3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Taste courtesy Hopscotch. Blackish red pour with little head. Roasty grain aroma with sweet malt and just a hint of whiskey. Roasted grains, chocolate malt and hint of hops in the taste. Big and ballsy very assertive malt and very much like an after dinner drink.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JAN 7, 2009 Pitch black. Again, kind of weird. Aroma of caramel and chocolate milk. Flavor is almost of brownies. Alcohol very apparent in the finish. Nice flavor, but not sure I’ll be able to finish the bottle. Mouthfeel is nice for a great ale. PS, I made it through the bottle.
Re-Rate: Alcohol mellows with a bit of age. Develops a bit of pleasant sourness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 2, 2010 Butter’s 4th cellar reduction. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Cherry, caramel and biscuit aromas. Taste is slight licorice, coffee and chocolate with alcohol coming through the nose. Nice bitter finish. score 3.5..........8/2/2010-Riptide Black mahogany edges thin tan head. Bottle says 004 best by 9-9-09, One pint, 6.4 fl oz. I guess it’s even a mellower mellow imp stout now. Aroma of caramel, molasses, hazelnut, ash,, dark fruit, dark chocolate, cream, a touch of butter. Taste is very nice, lots of chocolatey malt with some burnt and toasted malt on the finish along with coffee beans. I can see why this isn’t one of the higher rated Imp Stouts but damn it’s still really good at this age. Very soft on the palate, still tons of flavor, creamy, smooth, silky, lightly carbonated. Alcohol is not noticeable. At 6.99 I got a deal considering the store I bought it from aged it for me for a while, it was not refrigerated but on the bottom shelf, behind other things out of the light and caked in dust.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
1pt 6.4oz bottle as "Old World Russian Imperial Stout" 8.2%abv - poured a pitch black color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was dark, mild roast malt, with notes of coffee, chocolate. Flavor is chocolate. Rich, creamy. Pretty enjoyable. Alcohol is a bit noticeable.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
330mL bottle, pours black with a minimal tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate and roasted malt. Flavour is sweet malts and espresso, with a slightly bitter finish. Fairly thin, but smooth body, with very little carbonation.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
pours a light black color. fizzy, soda-like head. aroma of earth, roasted malt, sediment, and light burnt malt. flavor of light vinegar, light earthy malt ans hops, and a touch of caramelized sugar. thin, watery
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Super dark, lively mocha head. Some seawater on the nose. I’m getting aromas of peat as well. Nice hoppy bite, stands up strong to the dark foundation.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Courtesy of Magic_Dave. Thanks, Tom. The aroma is sweet fresh dark fruits including cherry, prune and plum with a bit of peat and natural high cocoa content chocolate as well. Very nice aroma. The bottle is full on black and holds a thumb thick, diminishing mocha head that leaves clingy, clumpy lace. Soy, dark chocolate, cherry, milk chocolate, burnt/heavily roasted bitterness, coffee bitterness and a bit of treacle. The salty soy flavor lingers into the finish, but this can also be quite sweet and bitter at varying ranges. A very nicely done beer that at 8% is not lacking at all for complexity.
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