3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Bottled and served in Stone IRS snifter: Basically opaque with a lasting frothy tan head and very good lace. The aroma notes has notes of roast and chocolate, moderate bourbon and oak, some bile and funk, orly ? The taste is malt forward but plenty of booze and hop funk too. Seemed muddled and lacking the richness that an Imperial Stout should have, damn barrel aging anyhow. Sprite and aggressive mouth feel but an oily note and moderate ashy finish. Just too funky and off to really enjoy, give me the base Vampire Slayer over this any day.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
My Bottom Line:
Biscuity coffee bean angles evolve into roastiness and raisins before alcohol heat adds an edge to this tight Imperial Stout.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam tops the darkest brown.
-Caramelized sugars surge in the second half.
-Oatmeal-like cereal flavors add depth.
-Hop resins meet up with roasted malts in the finish.
-This is a nice dessert brew from aroma to finish.
Bottle.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle. pours black with thin tan head. big roasted boozy aroma. taste is thick and ashy lots of alcohol heat and semi sweet chocolate
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Big boozy and sweet beer but with a decent amount of roast/smoke element to it.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle. Bottled on 05/2012. Jet black pour. Smells like charred grains, fusel alcohol, licorice, black chocolate, and some bourbon & vanilla too. First sip, whoa strong. Burnt grains flavor, vanilla, cocoa bean bitterness, coffee flavors, charred honey, bourbon wood. Esters of bubblegum, wood, bourbon, and odd flavor character that I can only assume is hops. Loads of wood and toasted chocolate malts. Finishes with a welcoming booziness.
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4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Black color, brown head. Aroma of licorice, burnt coffee. Taste is molasses, coffee, bitter cocoa. Good stuff.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
From notes. Bottle poured into a shaker. Bourbon, bourbon and more bourbon. Loads of chocolate and coffee. I’m pretty much in love with this beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle in a snifter. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, a lot of chocolate malts, hints of vanilla, and some floral hops. Flavor the same, a little too sweet. Smooth texture. A pretty good beer, but not the best of its style.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber shared with UncleMattie. Pours a dark brown with a tan foamy head. Aroma of chocolate burnt coffee and hints of vanilla.Taste is of sweet malts, just like the nose. A bit of chocolate and burnt coffee, light vanilla taste and bourbon and oak. Nice mix between Blaecorn and Vampire. Angry Beast definitely made a good night.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black into a snifter. Mocha head with medium retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Vanilla and licorice aromas. Thin with sweet oak and vanilla front to back. Lasting hot soy finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
May 12 bottling. Dark pour, Looks like a serious dark stout. Looks great, that’s about where it all goes downhill. Dark toasted malts, bordering on burnt. Some smoke, and peat. Maybe some unintended secondary fermentation in the bottle, gives it a bit of stale malt flavor. The half that was barrel aged didnt come through at all. I see no signs of bourbon.
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