 jcwattsrugger (3757), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
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.
bb (2001), Martinez, California, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Bottle. Rich brown beer with a light tan head. Whiskey, peat, smoke aroma. Malty, whiskey flavor with peat and smoke. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel malt lingering with peat and smoke. A bit of caramel, otherwise scotch dominates... but nicely.
LooseCannon (589), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Jul 22, 2008 330ml bottle, Edition 009 best by 22/03/09. Pours dark brown in color with thin brown head. Aroma smokey, roasted coffee and chocolate. Taste strong smokey and roasted coffee with bitter oak finish.
DocLock (4047), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Pouirs burnt sienna with 2-finger dark brown head. Nose is complex; a mix of charred molasses, figs, peaty earthy malt, brown sugar, hops, and oats. Tastes roasty dark malty, with notes of chocolate, fig, prune, peaty earthy scotch, hops, and blackstrap molasses. Very rich palate with a nice creaminess and a mix of velvety chocolate and rauchy malts. One of the more unique and enjoyable beers I’ve had all year.
Retorp (2148), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Magic_Dave bought this round. The aroma smells heavily of charred wood and smoke. In fact it smells like a freshly doused campfire. Hints of chocolate, seawater, soy and roasted meats follow. This does not entice me. The body is a full black and it holds a well formed, thumb thick, tan head that leaves behind excellent clingy lace. HUGE smoke and peat flavors. I mean to the point that all you get is charred wood and peat smoke. Some mild salty notes int he finish. The merest hint of dark fruit and chocolate in the far finish. I could see some freaks loving this. I do not.
bhensonb (2735), Woodland, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle from Ledgers. Edition 009/BB 22/03/09. Near opaque black color with ruby clarity at the edges. Head was ephemeral. Really strong aroma of oily dark roasted malt. Not burnt/’toasted. Just really dark. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor is like burnt oak, phenolics, burnt malt, and those are the weak points. It seems that "liquid smoke" has been introduced. This stuff could clean weld sputter. It’s very smooth, and the strongly harsh characteristics quickly lull the senses. Suddenly a little heat can be noticed. It all tends to tone down in the finish, but it is still the strongest ale statement I can recall. Comparison: This is espresso, and all other is decaf. It is just amazing what man can do with malt and yeast. Postscript: Imperial stout? This is a whole new category.
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