tofubeth (9), Vermont, USA
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 25, 2009 It’s a great beer, yes, but much like the 120-minute IPA, it really leads with the alcohol. You need to get past that--a bottle or so--to appreciate the more mellow aspects of this particular brown.
 Pwn3d (1052), Manhattan, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 24, 2009 On tap @ rattlenhum served in a large snifter. Pour is very dark brown/black. Taste is molasses, earth, caramel, cane sugar, burnt espresso, and toasty malts. I could not detect much alcohol, probably becausr it is so rich and sweet in flavor. One unbelievably delicious imperial brown ale.
Hinez57 (129), Clinton, Mississippi, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 24, 2009 Dark fruit and leather nose with lots of mustyness, faint alcohol as it warms. Motor oil with 7000 miles on it = appearance. Only Hemingway could properly describe this bier’s amazing flavor. Mild dark fruits, amazing array of caramel, sugar, & molasses flavors. Slight fruityness. Wonderful viscous mouthfeel. Overall very drinkable meal in a bottle. If the army put this in MRE’s enrollment would double! It’s that dang good.
HomeBrewHawk (269), De Soto, Kansas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 16, 2009 12oz bottle served in a Duvel tulip. Poured a deep brown with some hints of red. About a finger of brown head. Plenty of wood in the aroma along with chocolate and some fruitiness. Wood jumps right out at you. Very peppery. Full bodied without being syrupy. Chocolate malt flavor that lingers long in the finish. A bit of alcohol, but that’s not surprising for a 12% beer. There are some hops in there, but only enough to balance out the malt.
This was way to peppery for me to enjoy. I seem to have some real enhanced perception of peppery flavors, because the same thing keeps me from enjoying some Grenaches.
WVHouseofBeer (357), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 14, 2009 One of my favorite beers. From the exotic description to the unusual smell and the thought provoking taste, all three really makes this beer one for the ages. With a wholly unidentifiable flavoring (which has to be the holy wood) I can say I have never had a beer before nor after that has caught my attention as much as this. Nothing I can describe can account for the craziness of this beer, just try it!
jrmac (213), USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 14, 2009 Absolutely stunning, one of the best surprises I have had in the last six months. On tap it was dark black with a small beige head. Aromas of wood, coffee, and chocolate. The taste is creamy smooth and gorgeous. Sexy chocolate malts and perfect balance.
tokyogoat (507), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 7, 2009 Poured Black/Brown. And according to my computer desk from Ikea, black/brown is in fact a color.
The head was just a tiny little sheet of dark tan foam sitting on top.
Drinking it made my face hot and my schlong hard. God damn this is a phenomenal beer! It could do very well with some time in the cellar, there is substantial hotness from alcohol, but the other flavors intermingle so well together it would be hard to imagine it better.
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