 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 18, 2008
Date: 08/16/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, frothy dark tan head, drippy streaks of lace,
Aroma: dry dark chocolate aroma with a touch of roasted and a hint of honey sweetness on the back end,
Body: big body with a touch of stickyness from the honey that turns creamy,
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, enough roasted to make it nice and roasty without getting burnt, hint of coffee, growing honey character, sweetness from the honey adds great balance, the honey melds with the chocolate to produce a honey sweetened chocolate finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 14, 2008 Growler shared by hopsleeroy. Thanks Lee!
Pours a very nice looking dark oily black color with a smallish tan head. Smell is light coffee, dark roasty malt, and dark chocolate. Taste is dark malt, ashy bitter chocolate and cocoa, and nicely hopped as well. Some cookie aromas. Oily mouthfeel and with soft to medium carbonation. Very drinkable, and really tasty, given the 10.5% ABV. A fantastic Imperial Stout for sure.
Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 22, 2008 this offered a nice complex background to it, the honey definitly rounded the palate and the background in this beer, giving it the depth you want in a nice imperial stout. was very smooth for 10.5 abv.
NachlamSie (1637), Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 23, 2008 Goblet at the brewpub. This appears to be near solid ebony with a very long lasting dark brown head. The aroma is slightly questionable to me. It reminds me almost of liqueur with its strong licorice/honey and alcohol presence. Some coffee tones are also noted. I took a sip to be blown away. The actual flavor is completely natural with hints of honey, licorice, toasted almonds, raisins, and a satisfying burned, bitter finish. What I liked the best about this is that while it is most certainly easily identified as a sweeter imperial stout, it is lacking any of the usual thick rum, bourbon, or chocolate found in its peers. What my palate expects is gracefully and naturally replaced with a very tasteful level of honey. To keep things from getting overly sugary, the finish leaves a lingering chewy roasty sensation on my tongue. As far as the flavor goes, the 10.5% is completely hidden. After a few sips, my smell and taste begin to work together and I enjoy this beer more and more. I thought this was an excellent offering.
timsilvia32 (446), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 18, 2008 Updated: Aug 25, 2008Nearly black pour, very thin dark tan head. Not real fragrant, some roast malt, slight sweetness, slight alcohol. Dark chocolate, roasted malt, raisin maybe. The honey or whatever it is absolutely does not work with the rest of this beer. The off sweetness makes the rest seem a bit sour. Could be a little more full bodied. Finished fairly clean, not much lingering. Alcohol well hidden. Thought this one had potential, if they could brew it as just an imperial stout. They were trying to make it have an extra level of complexity, but I found it to be lacking complexity at all.
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