 HogTownHarry (3141), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Jul 25, 2006 Updated: Jul 26, 2006
Draught. At 2006 Michigan Brewers’ Guild Festival. * Rating #1500 in less than 14 months on Ratebeer, and one of the highlights of the festival for me * Deep impenetrable brown-black with a decent creamy dark brown head. Deep, rich, creamy roasty aroma - malt, coffee, chocolate, sweet table cream, alcohol, bitter hops, oak - just lovely. Taste - alcohol, bitter woody, leafy hops - and tons and tons of roast, ending in a long, lingering dark roast finish. Beautifful oily, complex mouthfeel, thick, alcoholic, bitter, nicely carbonated - good lord, this is one of the best impy stouts I’ve had - 3.64 score? WTF?!!! - and while this is strong and definitely high ABV, no way it’s 22% - maybe 12. Maybe.
jcwattsrugger (3757), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
May 23, 2008 12oz bottle @Vero Beach Throwdown-pours no head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-licorice, dark fruit. Taste is acidic, dark malt-licorice, dark fruit. Alcohol. Minimum carbonation. Not my style. Thanks Hopscotch for sharing.
SamsCellar (2), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
does not count  Apr 17, 2008 I sampled this at the Michigan Summer Beer Festival a few years ago, and it stands out as one of my favorites from the fest. Suprisingly drinkable for the high gravity, but definantly a sipper. Black as tar color, with minimal carbonation. Deep choclate malt, dark roast, and of course an alcohol zing, but what else would you expect for 22.5%?
Well worth a taste.
hopscotch (4390), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Feb 25, 2008 Bottle (2005)… VBWT2008… Pitch black ale with no head. The aroma is a mix of dark, bittersweet chocolate, rubbing alcohol, caramel, molasses, prune and light acetaldehyde (aging eliminated what must have been a more significant problem when fresh). Full-bodied and velvety with restrained carbonation. Burnt, chocolaty, bitter and big-time boozy. Finishes chocolaty, bittersweet and, of course, pretty darned hot. A "sipper" to be sure. Cheers to CaptainCougar for sending the bottle!
gunhaver (541), Tampa, Florida, USA
Feb 17, 2008 Updated: Jun 5, 20082005, courtesy hopscotch. Pours black, with some reddish hints. Aroma is pretty boozy, with some chocolate and soft malts. Lots of alcohol in the flavor. The alcohol isn’t hidden at all. Roasted malts, too. Sharp piercing bitterness. Was hoping for more subdued alcohol.
mgumby10 (1502), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Feb 17, 2008 Courtesy hopscotch. Pours black, with almost no head. Smells of light chocolate, mild roast, black malts, and some sweet raisins too. The flavor is pretty damn intense. It said 20% on the label I think, but whatever it is, its was monstrous. Big alcohol heat, chocolate malts, and roasty chestnuts were what I pulled out. Could have been toned down some, a little more balance would have helped, but still was a unique experience which I enjoyed for the most part.
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