nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Jun 8, 2008 12 oz, bb 10/13/08. Three-finger head that lasts fairly well. Cocoa and spicy dry wood nose. Tastes of prickly-spicy dry hickory wood, cocoa, caramel, and some sour-metallic notes for contrast. Bittersweet molasses and char aftertaste. Medium-heavy body is watery, with a dry, slightly chalky finish. NachlamSie (1630), Tennessee, USA Jun 7, 2008 Bottle best before October 2008. Pours a very deep red which appears to be black in dimmer lights. The aroma is fairly roasty with hints of chocolate, molasses, and coffee. Pretty straight up dry stout here, just thinner than I like my dark ales. The flavor hints at wax chocolate and semi-bitter coffee. Easy to drink, but nothing special. jdmhawk (31), Bettendorf, Iowa, USA May 30, 2008 pours black with off white head. aroma is sweet with molasses and malts. flavor is of overly burnt malts, coffee, and is very dry like the name states. not my favorite stout by a long shot. Trev (850), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA May 6, 2008 Pours black with a nice tan head. Molasses, light hop and chocolate in the nose. Nice tight carb thanks to bottle condition.
Flavour was sweeter than I expected from a dry stout. smokey coffee flavour, a little nutty in the middle with a dry bitter finish. Enjoyit (1695), Vadum, Denmark Apr 13, 2008 Black of color with a cloudy foamy beige head. An aroma of chocolate, smoke, lots of coffee, hops and oldstyle liqurice. A flavor of coffee, liqurice and bitter notes. Botnik (101), Carrollton, Texas, USA Apr 10, 2008 I bought this in a variety pack, for a party. It fit my budget and pleased my guests. Not bad, but a bit weak for a stout. Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA Apr 7, 2008 Not a bad stout. A little sweeter than I expected. Aroma is roasted with some nutty smell. Some nutty chocolate in the taste. Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA Apr 6, 2008 12oz bottle-Pours black with a nice tight tan head which emits an aroma of roasted malt, coffee, smoke, and a little chocolate. Starts out with a bit of all of the above and lingers throughout the mouthful. Finishes dry with a little smoke thrown in. This medium to full bodied brew is a little weak. Not a bad tasting brew but I wish it had a little more overall.
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