4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/202009 Bottle. Pours a thick black with a tight tan head that lasts forever. The bourbon in the aroma blends nicely with the oak, some char, and chocolate. While the alcohol is noticeable, it blends nicely, and the bitterness is like a fine dark chocolate. Excellent silky finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle .. thats the rub .. . . pours a deep brown black .. mild foam .. . easy mouth .. . light burnt chocolate and decaf coffee .. . easy finish and quite light all around .. . . i don’t quaff that shit by the way. drugs don’t kill people. balconies do.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma of roast , chocolate, coffee, black licorice. App. Is pitch black, light brown head, slight lacing. Taste is roasty chocolate, some coffee, light black licorice. For style this has a light body. Solid.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured from the bomber it has an almost black color with a mocha head. The aroma has some chocolate and oak and some booze. Taste starts with a creamy texture of melted chocolate. There is also some roasted coffee notes and a touch of some bourbon. Very complex with other flavors like caramel and brown sugar. Excellent beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Black pour. Thinly tan head. Watery body
Sweet syrupy nose. Notes of Roasted malts coffee and subtle hints of chocolate and dark fruit. Good for aging + blending. A good Imp. Stout and a solid base beer for experimentation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
2010 bottle/2012 drank. Kind of light body/pour and fizzy tan head. Very mild nose, touch of oak and bourbon and LOTS of dark fruit. Smells like fig/prune juice... Medium body and a touch of tannin.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber. 2012 edition. Pours a deep, opaque, ’stouty’ blackish-brown, thin espresso colored head. Nose is malt, chocolate, dried fruit, bourbon barrel. Mouth is full bodied, lots of boozy character, cocoa, toffee, dates and raisins and bit warm at the back end. Pretty nice, but I’d take another bottle of Cherry BCS over this any day of the week.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
2010 750 consumed in 2013. Purchased at crayneapalooza at sugar maple for a good cause. One of my favorite beers of 2013.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at Slows Bar BQ. Pours pitch black with a small head that fades quickly and collects at the edges. Good lacing too. Aroma is a fairly unique for this style. Lots of cocoa and fruity esters, hints of bourbon and roasted malt. Very sweet on the first sip but it doesn’t bother me here. Dark dried fruit mixed with sweet cocoa gives a surprisingly nice balance. The bourbon is there but very subtle. Finish is lingering cocoa and light bourbon. Medium body and pretty oily. This is really good stuff worth trying if you can. A unique take on the style here.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
UPDATED: MAR 10, 2013 Draft. Overwhelming prune and bourbon notes. Devoid of coffee or chocolate notes. Miles behind Old Rasputin. It’s not "terrible", but it might be my least favorite imp. stout.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at a bottleshare. 2012 vintage. #2835 of 4200. Black color. Thin brown head. Good lace. Light woody, some roast. Medium to bigger body. Good chewy texture. Light carbonation. Bitter taste. Little warmth in the finish. Very nice one to sip. Great long warm roasty malt and light vanilla aftertaste. Sweet in the finish. Good stuff.
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