4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by badnewsbeers. Deep charcoal brown-black body, medium clumping brown head. Smoky, meaty nose with lots of charred malts in addition to roasted coffee beans and burnt brown sugar. Leathery. Charred, roasty body, espresso-like, with tons of dry roast and light molasses sweetness. Similar to several other Cigar City stouts. Very good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar, during 3Floyds Night 2011. Pitch black with lovely deep brown head. Heavy roastd malt aroma, chocolate, caramel Taste is more sweet, malty ,chocolate, some vanilla, bitter finish and long aftertaste.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled. A pitch black beer with an oily texture under a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, soy sauce, whiskey, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, soy sauce, wood, alcohol, and oil, leading to a dry, roasted, and alcoholic finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at SBWF. Stockholm, September 29th, 2011.
Alcoholic with a big chocolaty aroma. Chocolate toffee and dark cacao mixed with salty liquorice and a dash of coffee. Some wood character in the taste and a slight sourish feeling is throwing me off a bit. Still it’s big brutal and very taste. Great and truly an interesting Imperial stout.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled at the DC Ratebeer gathering. Pours an oily, opaque black with some brown head. Nose of raisins, cherries, caramel, light smoke, malty, sweet. Flavor is a little rubbery, smokey, malty, dark chocolate, raisins, light pepper. Full bodied, peppery finish. A little hot.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Shared by motortoddhead. Deep black. Murky roasted malt, coffee, acidic/tart plum/raisin. Roasty malts and acidic prune/raisin juice, dark fruit. Lingering raisin/prune juice. Just not digging this stuff.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle shared with Rustyham. Pours a viscous black with a dark brown head. Aroma of booze soaked raisens. Full bodied with a chalky texture, with a fine fizziness. Flavor of charred malts, raisen, and red table wine that transitions to a semi-hot, peppery finish. Finish is not enjoyable for me, has a spoiled dark fruit flavor.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very active bubbles, fizzy to no end. Head is a dark brown color, Arima is very dark bitter chocolate and raisins. Three flavor is hot at first, then gets chocolatey, some spice, Christmasy, then hot again. Bottle from the brewery .
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(750ml bottle thanks to ericandersnavy) jet black pour with a ring of dark tan head. Nose of tobacco, licorice and fudge. Taste of fudge, smoke, meaty, rich, thick body and big on flavor. Graham cracker and cream linger.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap @ Mikkeller Bar. The aroma has cacoa, chocolate, raisin, sugar. Black coloured beer with a small, beige head. The taste is sweet, roasted, has dark dried fruits, some chocolate. More bourbon tones in the finish. Very full bodied. Nice.
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