3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
The color was dark brown with a creamy, thin, off-white head. The aroma was coffee, sweet, dark roast, and butter. The flavor was coffee, rotting fruit, and butter. I’m pretty sure this was an infected batch. The palate was mildly carbonated and medium-bodied. The finish was roasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, poured A black color with medium head. Nice Aroma of cocoa, vanilla, coffee, smoke. Light bitter, light sweet taste. Medium bodied, creamier texture. Some cocoa and smoked flavors in this. Not as much oak barrel flavor as I remember before. An oldie but goodie. I would like to try a higher alcohol version of this.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Poured into stout glass, dark brown color with tan head. Aroma was roasty malt, chocolate, some wood and some vanilla. Taste went down sweet and finished with some wood flavor and coffee. Nod bad!
3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
An actual Dominion beer that I don’t want to pour down the drain. Nice dark color with a good amount of roast and caramel flavor.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Old Dominion Brew House (restaurant, not a brewpub) in Hyattsville, MD.
Opaque, very deep brown with small tan head and excellent lacing.
Aroma of vanilla, wood and roasted malt with a hint of coffee and chocolate.
Taste of vanilla then the oak, roasted malt and toast.
Medium body and above average carbonation. Oddly, the mouthfeel at the finish is a little thin. Otherwise, an excellent mouthfeel.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Rating #32 for 2012
Crisp aroma of sarsaparilla and bitter coffee beans some sweet cream. Appearance was perfect for me; opaque with a creamy 1 inch caramel head and spotty cream colored lacing. The taste was a full bodied smooth yet still crisp stout. It finishes smokey with a medium bitterness. My only critique; it was too smooth, I like my stouts with more bite.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A deep brown pour with a tan head. The aroma was woody with some nut and faint vanilla. The medium body has a creamy texture with average carbonation. It has a sweet taste with a somewhat dry, oak finish.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at fireworks - not a lot of aroma on this one even after it warmed up. Pours a dark red with a white head. Taste is mild toasty bitterness. Over rated.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Stout is not my favorite type so for me to rate something this high means a lot. Good mix of sweet and smoke
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: Very dark brown, good amount of tan head.
Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate. Some dark malt and slightly roasted.
Taste: Nice dark malt, very smooth. Slight coffee and roasted.
Info: 355ml bottle, 23/4-2012
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a French vanilla head. Nose is vanilla, light roast notes, some lactic notes. Palate is oily and slick with a light fizz. Flavors of vanilla, oak, light roast.
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