 tarjei (1745), Bryne, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 16, 2008 33 cl bottle. Black color, nice beige/brown head. Aroma is very smoked. Flavor is also smoke, with roasted malt. A beer for the smokeheads!
railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 15, 2008 I had this on DLD and to have a IPS that was smoked was awesome 2 of my favorite styles it poured black with a tan head and the smoke smell and falvor was great i wish i could get some of this i would drink it all the time.CHERS
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tytoanderso (1386), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 15, 2008 12oz bottle. Let me preface this by saying that I am a HUGE Ardbeg (and south shore Islay distilleries in general) fan. So my review might be skewed a bit toward the positive.
Hugely peaty and smoky aroma with essences of wet wood and dark chocolate in the background. Earthy, mossy, dusty with a touch of alcohol as well. Hefty barrel presence on the nose for sure. Pours a dark, thick brown with a thin film of khaki subsiding on top. Loads of smoke and peat on the tongue with a slight musty wood component. The Ardbeg presence is absolutely massive and honestly covers up just about any trace of imperial stout. I like it, though. Leaning toward full bodied. Creamy and delicate carbonation. <p/>
If you like Ardbeg, by all means seek this one out, but if not, stay far, far away.
Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
May 5, 2008 this one was a bit better than the 8,but it still had that funky ass cardboard/glue taste.
pantani (1896), Salinas, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 5, 2008 Black with a thin white head. Aroma is chocolate, moss, cardboard, tobacco. taste is tobacco, chocolate, cardboard, and smoke.
IrishBoy (2707), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 5, 2008 330ml bottle from fiver29; Nose of chocolate and smoke; not too much better than the Batch 008. black wit a small off-white head;
jcwattsrugger (5258), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 4, 2008 12oz bottle@Vero Beach Throwdown-pours no head and black color. Aroma is smoke/peat, oak/wood. Taste is very smoke/peat, oak/wood. Sipping. Occasional. Thanks hopscotch for sharing.
ratman197 (3191), Arvada, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
May 1, 2008 Bottle poured a clear dark reddish brown nearly black with a lasting tan head. Aromas of smoke, peat, iodine, charcoal, roasted malt and light hints of chocolate and vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of smoke, peat, iodine, wet charcoal, roasted malt, bitter chocolate and a hint of vanilla with a smooth lingering smokey finish.
This beer is definitly a sipper, not bad but would have been better with less time in the barrel. The flavor of the beer is overpowered by the scotch flavors.
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