 17thfloor (866), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dec 6, 2007 Updated: Aug 14, 2008
[Rerate - 07 bottle] Pours a very near black brown, very think like oil, thin brown head. Big licorice, raisin, burnt chocolate aroma, very malty, vinous with some alcohol. Tastes like melted dark chocolate, so dry and bittersweet. Hints of wood, kinda smokey with some vanilla and licorice. Huge full body, creamy without being syrupy or too hard to drink.
8/5/10/5/19
[07-08] Pours exactly like goose’s bourbon county. Black motor oil with thin redish/brown head disappearing very fast. It does have somewhat of a chocolate aroma, the dry bittersweet kind. Extremely smooth flavor, very rich vanilla, subtle hints of licorice and some smokey wood, somewhat alkaline. Dry finish, dark chocolate. Palate is just full enough to let you know its a stout but not too sticky to make it awkward to drink.
tmoreau (72), Lombard, Illinois, USA
Jan 7, 2009 12oz. bottle to snifter. Pours a thick, black, a little mahogany hue as the glass tilts, with a dark tan head that diminished fairly quickly, and leaves a small ring, and some light lacing. Aroma is of roasted malt, sweetness and alcohol. Coffee and distinct hop bitterness hit you in the flavor, with the alcohol and dark chocolate following. Full bodied with a viscous texture. Finishes pleasantly dry with that touch of sweetness.
lithy (555), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jan 7, 2009 Winter 08-09 bottle. Pitch black pour that doesn’t appear as syrupy as many imperial stouts. A finger of pretty lasting creamy milk chocolate head sits in the snifter and leaves good spotty lacing when swirled. Aroma is big chocolate, burnt and roasted malt. Black malts and light alcohol. Taste is big roastiness, minimal chocolate, oily but not heavy, some sour notes and soy sauce comes through, with a big bitter finish.
smith4498 (459), Miami, Florida, USA
Jan 5, 2009 Pours black with brown head. Big roasty, chocolate aroma. Flavor is sweet burnt malts, chocolate and alcohol. The alcohol is noticeable, but not overpowering, and adds a nice warming element. Full body with a thick, oily mouthfeel and minimal carbonation.
pjweaver (125), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 4, 2009 Blind Tasting.
Boozy coffee, aroma, hints of dark chocolate, smoke, toasty malt. Black/brown dark head. Coffee and dark chocolate flavor, minimal red fruit, mostly toasty and boozy. Warm oily palate. No real aftertaste, doesn’t seem to cling at all.
n49921 (92), USA
Jan 3, 2009 Bottle. Pours very dark. Nice tan head. Aroma was malty with a nice hit of chocolate. Taste is chocolate and a touch of coffee, can taste the high ABV too. Nice.
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