3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle) Black colour with lasting, creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of liquorice, strong black coffee, cacao, vanilla and a touch of Islay whisky. Malty, roasted taste with strong black coffee, liquorice, black rye bread, ashes, vanilla, oak wood and a touch Islay whisky. Generous roasted bitterness. Almost full body, quite dry. Impressive stout with a nicely balanced whisky wood character. Very nice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, brown, mostly lasting. Body is opaque black (flashlight tested). Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain), with notes of raw wood, whisky, vanilla. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. Rather plain and non-Imperial...just kind of a strong-ish dry stout. Nothing wrong with it, just boring. Awesome appearance though...opaque and very nicely lasting head.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
141/960; //
Beer is very dark brown, nearly opaque. Head is moderately fluffy, khaki, finishing but mostly lasting, clingy and lacy. //
Aroma is malty with moderate notes of toasted bread, light notes of wort, molasses, chocolate. Light hop notes of breakfast tea, trace of lemon, pine needles. Light yeast note of basement. Light note of vanilla. //
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly juicy, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly bitter, warm. Body is on the light side, carbonation keeps it fluffy.//
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black body, brown head. Aroma has sugary, roasted malt. Coffee, dark fruits, peated, vainilla woody notes. Flavour is rich with roasted grains, whiskey, some sweet woodiness. Very harsh and rough but incredibly nice.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled, thanks to Jens for sharing. Near black with a lasting tan head. Big and vineous fruity and malty aroma with whisky and oak, and a faint touch of smoke. Sweet and slightly roasted flavour with fruity notes. Initially quite intense, then a pretty flat middle, and finally a hoppy and long lasting bitter finish
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, liquorish, oak and light peated smoke. Flavour is roasted malt, alcohol, peated smoke, liquorish, chocolate and light oak.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
330 ml bottle. #172 of 960. From St Andrew’s, Scotland.
Black colour with creamy greyish tan head.
Roasted malt, whisky sweetness, mild peat and salmiak in aroma.
Flavour is grainy malty with roasted notes, some whisky sweetness, mild bitterness and liquorice.
Very smooth and tasty. I like this very much.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle #247 of 1051. Black colour with a beige head. Malty whisky aroma with some peat. Flavour of malt and oaked whisky.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle #815 of 1051:
Pour dark, dark brown with a large and foamy head. Aroma is whisky, iodine and salty licorice. Flavour is whisky, smoke, tar, peat and salty licorice. Bitter finish. Surpringly balanced and drinkable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
5 July 2012, bottle. Black with foamy head. Nose is lots of toasted malt. A bit winey. Alcohol is hidden well. Med body and faintly fizzy. Sugary coffee, burnt malt, some alcohol and vanilla notes. Very nice.
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