3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
cask-conditioned; gravity: Inky chestnut. Quickly collapsing tan head. Nose is tangy and vinous with a plethora of roasted barley, minerals, and coffee. Slight chocolate fudge, oil, blackberries, and pale malt. Silky soft. Dull and lifeless on the palate. Poorly conditioned. Begins with full-blown roast assertions underpinned with chocolate, caramel, and a black/pale malt combo. Muted ink notes. Plum acidity, midway, detracts from the body and overall richness. Firm woody, black malt finish kissed with a dash of yeast, wood, and dark chocolate-covered coffee beans. Overall this was far too thin and acidic and sorely lacking any redeeming caramel richness or hop presence to offset the acridness and bolster the body.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. Aroma is roasted but to a point of burnt tones. Deep black color with a thin head. Smooth with bitter coffee finish.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
draft... called the Russian Imperial stout on the menu but they have the same abv so I assume its the same.... this is super watery stout, a bit of char and chocolate to it but a below average ris for sure
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at Dragonmead on 7/23/11. Black pour with a medium tan head. Aroma of roast, dark fruit and chocolate. Flavor starts malty with chocolate before a roasty coffee finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at MBGSF 2010. Super smoky. Not really that roasty, maybe it could be a porter, maybe. Not bad though.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A nice smoky aroma, an OK head, and a creamy texture. The aroma was the best feature. The taste was decent.
3.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I wouldn’t say this is weak. Not super strong, but definitely a stout to write home about. Nice amount of head, good bitterness. Their best stout.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 14, 2011 kinda weak... solid overall..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, update 5-11-11... thin. Tastes like cold coffee.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewery. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, chocolate syrup, sweet malt, and roasted malt. Flavor was somewhat of a let down -- very sweet and sugary, not as robust as the aroma would suggest. A touch of roasted malt, but mostly just sweetness.
7/4/6/3/12 [3.2/5]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sweet molasses and chocolate nose, dark fruit, light coffee and light smoke. Taste is moderately sweet, lightly bitter, prune juice, roast, smoke and brown sugar. Meh.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Dragonmead. Pours dark brown, amost black, with a lingering tan head. Somewhat smokey at first, then fade to a robust roasted coffee flavor, with some hints of hops. Body was just a little thin, but very good.
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