3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
29 Sept 2011, tap at the brewery. black and thin w/ thin tan lacing. smells like a wet charred log or charcoal. fizzy med body. charred wood/dark cofee beans w/ a bit of astringent bitterness. actually, it’s very bitter black coffee. pretty nice
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A: The pour on this one is quite nice. A deep, dark brown color with a very fluffy tan head which dies down a decent amount but leaves some nice lacing.
S: The nose is incredibly heavy on the licorice notes, but that is to be expected. There are also some molasses and roasted malt undertones.
T: The flavor has a little bit more balance to it than the nose does. While there is still plenty in the way of licorice, a bit more of the molasses comes through along with a touch of toffee and some roasted malt.
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: I enjoy licorice, but you really have to be a fan of it for this beer. I think a little bit less in the way of the star anise in the brewing process would make this beer a lot better.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Stone Bistro. Clear brown pour, small off-white head. Roasted malt, lots of licorice, molasses, and some peat. Interesting beer, the licorice really stands out.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the tasting room. Pours a very dark brown and smells of black licorice mostly, some aroma of roasted malts come through too. Anise is a very dominating aroma though. The taste was that of the licorice, but had the feel of a nice porter. Good beer, interesting.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle; pored a dark brown/black. Aroma of licorice, roasted malt, and more licorice. Flavor of black licorice, eath, leather,wood and roasted malt. A little strange but nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewery, this black pour had flavors of molasses, roasted grain and anise.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Bootleggers. Both version. Dry, eatery, chocolate coffee. Taste is similar nice and caramel, light vanilla. Prefer the XXII version.
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