4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Comes out of the bottle a deep, warm sable with a thick and frothy tan head. Aroma has a strong overtone of sweet chocolate plus notes of licorice and molasses and a hint of quality roast coffee. Flavor has firm chocolate, licorice and molasses notes plus undertones of caramel and coffee, and is rather sweet but not too sweet for a beer. Firm, smooth body has a good amount of fizz. Worth a drive to the package store!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown with a medium sized beige head. The aroma is chocolatey with light roast, mild sweetness and some earthy tones mixed in. The flavor is semi sweet chocolate, mild roasted malts, a splash of caramel, light coffee and mild bitterness to the finish. Medium bodied, very smooth mouth feel. This is pretty good and I would probably buy this again which doesn’t happen very often.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Black with a minimal sudsy tan head. Nose is nutty, cocoa husks, light roast, earthy hops. Flavor is bitter at first, lots of dark fruits particularly prunes and dates in the middle with a chocolate milk like finish. A little bit of brine/olives. Sticky bitterness lingers. Solid.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ home. What? Do we have a winner from Breckenridge? Huh? Let’s go... Black appearance with a dark brown head. Roasty, chocolate malty aroma with notes of caramel and light espresso. Creamy mouth feel. Dark toffee/chocolate flavor that’s fairly roasty with a fair amount of caramel. Pretty sweet but pretty easy drinking. Not that bad.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the holy grail, pour is dark black, with tan head...nose is chocolate,coffee, sweetness..Taste is sweet chocolate, malty,coffee...super solid stout
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap when visiting MN, dark thick black pour with nice tan almost brown head. Aroma is big milk chocolate notes, nice espresso and roasted malt, hints of caramel and toffee come through a bit as well. Taste is sweet chocolate up front, some bitter cocoa in the middle mixing with the espresso and roasted malts, slight hints of sweet caramel with a fairly sweet finish, really nice mouthfeel on this one as well. Easily the best brew from these guys I’ve had.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Ginger Man, NYC. Black - light brown head. Nice roasted. Chocolate. Berries. Sweet chocolate. Nice malty. Light sweetness. Light hoppy. Pleasant.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Black pour with a fading, dense tan head. Roasted malt and dark chocolate come through in the aroma followed by coffee notes, faint vanilla and burnt caramel. Taste is dark chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, and dark coffee. Body is medium, slightly sticky and has a strong, bubbly carbonation. Ends with more dark chocolate, burnt coffee, caramel and roasted malt.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: February 12, 2012
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Kennesaw
Appearance: opaque dark brown, frothu tan head
Aroma: dry chocolate aroma, touch of creamy sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of roasted, mostly dry with a growing milky sweetness, bitter dark chocolate
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught@The Ginger Man, NYC
My first beer from this brewery! Opaque black color, tiny brown head. Roasted aroma, burned, black coffee. Full-bodied. Sweet caramel, soya sauce, licorice and tobacco in the flavor. Soft palate. Short finish. Warming alcohol in the aftertaste.
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