3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
A nice light stout. Little complexity for the palate just a simple, easy to drink dark beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle pours dark black/brown with soda type head that takes a couple of minutes to fade to a ring. Aroma dominated by hops. Getting a little bit of chocolate and malts, but flavor dominated by the hops. Finish hoppy but you do get some chocolate lingering. Palate medium viscosity with some carbonation.
A matter of taste of course but to me the balance is out of whack.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle.
Pitch black pour with some creamy tan head. Aromas of grapefruit, pine, roast, coffee, and chocolate - smells a bit like a Black IPA. Creamy palate - nice mix of citrus and roast. Lots of coffee and a bit of chocolatey finish. Nice amount of bitterness - pretty good brew from Choc.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark black pour into thick pillowy tan head that slowly dissipates into heavy melting lacing. Aroma of roasted chocolate malt and hop. Initial flavor of dark roasted breakfast blend coffee, chocolate malt, and bitter hop. Initial flavor of dark roast that is quickly subdued by the hoppy bitterness that fades into a creamy to oily bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
What a good stout for the winter! Oh you can have it any time but it’s a good brew to push away that wintry chill! Quite a nice blend of hops in this stout and it creates a flavor that is truly unique! As the brew slowly warms those flavors just deliciously intensify! Enjoy some (responsibly) today!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(12oz bottle, courtesy of Chris) Pours an opaque black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, citrus, light anise, and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt, citrus, chocolate, and coffee.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottled, deep black brown color with nice tan foam, aroma is hoppy roasted malt notes with a hoppy flavor and burnt malt and nutshells, finish is too thin for an IS
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pitch black pour with a thin khaki head. Nose is roasted malts, chewy chocolate, coffee, faint alcohol, and licorice. Nice palate, thick chocolate, heavy roasted malts, coffee, bitter finish.
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