4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cloudy dark brown with a large tan quickly dissolving crown. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, rye and a touch of peat. Taste of rye, chocolate and roasted sweet malt. Smooth with low bitterness. Sweetens up a bit as it warms. The rye is a nice addition, I like this one.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a rich black/brown with thin to no head. Aroma is strong with roasted malts. Notes of rye, burnt malts, dark fruits, and bitter chocolate stand out. On the palate it is chewy. The flavor really brings out the burnt malts and it finishes rather dry. I was vey impressed with this beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle. Dark brown long-lasting tan head. Nose is great. Vanilla malt coffee caramel plum alcohol. Taste is beautifully creamy cocoa coffee vanilla creamy goodness. Some sweetness to go with the bitterness definitely. Yummy goodness. A better than the majority stout.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draught at RFD. Deep chestnut brown with a scant white head. Aroma of rye bread with some roasted coffee beans. Very creamy body, almost chewy like a Guinness. Very subtle flavor of dark milk chocolate at first, progressing to a dark pumpernickel, then finishing with a bitter edge. A keeper.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler purchased from Liquor Barn, Louisville, KY (Springhurst). Served in a pint glass, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and rye. Taste is pretty much the same as the aroma, but with the addition of some dark fruit and a little bit of licorice. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s creamy and has good carbonation. Drinkability is good, it’s smooth and goes down easy. I think this is a good overall brew, and a great beer for a cold winter day. I’d definitely buy this again.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This was a very nice brew. Pours thick giving an almost opaque brown color in the glass. Flavors of chocolate, nuts, whole grain bread, and coffee. Nice mouthfeel with a dry, lingering finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark brown with medium sized light brown head,roasted coffee aroma and taste, with a small hint of rye, fairly thin but still has a decent mouthfeel and bitter coffee like finish
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Crisp and spicy, the rye is very strong. Lingering aftertaste is tempered by it being a thin beer that doesn't coat your tongue like other stouts. Great for a cold night in January (that's why the woman on the bottle is so sad... she knows she's waiting another six months for winter to end in Michigan...).
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