4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sample at CBC 2013, Friday. (I tried vintage 2013 and 2011) This rating is for vintage 2011.
Black with a small tan head. Aroma and taste of light spices, roasted malt, licorice, dried fruit, some chocolate and "milk". Nice smooth mouth feel and with a long aftertaste. Not the best Imperial Stout but still a very nice beer.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle @ CBC. 2011 vintage. Pours pitch black with small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, light coffee, rich dark chocolate, caramel, light pepper. Flavor is rich roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, ripe plums, spice, light cedar, little alcohol. Full body, soft(almost flat) carbonation, light warming alcohol in the finish. 030513
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at CBC 2013. Black with a beige head. Intense chocolate aroma,some peppery notes. Full bodied, soft carbonation. Semi dry, medium bitterness.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Zeebra Extreme Beer Festival - Black, no head. Oily look. Vanilla is dominant in the aroma with some light cinnamon in the background. The initial taste is of cinnamon with a prickly background heat that becomes quite warming. Overall, too much cinnamon.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Flaska på CBC 2013. Smakade en 2011 och en från 2013. Smak och doft av mycket choklad, portvinskänsla.
2011 var pepprig med toner av russin. Fyllig och rund. Med en bitterchokladbeska.
2013 var mer stickig med smak av saltlaktris och brända toner.
Riktigt bra båda två. Lagring gör ändå stor skillnad, roligt.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Acquired in a trade for a bolt cutter at dark lord day. Hunahpu bottled march 2013 poured into snifter. Pours thick black with small dark tan head. Aroma is cinnamon, char, dark fruits and vanilla. Taste is much of the same. Imo cinnamon dominates the palate with this brew. Lots of cinnamon up front and in the finish. A bit of vanilla with a very faint touch of the chile peppers. As it warms vanilla comes out a bit more. Overall I was very happy to have tried such a well sought after brew. While I think it was quite tasty, I think the cinnamon is just a bit too dominate in this stout. Cant wait to try one aged a year.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Samples @ CBC (2011& 2013). Pours black with a golden beige head. Notes of molasses, olives(!) and milk sweetness in aroma. Taste is spicy and chocolaty with a touch of honey. The ancho is a problem to the balance (espacially in the 2013 version).
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
2012 vintage at CBC. The appearance is just simply through the roof. Pitch oil black, with a small dark brown head. Some aroma of chocolate, roast, vanilla, some wood, many things going on here. Very full bodied, long both roasty and bitter finish, with a tiny dash of sweet. Fantastic!
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sample from bottle at CBC 2013. En 2011 och en 2013. En stor maffig imperial stout. Massiv kropp, den unga är betydligt kärvare med brända smaker, chili, peppar och saltlakrits. Den äldre är rundare med mer choklad, russin och antydan till portvin. Båda är riktigt bra och förvånansvärt olika efter två års lagring.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 6, 2013 (Short review due to the massive amounts of beer I drank during the CBC13.) Awesome experience having 11.12.13 cintages side by side. Epic brew!
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