2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Near black, thin beige head, light lacing.
Aroma is very smoky, light alcohol, not a whole lot else.
Flavour is overpowered by the smoke, minerial, some alcohol, some bitterness.
Bitter, warm mouth, med/light body, mild carb.
Finishes thin, more smoke, lots of alcohol.
Even if was a smoked beer it wouldn’t be all that great. As an imperial stout it’s really thin and highly alcoholic. Not all that good.
330ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.
Opened on March 29, 2009.
Best before March 22, 2009.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
15th July 2009>br>Opaque black stout. Softish dry palate. Peaty smoky whisky, not overwhelming. Rich malt with subtle banana ester. Aniseed alcohol. Finishes with mild minerals and more peaty whisky. Rich and rewarding.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Wine & Cheese Place about 2-3yrs old. Holy Smoke! Pun definitely intended. If you like peaty smoke, this is your beer. It was almost over the top at times for me and I like smoked beers. This trended towards BBQ and possibly Kool Menthols. Good but a little goes a long way.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. A red-brown beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of iodine, roasted malt, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, and iodine.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Shared at DLD. Pour is jet black with a small tan head. The head fades instantly and leaves decent lacing. Aroma is of smoked malts, musk, earth, cigars. Flavor is of oak and smoke in the front with some booze and muskiness in the finish. Body has some hints of caramel and chocolate as well. Medium/heavy bodied, less than great carbonation/mouth-feel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pour is jet black with next to no head. Nose is very scotchy, with earthy tones. Taste is the same and the stout presence is still there, though it is dominated by the peaty earthy tones. The warming sensation is there as well in the mouthfeel which is thick and oily.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear very dark brown - offwhite head. Smokey, ashtray, burned, berries, peated, harsh, high smokey, licorice, fullbodied, wooden, tartness, light whiskey. Nice.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Papsø.
Clear dark brown coloured with a small beige head.
Light roasted aroma of whisky and peat.
Sweet and light roasted flavour of whisky, peat, smoke and earth.
Roasted finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
@papsoe tasting
very dark brown, small brown head.
quite powerfull aroma of tar, peat, whiskey, roasted stuff,
flavor is licorice, roasted malts, whiskey, wood, peat smoke, charchoal, well composed and very tasty.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours black with an orange hue and a rough beige head. Loads of tar and iodine in the nose - this is Islay for you alright! Solid body, fairly sweet hard roast, some dark fruits and then overpowering peat and tar. Roasty finish. 150311
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black with little tan head / Rich nose of cigar box, molasses, and oak / Full body, thick and lightly syrupy, almost flat, with great balance and finish / Flavors of peat smoke, whiskey, oak, and dark roast coffee / Not sure it’s needs to be this flat, even with 3 mos aging, but still great stuff.
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