lagaffe74 (16), Louisiana, USA
Jul 3, 2009 It is a beauty that I have to thank a good friend of mine for giving me some, since it is not available to us yet. Hopefully this coming winter. Pours blacker than night with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate entice you. The palate is impressive. Rich, kinda oily, with milk chocolate and dark chocolate flavors mingling with coffee notes as this beauty warms up. A gift every Winter.
 beerchugger (215), Colorado, USA
Jun 29, 2009 Pours an amazing pitch black with a thin creamy head. Nose of booze is most predominate with chocoalte as well. Mouthfeel is heavy and oily, very nice. Tastes of rich deep milk chocolate mixed with intense coffee malts. Very lovely stout.
ben4321 (562), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Overall Impression:
I haven’t had one on these in a while, but it is something I remember really enjoying, will have to grab a bottle of this sometime soon and give it a proper rating...
Beerapprentice (64), Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA
Jun 23, 2009 Pours a pitch black motor oil colour with a thick, foamy beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate-y chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, alcohol, vanilla, roasted malts and some fruit. Flavour is the same as the aroma. Chocolates dominates the palate. Has a bit of a milky mouth feel.
chrisv10 (127), Denmark
Jun 21, 2009 Bottle. Very black body with small head. Aroma is roasted chocolate as is flavour.
Savvy1982 (113), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Jun 19, 2009 Bottle. Pours an inky, oily black that stains the glass. Nose is big roast coffee and chocolate, and with a very noticable hop presence. Palate is big, tight, lean and oily. Chocolate, alcohol, acid, some fruit. Very big, mean, and intimidating, but still very good.
lordsummerisle (17), New York, USA
Jun 18, 2009 Tap at Ale House, Vestal, NY. I can find very little fault with this beer. Pours black with off-white head. Aroma is pure chocolatey goodness. Flavor is of chocolate and roasted coffee with other complexities buried in the mix. Goes down nice and smooth and lingers on your tongue. Definitely a favorite of mine.
Avengedpoet (255), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jun 18, 2009 Thanks to rustychiles for the bottle of this. Shared this with him post "The Hangover." Pours an inky black, almost still. What head there is is a very dark chocolatey brown. Aroma is bitter chocolate, vanilla, roasted malts, and alcohol. The first thing that hits me about the taste is a very unique bitterness; I think the chocolate and the hops were playing together oddly. Fairly smooth beer. Tastes surprisingly alcoholic for only being 10.6% (though not phenolic). I expected more chocolate/vanilla types of flavors out of this, but an overall pretty good RIS.
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