3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: DEC 10, 2006 330 ml bottle - pours almost black with some reddish highlights at the edge of the glass. Minimal mocha head that vanishes quickly. Aroma is almost all alcohol, with the other elements of a stout present, but waaaaay in the background. Taste much the same, alcohol upfront, but there is more complexity here - prunes, black licorice, some dark chocolate - very sweet with a strangely medicinal tinge. Not much in the finish. A very light-bodied stout given the alcohol content. Might be nice in the Caribbean evening after a day of Red Stripe, but here in the cold North, I need something a little more substantial.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
300 mL bottle. Dark, dark brown, with brown head that quickly disappears. Aroma of chocolate and raisins. This ain’t Guinness. Thick, almost ... tangible, mouthfeel. Sweetness, roast, a bit of coffee, something else. A bit of alcohol, and little bitterness, on the finish. Interesting. Worth another try.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
For a stout beer, this one certainly lives up to its name. It is a very bold tasting sweet stout that is very filling and is best enjoyed with something salty. The aroma is of molasses, pours out of the bottle a very dark brown (practically black) with a thick frothy head that remains. Tastes like sweet malt syrup straight from the brewers and has a thick, syrupy palate. Good beer for the right occasion... ie. Don’t drink this one while working outdoors on your patio like I did... It kicks in like a mule in 95 degree weather.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks dragonstout. Pitch black pour, nice medium tan head that lasted, slight lacing. Good aroma mostly roasteiness and slight coffee and chocolate. Taste is mainly bittersweet dark chocolate followed by some coffee. great creamy sliky mouthfeel and a nice warming alcohol touch with a hoppy aftertaste, good beer.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yeah.... this beer definitely looks like a stout, yet its taste and mouthfeel is completely different from the stouts i actually like. This one has a sweeter more light flavor than the others, yet has that little something that makes you wonder... and just want to enjoy it...
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Funny it has all the looks of a stout but it’s very light definately a stout for south of the border. The aroma was rather faint (I tried it at Monk’s) but there was certainly more than a little chocolate the taste was nice rather refreashing with some of that chocolate but more fruit.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Looks like a stout with almost no head. Odd scent which seems to have a mix of hops, berry fruit and sugar. Fizzy and slightly oily in the mouth; perhaps also a little watery. In the mouth I had a hint of cranberries in the front, and then was more like a weak Guinness by the time it reached the back of the mouth. All of the aromas are very subtle, however, and it is only slightly bitter. Not bad for such a strong beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black pour, brown highlights, and a nice beige cap. Milk chocolate aroma with burnt toast and malted milk. A big syrupy roast onslaught of flavor--vapory, chewy, dark toffee, Turkish coffee (with cardamon). A lingering burnt sugar between sips. Palate is oddly thin for all the noise. I really liked this! It’s uncouth, loud, and yet oddly charming.
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