4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20Oct 25, 2012 edition Bottle to Stone IRS tulip. I actually said "wow" as I poured this. It’s much thicker than I thought with a consistency reminiscent of used motor oil. Not much head and no visible carbonation with a swirl, the liquid briefly stains the glass similarly (but not as heavily) as Marshal Z. Big coffee and potting soil aroma. Again, wow. Very flavorful. Strong brewed coffee, dark chocolate syrup, and bourbon vanilla extract. Pretty clean finish except for a little lingering coffee bitterness, vanilla essence, and a touch of oxidation.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
First of all, let me just say this…I recently made a PB&J and the toaster acted screwy - neglected to toast a slice! (The other was beautifully charred, however.) And, while I was miffed initially, upon biting into the mistake…I was floored! Pillowy at first, then a terrifically satisfying crunch (the flavor profiles differed too, obviously - sweet then char. Amazing.) … This beer is a stout, brewed by CCB. Ipso facto it looks incredible. Smell is chocolate chip pancakes. Taste is much the same, with a subdued coffee presence (wish I’d tried this fresher, admittedly…)… Surprisingly prominent maple wood presence. Tastes kinda like something Struise would make actually? Or, hmm…maybe kinda like Brunch Weasel? Something like that. W/e - really outstanding shit. Feel is OUT OF CONTROL. Full and milkshake-y. Surprise, surprise - CCB has produced another winner. Thanks, Homer321!!!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
17th April 2013
Stouts III Tasting. Thanks to Jack, always good to try another CCB beer. Opaque dark brown with a good pale tan head. Light airy palate, soft. Rich dark chocolate, fruity! A little citrus hop in the semi dry finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sampled at esbls. Dark black with red. A beige ring. Smoky, chocolatey tobacco. Chocolate is tasted with maple with coffee. I like this. And the feel is silky but thick.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured from a 750ml bottle into a Cigar City snifter. Bottled on October 25, 2012 printed on label.
Appearance: Pours a motor oil black with a 1/2 finger toffee brown head which dissipates quickly leaving a ring around the edge of the snifter. Very nice lacing.
Smell: Medium roasted coffee, vanilla, and milk chocolate with a touch of molasses. Excellent aroma.
Taste: Medium roasted malt, semisweet chocolate, sweet vanilla and molasses up front followed by coffee and sweet cream in the middle before ending with espresso and burnt toast at the finish. Aftertaste is bitter and roasty with a hint of cocoa.
Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with a good amount of carbonation.
Drinkability: Excellent drinkability. A very smooth beer that goes down way too easily for 8% ABV.
Overall: Excellent beer overall. This reminds me a lot of CCB’s Marshal Zhukhov’s Imperial Stout except with less booziness. I may enjoy this one even more because it’s not quite as heavy. I know this is probably the only time I’ll ever get to try it since it was a one time brew, but if I see it again I’m jumping all over it. If you see it, try it.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ml bottle. Poured a dark brown, almost black with an off white head. Chocolate, milk shake, lactose, roasty, woody, vanilla and coffee. I really liked this one and it grew on me more and more as I drank it.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black in color with a tan head. Really nice coffee, vanilla, and chocolate aromas. Hints of wood, some spice, and a weird chlorine note. The flavor has some green pepper and chlorine which really ruin an otherwise nice beer. Roasted malt, vanilla, lactose, coffee, and chocolate.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Big thanks to Leighton for bringing the remainder of this one along to CBC for me to rate, 22/04/13.
Mid black with a thin beige head which dissipates to nyadda.
Nose carries dark fruit tones, chocolate, molasses, light spice - a little on the thin side for an 8% ABV beer.
Taste comprises rich chcolate souffle, sweet brown sugars, soy sauce.
Full bodied with moderate carbonation, sweet and chocolatey finish.
Decent fayre.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle coiutesy of kraddel, thank you sir! Pitch black color, brown head. Aroma of vanilla, smooth dark milk chocolate. Taste is full bodied vanilla and cocoa. Nice.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pour is close to black, viscus, large chocolate colored head. Chocolate sweetness and coffee shine through in the aroma with more subtle notes of vanilla beans and coffee creamer. Flavor is very heavy on the roasted coffee with a bit of maple syrup and chocolate as well. Alcohol is very well hidden. Milky, creamy, smooth.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours jet black no foam
Shared by boboshamps , drank with against the grain , struise , alvine , travlr
Smell is coffee
Soft carbo , bitter , coffee . Vanilla in the back
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