 Ofortuna (285), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
May 10, 2008
Sampled at DLD 2008. Don’t know who to thank as someone handed me this bottle and told me to drink up. Nice espresso aroma’s with a bit of bittersweet chocolate dancing up from the cup. Sticky but balanced with a good dose of bitterness from the hops, specialty malt, coffee, molasses and licorice. Tasted with darklord soon after and I thought this was more complex, but lacked the body of darklord. Very well crafted with many layers of complexity. Oak and bourbon come out on the backend.
caesar (2471), Zeist, Netherlands
Jul 26, 2008 Bottled. Dark color. Aroma of espresso with a bit of chocolat. Nice bitter taste, espresso. Good.
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 (15), 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 (669), 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.
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