 voota (754), Melbourne, Australia
May 8, 2008
Thick black with a fluffy brown head. Rich mustard, dark chocolate, liquorice, rummy alcohol and potting mix. Extremely complex and rich. Massive body, thick, oily and bitter. Flavour carries loads of mustard, dark chocolate, peach leather, tobacco and warming alcohol. Hot, long finish. Would love to see this with a bit more age. Thanks Mullet
The_Epeeist (892), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 25, 2008 22 oz, bottle, 2006 reserve. I was going to include this in my top-rated stouts blind tasting series but decided to drink the four from the barrel aged group over the next week to better enjoy each. Dark brown with a pocked tan head that leaves lacy chunks. Nose is coffee and chocolate cake. Notes of oak and vanilla with touches of licorice and alcohol. Smooth and tingly that abruptly thins with alcohol. Taste is coffee beans, dark chocolate, bitter grass and grapefruit. Very good but not quite special for me.
m4rest88 (10), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Jul 25, 2008 A great beer. Pours very thick - kind of like motor oil. The taste is fantastic tastes a little bit sweet at first, and finishes a tad bit bitter. The aroma smells like a lot of chocolate with a hint of molasses and caramel. Fills you up pretty quickly too! After one is done it feels as though you have been satisfied with a great full meal!!!
BMan1113VR (663), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 25, 2008 2007 Bottle. Thanks to my amazing girlfriend for this great birthday present. This beer lives up to the hype. Pours like motor oil with a large, tight, dark brown head that leaves tons of lacing covering a pitch black body. Aroma has lots of rich cohocolate, vanilla, some oak, and licorice. Taste is amazing. Like drinking slightly bitter chocolate syrup. Very mouthcoating. Slightly burnt, but very rich and full with vanilla and licorice notes. I love it!
bierkoning (4636), La Tropica, Netherlands
Jul 22, 2008 2007 bottle @ DTS. Roastaroma, creamy, chocolate and a bit salty. Espresso flavor with dark chocolate and cream. Sweet but also salty finish with licorice and laurel. Well balanced beer.
dyetube (371), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Thanks to Mar for this one! ’06 bottle. This beer pours a black with a thin dark brown head. The aromas are burnt chocolate roasted coffee’s and licorice. The flavors are the same with a strong pronounced alcohol to it. Well crafted imperial stou! Worthy of the hype! Cheers!
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