 hopscotch (4433), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Jan 14, 2004
This beer rocks!
Pours charcoal black. Small, creamy, beige head. The aroma is very burnt and vineous with notes of dark chocolate, buttermilk, charred wood and espresso. The alcohol isn't evident in the nose.
Lots of full-bodied flavor... warm alcohol, maple and chocolate syrup, dried plums and tawny port. Decently hopped, but not enough to balance out the entire field of deeply roasted malt within the bottle. Sticky, chewy, syrupy mouthfeel with lively carbonation.
Lengthy, bittersweet, burnt, alcoholic finish. Not as well balanced as 2003's 18.8% ABV version. Still, an excellent beer! Thanks for the bottle, cquiroga!
Hophead22 (132), Redlands, California, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Wow, this is good. Dark fruits are all over the place in this one. Super dark, super flavor. The dog, again, liked ths one. Not overwhelming in the least.
wetherel (976), Carlsbad, California, USA
May 25, 2008 Tried from bottle with Atlanta ratebeer crew at 5 Seasons North tasting. Lots of smokey oxidation of the good kind (no cardboard). Sweet malty. Caramel and molasses flavors abound. Dark color (of course). Mellowed and easy to drink. Delicious. Cocacola like aroma notes. The best WWS I’ve ever had. Excellent.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
May 25, 2008 Date: 05/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, wispy tan head,
Aroma: sweet winey and chocolate aroma with dark fruits,
Body: creamy velvet body,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of dark fruit, light wine character, alcohol shows up at the end and is fairly restrained,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4
shp555 (1375), lilburn, Georgia, USA
May 24, 2008 Pours an opaque black color with a light brown head. Aroma is soy, molasses, brown sugar, chocolate, roast, and just a hint of alcohol. Flavor is thick malty, molasses, caramel, brown sugar, and a sweet molasses finish. Hides the alcohol incredibly well.
unclemattie (1556), Georgia, USA
May 22, 2008 12oz bottle. Aroma is of sweet heat. Molasses, roast. Pours very dark brown. foamy white head. Very heavy bodied. Thick and syrupy. Flavor is very sweet. Full of sugars. Tastes of a smooth roastiness. This bottle has aged extremely well.
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