3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap half pint at Pizza Port in Carlsbad, CA.
Opaque, nearly black, brown with creamy, fine tan head and very good lacing.
Aroma sweet roasted malt, chocolate, licorice and vanilla. .
Taste of toffee, chocolate and roasted malt
Medium body and soft carbonation.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours an opaque black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, lactose, anise, and brown sugar. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, lactose, and chocolate with a dry, bitter finish.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Don’t know how I missed rating this. Creamy from the first sip. Very robust and flavorful. This one is good to go slow with, but it kind of lends itself that way. I think my wife if she rated beers, would give this about a 4.9. She’d get this in the middle of the summer I believe.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black with a creamy tan head. Sweet chocolate aroma with notes of cherry. Tastes of dark chocolate burnt coffee and roasted grain. Quite good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Pours with a black body and a lasting tan head. Aromas of licorice, chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla, anise and some esters. Flavors are of chocolate, dusty, roast, a bit tannic. Medium sweet mid palate but finishes dry with further notes of anise/licorice. Medium bubbles, full bodied and warming.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled @ AZ Strong Beer Fest. Fairly run-of-the-mill impy stout showing chocolate, coffee bean, roasted malt, caramel and vanilla. Dark mahogany pour on this but a little thinner than I would have liked.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the AZ Strong Beer fest, February 2011. Pours near black with a thin tan head. The nose is chocolate and roast. The taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Medium mouthfeel. Pretty good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at AZSBF.Pour is deep brown/black with a beige head. Aroma shows notes of chocolate and roast malt. Flavor shows the same with additional notes of anise and a touch of coffee.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown, brown head. Sweet chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Flavor is a bit more toasty than most imp stouts, but still good. Nice hit of chocolate and espresso.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A deep dark stout with a a huge thick nitro dark brown head. In aroma, a faint sweet chocolate, with light coffee notes, alcohol warmth. In mouth, a smooth bitter chocolate with herbal notes, coffee beans, not bad. Balanced and smooth. On tap at Big Dog Winterfest, Jan. 29 2011.
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