3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewery. Very dark brown in color with a lasting one-finger tan head and good lacing. Roasty aroma with anise and molasses along with some coffee. The flavor is decent but not as full and tasty as I expect from this style. Coffee roastiness with anise and molasses and a hint of dark chocolate. Medium-bodied and on the drier side with carbonation below average. Overall decent but not great for the style.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours dark brown with a thin ring of tan bubbles. Smells of dark fruit, boozy, roasted malt. Tastes of roasted malt, bitter, pepper, some chocolatey hints. Enojoyable!
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Black pour with large tan head for the style. Coffee and malty aroma, flavor is of coffee, hint of caramel, but metallic and watery on the finish. Very unbalanced version of the style.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark black with one finger of chocolaty tan head. Nose is mildly metallic with notes of fruit skins and coffee. Favor is better, rich chocolate and some coffee with some acidity. Palate shows some roast and bitterness with a noticeable acidity.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz. via bmartin08. Drank at cellar temp. Pour is oily black with thick foamy brown head. Aromas strong of roasted malts, coffee, and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is very malty and roasty. Toffee flavors were also in the finish. Mid-grade impy at most. This one is nothing to jump up and down about.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Best I’ve had from the Carolina Brewery. On tap at WBF in Raleigh. Nice black pour with dark mocha head. Very roasty, but no burnt bitterness. Tons of coffee and chocolate and a creamy taste. Really quite good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark, smell of caramel and chocolate, taste sweet chocolate, coffee with a light feel. Thank you badbeer, and pepsican
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Via trade with OldStyleCubFan, 12oz bottle, cool to see a cbc cap this week during CBC in San Diego. Pours black with a light brown head. Chocolaty and malty nose. Taste is sweet and chocolaty. Pretty good not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle left at my house by Todd - thanks! Good all around stout. Poured very dark brown with a tight tan head. great lacing along the way. tastes were roasted malts, coffee grinds, and smoke. would like to try a few more of these real soon..
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a very dark brown with absolutely no head to speak of. Smell is coffee, roasted malts and some alcohol. Taste is much the same, but something is smoothing this thing out.
I don’t know when this was bottled, but this one tastes a little aged. Still plenty of roastiness. Good beer, needs to come a little bigger than this though.
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