3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Growler from Brewed in Fort Worth. Pours dark brown with a small, beige head. Aroma of earth, dark rye bread, slight cherry, dark chocolate, coffee, and toasted nuts. The aroma implies dessert, but this beer is NOT sweet. Flavors of coffee, toast, earth, and slight bittersweet chocolate make appearance. Finishes with a slight cherry hint and an aftertaste that is bitter and earthy, yet slight astringent from the cherries. Begs for a sip of water after a while. Medium-heavy bodied, moderate carbonation, no real alcohol presence. Interesting beer, but I wish the aftertaste was better.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the BTBF. Dark brown pour with a foamy tan head. Nose is ashy, cherry tootsie roll pops. Exactly like a cherry tootsie roll pop. Flavor is cherry, ashy, sweet, with some bitterness to finish the back end.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Poured a deep black with a wispy head. Faint nose of coffee, but no cherry. In the mouth I was really hoping for some cherry flavours, but this is just a run of the miill Imperial stout.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Half pint draft pour at the Ginger Man near downtown Dallas, Texas. The pour is brown black with ruby highlights and a smallish tan head. The aroma is lightly roasted, slight char malt, along with a dark chocolate, mildly cherry fruit sweetness. Pretty subdued nose. The taste is the roast char malt initially, turning quick to the sweetness of the cocoa, and the sweet tartness of the cherry. The char roast comes back into play in the lingering finish. The palate is medium bodied, soft carbonation, and the sweet roast finish. I have never been too wild about these sweet cherry stouts, but this one is at least well made.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap @ Mongoose vs Cobra. Only a hint of chocolate but plenty of sweet and tart cherry. Great dessert beer, though unfortunately I had it before dinner.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
This one poured medium brown color with a beige head. Aroma was of light chocolate, and medium roast. Flavor was similar, a bit sweet, and the cherries were there but were very faint. Mainly a balanced chocolate stout. Decent not great.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Rockwell Cypress TX. Pours deep black with a leggy tan head. Nose is chocolate and slight cherry. Taste is the same with a very bitter aftertaste. Foamy fluffy body. Very light touch on the alcohol. Interesting and unique.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This is the best beer to drink any day or time. ..
Best decisión ever... lightly sweet hint of chocolate but really good
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Black, moderate frothy beige head, nice lacing. Roasty, ashy, a bit of dark chocolate and a smidgen of chocolate covered cherries on the nose. Very ashy and roasty on the tongue, chocolate and cherry are a bit more subdued than the nose suggested. Slight tartness on the tongue. Has a faint aspect of dark pitted fruit. Body and mouthfeel are moderate. Slightly tart finish, dark pitted fruit, roastiness. Label says stout, but listing is Baltic Porter, which I agree with. Decent, but average. Thanks Bill!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bomber from the Texasbeerguy - ericandersnavy. Pours very dark brown with a creamy/fizzy tan head. The aroma of dark fruit, chocolate and smooth burnt malt is mind bending. Full bodied. Flavor is tart cherry, chocolate and tortured malt. This would go great with anything chocolate. Including itself. This is full of flavor, and likely calories. Yet it isn’t all that sweet. Tart cherry chocolate. Quite unique - one would think every brewer would want to make this. Yum.
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