3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 ounce tulip sampled at the brewpub. The aroma on this is rather faint...what I do detect has light coffee and a light choco sweetness. Not bad, just faint. Virtually opaque black body with a frothy tan head and good lacing. Nice looking brew. Very roasted, burnt, ashy, chocolatey beer. Very slight belgian yeastiness is also present with some slight esters. The chalkboard said this was a "Strong Dark Saison", but this is basically an Imperial Stout brewed with Belgian Yeast. Tasty, just not what I was expecting. A bit disappointing because I wasn’t in the mood for an Imperial Stout.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffe, liquorish and perfume. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, liquorish, coffee and perfume.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught.
Pours pitch black, with a brown head.
Spicy, roasted aroma, coffee, yeast, chocolate, hops, ashes, smoke, citrus.
Off-dry, full bodied, medium to high bitterness, creamy CO2.
Rich, roasted taste, chocolate, licorice, phenols, cloves, coffee, tobacco, ashes, lightly smoky. (2012-05-11)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Black with medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, yeast and spices. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, yeast, medium bitter, medium sweet and hops.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Pours black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, dark fruit. Taste is malt, brown sugar, dark chocolate, light spicy, dried dark fruit. Medium body, lively carbonation. 110512
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ CBC, 2012.
Completely balck pour with a small, creamy, light-beige head. Good lacings. Aroma is sweet, chocolate, fresh, light milky. Highish carbonation, nice light and dry mouthfeel. Flavour is delicious, good fresh chocolate, roasted malts, dry, soft peppery. Lingering elegant bitterness. Mild vinious. Very good.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
CBC. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark fruit and yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 110512
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ CBC 2012. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor with toasted hints. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
11th May 2012
On tap at CBC, Copenhagen. Opaque black beer. Small tan head. Softish palate but with good fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts. Traces if coffee and dark chocolate. Minerally finish. No noted Saison character - decent none the less.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted and dark roasted malty. Mild fruity and yeasty. Smooth toasted malty and light caramelish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Pours black with a creamys head and lacings. Roast, a bit of spice and warmth from alcohol. Fresh coffee. Smooth and full bodied. Nice.
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