4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a deep sable just a whisker or two above black with a nice tan head. Smoky aroma demands a taste with tempting coffee, chocolate and molasses notes. Flavor has firm smoky, roast coffee and chocolate notes plus hints of molasses and licorice. Firm-bodied texture has some good fizz. Double down on this one!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewpub. Dark brown pour, tan head. Mostly roasted malt, earthy bitterness, light chocolate, and caramel sweetness. Okay, passable.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On Tap- Serve deep black color with a Thick head that that lasted quite well with some lacing. Had a roasted aroma with malt. Had a roasted and malt taste with a dry finish. Medium body with no strong alcohol presence and seems well balanced. Quite clean and smooth. Nice beer to relax with after running the Casino gauntlet.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
on nitro-pours a creamy rich light brown head that laces and black color. Aroma is rich dark malt-roasty/chocolate. Taste is dark malt-roasty/bitter chocolate/molasses.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ Brew Brothers El Dorado, served on nitro. Pours a beautiful, pitch black color; huge light-tan head with perfect retention and lacing that coats the glass; a beautiful pour. Good amounts of roasted malts, dark chocolate, and hints of dark licorice in the aroma; creamy, if a touch hollow. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: creamy, vanilla-tinged presence upfront; roasted malts, milk chocolate, and touches of smoke; nicely roasted, highly drinkable. Well-done, lots of creamy stout character. Medium finish: toasty malts, roast, and lasting chocolate; well-balanced end. Seriously, is this a new brewer?
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: July 05, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, creamy tan head, solid lace
Aroma: rich roasted aroma, dark chocolate, coffee overtones, touch of caramel sweetness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich roasted flavor, nice coffee, light sour mash tartness, well placed bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub in Reno, NV. Poured a dark brown with a tan head. Creamy palate with roasted matls and bitter chocolate as the most dominant flavors. Reading the other ratings I didn’t really want to give it a taste. I’m glad I did.
1.2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 3/20
On tap November 2007 Pour was dark brown. Aroma was funky almost lambic like. Flavor was sour and tart. Very disappointing.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A deep dark brown ale with a good moka head, creamy. A light chocolate aroma. In mouth, a thin powdery bitter chocolate and roasted coffee. Light but good. On tap at brewpub, August 2007.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On nitro at the brewpub. The body was perfectly black with a thick khaki head. The aroma was milk chocolate and coffee. The taste was like cola with some milk chocolate. There was a light caramel note. A decent brew.
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