 freekyp (840), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
Sep 13, 2008
Historically I’m not a big fan of the dry stout style. I think Guiness and its cohorts are generally decent but lacking in flavor. This beer is a pleasantly surprising exception. Silky smooth and pitch black with a dark head that fades quickly, the aroma is strong espresso and raw molasses. Flavor is much the same with a strong deeply bitter finish. Has a bit of sweetness to offset the strong bitter espresso character.
arrogantb (41), Denver, Colorado, USA
Jan 4, 2009 12oz bottle, good deal at $5.49 per sixer. Deep, dark black with a light tan head that was initially quite huge but is now a thin layer of foam. Decent stouty molasses smell but it is way down there. Easy flavor, no roast, malty, no molasses, hops? This is a good beer for the money but not my favorite stout by any means.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 01-03-2009 20:47:33
BrownDogBeer (30), Portland, Oregon, USA
Dec 28, 2008 Pour is a dark black with a light tan head. Aroma of malt with a little chocolate and molasses. Medium bodied. Rich with flavor with no one flavor dominating.
rederic (1566), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 26, 2008 12oz bottle, dark black color, with a beige head, leaving some laces, yeasty, roasted chocolate malt nose, with some dark chocolatey accents, with a faint liquorice, molasses, coffee aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a mild roasty, chocolate malt character, with a liquorice, anise spicy note, with some black coffee beans roastiness, with a mild molasses accent, leading towards a dark chocolatey, roasty bitterness finish.
daknole (1268), Plantation, Florida, USA
Nov 15, 2008 thanks to mar for this. for a dry stout this is good. i am not a huge dry stout fan, but this one is pretty tasty. aroma is full of malt, molasses, chocolate and some hops. flavor is pretty roasty and dry. slight flavor of chocolate and a hint of molasses. not bad.
blutt59 (1064), Dallas, Texas, USA
Nov 1, 2008 bottle, black brown color, head recedes to slight film, aroma of tobacco and coffee, flavor is dark fruit, cocoa and coffee, finish is smooth
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