4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ maproom in chicago. Pours a nice deep brown-black with ruby highlihgts and a nice fluffy deep beige head, and great lacing. Aroma is roasted barley, chocolate malt, light on the hops and has a wierd zesty rye spiciness in the aroma, but the rye is actually more apparent in the flavor and the finish. More roast, coffee, toffee, sweet crysat, bready rye, spicy, and finishes with a wierd light bitter hoppiness and a zesty zing frrom the rye. Very nice. I wish I could have brought a 6er back from Chicago, but my space was limited.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
I really like the way rye gives a beer a slippery feel in the mouth. The liquid slides though and bearly gives you time to think on it. Nutty, coffee flavors. The finish is quite dry and bitter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Much darker hue than I expected. The small but lasting head produced good lace. Sweet and perfume aroma with hints of spicy vanilla, rye, burnt malts, and raisin. Taste started out sweet and mundane but picked up a acidic twang midway through. The finish was strange, like roasted hazelnuts. Very interesting and unique palate. I would not call this one of my favorites from Bell's, but it's strange complexity makes it one to try at least once.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 16, 2007 Bottle. Smokey rye malt and coffee aroma. Pitch black with a moderate head initially that quickly disappears. Nice creamy coffee and light rye flavor with a smokey finish. Light palate but I really like it that way. Excellent but rather light stout.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark black color. Medium head. Aroma is roasted malts and slightly spicy. Medium bodied stout. Deep roasted malts are chocolate and coffee. The rye adds a nice spiciness to the beer. Well balanced. Smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUN 12, 2006 Bottle (12oz). via Trade with Pailhead - thanks, K!. Enjoyed at about 12 degrees celsius. Poured deep ruby-brown with a large creamy-foamy tan head. Typical stout/porter dry roastiness (chestnuts, light coffee/chocolate with a hint of tart fruit and cream) - plus a somewhat sour rye and hop tang - not incredibly balanced, but appealing nonetheless. Taste is a continuation of the aroma - sour fruit overtones with a backbone of rye and roast, quick slightly bitter finish, but mostly dark roast malt. Mouthfeel is creamy and fairly thick, rather flat and a touch acidc - I liked it! Decent lactic character really makes this a smooth drink.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark brown color with a thin head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel, roast and nutty-ish rye notes. Taste is roasted malts, bitter rye notes, caramel, coffee, hops and faint fruity notes. Medium bodied. Smooth. Good stout,
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. Black body with a light khaki colored head. The aroma is earthy with musty old mushrooms and some dark chocolate. There is also a note of oak. The taste is definitely the rye with some chocolate and a bit of good coffee. There is also a bit of salt in the finish with some peaches. Low carbonation, but it fits the style. An interesting stout.
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