4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a four-finger light brown head that fades quickly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Midnight black color. Molasses nose. Light carbonation and light-medium bodied. Flavor is sweet molasses but not cloying with a clean finish. Nice sweet stout but not a five like I thought it was last century. 284ml bottle $1.75 from Kappy’s Fresh Pond Jamaica Plain, MA.
0.9 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 2/20
Pours nice enough. Dark brown, almost black, with a good tan head. All downhill from there. Aroma is mild and suggests sweetness. Flavour is all sweetness. Contains corn syrup? No kidding....about 50% I’d say. Also a harsh alcoholic edge. There are coffee notes to the flavour, but they are completely obliterated by the sugars. This ranks as one of the worst beers I’ve had in my life, and definitely the worst stout I’ve ever tasted. Drainpour.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
275ml Bottle. Very dark brown with a decent tan head. Aroma had plenty of roasted coffee notes and chocolate. Sweet flavour with more chocolate, roasted notes and licorice. Good.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Small light brown head thats short lived with some spotty lace to look at. An almost black colored brew but some ruby highlights shine through when held up to the light. Nose of sweet malts, faint roast, fruit and spice. Body is lightly medium with a sticky oilyness. Sweet malts up front, caramel, fruity bananna notes, sugary sweet, faint roast notes buried under the sweetness. Malty sweet finish. Really too sweet for my tastes. Props to beastiefan2k for nettin me Jamaica mun!!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
275ml bottle. Dark blackish brown, with a deep milk chocolate head; rich roasted coffee aroma with some smokiness; smooth and fruity, with an acidic finish - this didn’t have the depth of roasted malt I was expecting; finish is bitter cherry, managing to be both sweet and sour at the same time. Very refreshing.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
330ml bottle
7.5% ABV
I tried this beer on September 14, 2007 at ’The Beer Bistro’ in Toronto. The beer poured a very dark brown into the glass with a thin tan head. The aroma was a combination of malts, coffee and caramel. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, silky, with no apparent carbonation. The flavour was a combination of malt and fruit.....cherry like.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From bottle. I’ve seen this beer in Tesco’s for ages now but never tried it. Cheers JoeMcPhee for picking this one for me lady. Liquorice and spice in the aroma. Slight residue of stained white head. Flavour of liquorice, molasses and spicy rum. Flavour doesn’t last. A shame as I would love it to be a little more flavoursome. Still a smooth nice stout. Better than expected.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Appearance: Thick tan head, opaque black
Aroma: Chocolate and burnt sugar, fruity fermentation esters, butterscotch, coffee.
Flavour: Roasted grains, chocolate and french roast coffee, thicklysweet, fruity fermentation esters (pears apples and pineapple) Alcohol helps balance the sweetness, Ovaltine.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, chewy and oily.
Overall: Thick chewy and sweet balanced with a sharp roast character and a warming alcoholic tang. Long lingering roasty sweetness. No way I could drink more than 1 bottle.
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