SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Apr 2, 2009 Bottle courtesy of hellbilly. Deep brown pour with a creamy wet head. Nice cocoa aroma, along with roasty malt and dark fruit. Flavor is slightly sweet and big on chocolate and roasted malt. A bit of alcohol on the finish. A very good brew. Thanks Josh! ksurkin (366), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 1, 2009 12oz bottle from grape & gourmet. pours an oily, thick extremely dark brown with a thin, cocoa dust head and big lacing. aroma is great with dark chocolate, roasty malts, plum, figs, and licorice stick. flavor is excellent and beautifully complex. starts of with tastes of big chocolate, dark fruits like cherries and currants, and vanilla that transitions seamlessly into a big roasted malt and coffee finish. mouthfeel is smooth, creamy, and has just a hint of the 10% alcohol. overall, an excellent brew. PJClarke (620), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Mar 31, 2009 Updated: Apr 6, 2009Pitch black with a large dark, beige head. Slightly metallic cocoa aromas along with irony coffee and deep prunes. It has some very nasal alcohol fumes also.
Very rich, it doesn’t disguise its % well but what it gives you works well with the boozy richness. Deep and burnished. Very wintry and warming. Chocolate and coffee dominate. A little carbonated but deliciously thick and indulgent.
This is a great beer but the alcohol is a little too apparent for me throughout the whole experience.
I am also trying this as a ’Black Chocolate Stout Float’ with vanilla ice-cream as Garrett Oliver suggests in is book. Scratch that, I only have Cherries and Cream ice-cream, so here goes. The chocolate becomes more palpable, however, so does the alcohol content due to the foam. It really is rich and tasty though. The beer gives a great dryness to the finish and the ice-cream perks the whole thing up. Yummers. A good bit of cherry sweetness in the actual liquid really works wonders here! Richer and fleshier than originally. shawnm213 (913), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Mar 31, 2009 Updated: Apr 29, 2009200th rating! 12 oz bottle. wow. this is a monster of a beer. BLAck, dark chocolate, creamy mouthfeel. some alcohol, but well balanced. nice beer. Bukowski9 (89), Piqua, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Mar 30, 2009 Bottle pour.Dark black and a little thick with a decent head.Smells were chocolate and coffee and a hint of wood.Chocolate,coffee,spice,hint of alcohol but not overpowering the other flavors.Great taste that hangs around awhile,thick and rich with decent smoothness.Really enjoyed this one. Beerman125 (18), , New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 | Mar 27, 2009 A nice chocolate coffee aroma and black as night appearance. Flavor is a bitter dark chocolate meant to be savored. I consider this an excellent dessert beer. cellar (485), Dublin, Ireland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 24, 2009 Pitct black with short head. Strong malty notes of burned coffee, plumes, dark chocolat. Spieces develops in mouth. flavvour is sweet and bitter and well balanced in long bitter and dry finish. One more please!!! linc33 (177), Albany, New York, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 3/20 | Mar 23, 2009 Updated: Mar 28, 2009It’s a chocolatey stout, just like they say. Right on on style, just not one I enjoy so it gets hit on the overall impression.
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