3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Reddish brown of color with a brown. An aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malt, liqurice and coffee. A flavor of liqurice, sweets and dry.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry and Blankboy, courtesy of Hogtown Harry. Pitch black, small off-white head. Mild roast aroma. Good roast taste, almost tartness if that makes any sense - there is just that much roast. Slight acidity. Full flavoured and bodied with a hint of chocolate. I liked it, but because of the overwhelming roast (and maybe because of the quality of other impy’s we had at this session) it did not really make that leap from good to great.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: DEC 13, 2009 Thanks tpd975 for the share. Pours dark brown with a slight, almost nonexistant off-white head. Nose is roasted malt, some smoke, and roasted malt. Flavor is almost no roasted malt some dark fruit and slight coffee and chocolate. Flavor is similar to the aroma with a bit more roast, dark fruit, and some slight chocolate. It is ok. Body is REALLY thin for an imp stout. Pretty decent for a BrewDog beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours black, a bit of brown at edges, big loose bubbles die fast. Aroma is cocoa, coffee, and a bit of molasses. Flavor matches, all very big and impressive. Balancing hop bitterness on the finish is very faintly floral. Enjoyable brew, but I have a marked tendency to like Brew Dog offerings it seems.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Lots of licorice in both the aroma and flavor here but there’s a slight funk in the aroma that I can’t quite place.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from trip to Buffalo. Dark brown with a thin film of dirty tan foam. Aroma of medium roasted coffee beans, slightly charred malt, a hint of licorice. Medium bodied with very low carbonation, verging on flat. Flavour is OK, a fair bit of coffee and dark malt, a bit of cocoa, slightly sour finish. It’s alright, but I expected more.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle (Kaisla, Helsinki) - Black in colour with no head. Roasted and slightly fruity aroma with hops, coffee, chocolate and raisins. Lightly hoppy and soapy taste with coffee, hints of toffee and chocolate, followed by a roasted and hoppy finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
33cl Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Dark brown to black colour, almost no head, only after a vigorous pour. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and massive amounts of liquorice root, giving it an earthy and dusty dry finish, but also a nice sweetness. Medium to fullbodied, syrupy mouthfeel.
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