 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Mar 18, 2008 Pours thick black with no head. Aroma is incredibly sweet with abundant citrus, dark fruit, coffee, chocolate, tobacco, raisin, port, oak, and spicy clove. Flavor is similarly strong and complex: chocolate, coffee, clove, port, raisin, tobacco, plum, roasted malt. Nice bitter finish and, surprisingly, the palate is not overly-cloying. Really an amazing beer, but one for which I need to be in the right frame of mind.
hoooraybeer (48), Cranford, New Jersey, USA
Mar 17, 2008 Beautiful red copper head that disapated quickly. Aroma is dark fruit and roasted wood. Taste is Sweet port, raisins and oak forward and plum finsh with mild long bitter. Taste the alcohol but there is no burn to it. This is a special occasion beer at $9/ bottle. I’d do it again.
bierkoning (5992), La Tropica, Netherlands
Mar 17, 2008 2007 bottle from SoLan, thanks! Almost black, opague. Intense malty aroma with licorice and chocolate. Very sweet, malty flavor with licorice, caramel, laurel and molasses. The obvious alcohol bite is almost forgotten because of the intense sugary sweetness. I have severe doubts about the balance and even the necessity of this malt beverage. But it sure tastes good!
undsioux7 (553), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
Mar 16, 2008 2006 Pours a very dark brown with a medium sized head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, a little coffee. Nice flavor, alcohol was there, but not overly strong. Very nice.
dutch23mp (160), Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
Mar 16, 2008 I may enjoy this i I store the bottle for a year or so. The alcohol is a bit much in this latest batch. I have another bottle which I shall keep for a while and retry. hard to say all these folks are wrong.
LouieDog40oz (28), Germantown, Maryland, USA
Mar 16, 2008 This is probably the most enjoyable imperial stout I have came across. I had a 2005 out of a snifter as well. Very drinkable no hint of being over bearing. It was liquid candy to me. It is a rick dark and extremely tasty beer worth every penny. I would but a sixer of this And not feel bad spending such a lump sum of money because it is so damn good.
TeamTrappist (368), jericho, New York, USA
Mar 16, 2008 2005 bottle out of a snifter. Poured very dark and viscous with no head. I could smell coffee,chocolate,figs,prunes, my friend mentioned tree bark,lol. Mouthful was soooo smooth, with no hint of the 18%, very surprising to me.We drank this at just above room temperature, and it was very much like a port. Can’t really put my finger on the taste, but I know its was delicious.
grimreeser (795), Minnesota, USA
Mar 16, 2008 2006 Pours a very dark brown with a medium sized head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, a little coffee. Nice flavor, alcohol was there, but not overly strong. I think a fresh one would be way too hot. I’m glad I waited a while to drink it.
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