 can8ianben (608), Pasadena, California, USA
Apr 7, 2005
Very dark beer. No light comes through this one when it gets held up. It has a deep tan head which leaves fairly quickly. Little aroma detected other than some light malt scent. The taste however is incredibly roasted. It is almost charred in character. There is a subtle sweetness but mostly what I taste is a deep dark malt. Friends noted that it reminded them of a dark coffee. Very drinkable, heavy but smooth. A great example of a good stout.
The_Jester (479), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Aug 30, 2008 As black a beer as I’ve ever seen. Pretty much opaque. No head. Big stout aroma (coffee, chocolate, roast, molasses) with some astringency underneath. Hoppier than most stouts, not too sweet, and not a lot of bitterness from the roasted malt. Body is a tad thin. Very good, not great.
naivepegasus (143), USA
Aug 29, 2008 pours black with several fingers of tan, slowly dissipating head. Really nice, softly sweet hazelnut odor. The taste is different then what you’d expect from the odor, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Taste of burnt toast starts off as it melds in with chocolate and ends with a nice, smokey aftertaste. Really solid stout
travita (716), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Black in color with a nice looking tan head. Looks inviting. Good lacing. Smell is roasty, a nutty coffee aroma, dark chocolate, some licorice. Taste is a nice roastiness, coffee, licorice, and chocolate. Almost too roasty in taste.
SSSteve (1512), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Aug 24, 2008 opaque black with sediment under a small brown head. milk chocolate and sugared coffee aroma. flavor is similar to aroma with dark black unsweetened coffee. touches of maple syrup. smooth and creamy texture. medium bodied. roasty aftertaste. is there oats in here? i’m not getting the licorice the bottle claims but thats perfectly o.k.
WakeandBake (37), Greenville, Michigan, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle.Pours BLACK like oil with a medium tan head. Aroma of roast malt,coco,and coffee. This brew has a very smooth creamy falvor with notes of licorice, raisin, smoke, vanilla, coffee,and so on,and so on. I could find no fault with this stout, other than I believe it made me slightly flatulent,good stuff buddy.
Thank you to the hard working crew at Bells
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