours out black with a slight mocha colored head. Aromas of viscous dark chocolate and creamy chocolate milk. Lots of strong coffee and espresso as well. Some toasted oats found in there late. Taste is full on assault of coffee and chocolate. Bakers chocolate and milk chocolate. Some roastyness deep under the coffee and chocolate. Smooth silky body with a great bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle from Horrock’s Farm Market in Lansing, batch #9992. Served in an English pint. Pours dense black with a small tan head. The head fades quickly to a small remnant and leaves a small amount of fine lace. The nose has a huge whack of coffee, along with smoke, roasted malts and a hint of chocolate. The flavour is intensely coffee bitter throughout; it begins slightly sweet but dries out towards the end. The finish is long and roasty coffee bitter. On the palate, it is full in body with a dry texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is a nice coffee stout. The coffee is a major part of the flavour, not just an accent. Nice, and well worth a try. 2011-05-20
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