3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to generous trader. Pours black with brown head. Nose of sea salt, ocean, roast coffee, vanilla and roast chocolate malt. Taste is burnt chocolate malt, roast coffee, vanilla and dark cocoa. Medium body.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 22, 2012
65 cl bottle @ home, no BBE info
Aroma has lots of sweetish cocoa powder and some chocolate. Flavour has cocoa and some chocolate. Alcohol in the finish. Palate has some stinging alcohol. Reminds me of Slottskällans Imperial Stout with all that cocoa.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
650 ml bottle.
Pours a pitch black colour with a reddish brown head. Aroma of strong cacao, coffee, roasted malts and light tar. Flavour of roasted malts, rye, cacao, tar, coffee and some chocolate cookie. Light vanilla notes. Full bodied, thick mouthfeel and dry, roasted finish with cacao. Nicely balanced, although it is a bit rough. Would love to taste the barrel aged version.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
65 cl bottle.
Pours pitch black color with medium beige head. Aroma of rye, oat, dark roasted malts, chocolate, slightly sour ripe fruits, cocoa and wood. Flavor of dark roasted malts, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, rye, caramel, mild toffee notes and some liquorice. Quite nice IS with a nice rye touch.
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Black with brown thin head. Aroma of chocolate fudge and cinnamon. Robust roasted malt profile with notes of toasted caramel. Smooth but complex palate. Alcohol is well masked. Subtle hop finish rounds out the maltiness.
Earlier Rating: 7/26/2008 Total Score: 3.9
Solid black color with little to no head. Roasted coffee and malt aroma. Nice roasted caramel malit at the end. A bit too flat, maybe just got a bad bottle.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
651mL. Dr Dre’s stout of choice. Pours deeper brune with a larger, rocky, sheen mocha head with complete 360 lace. Nose is dark chocolate mousse, mild chili pepper laden chocolate, sweet chocolate milk, fairly muted wild mild amaretto and cinnamon. Taste is silky, mildly warming with Godiva Liquor, big cocoa powder getting gritty and earthy, overall fully bitter. Palate is full, thick, nicely silky. Really solid for style. Palate is just a bit too gritty for me with mild lemon tinge. Better than many super hyped imperial stouts.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draft at River Rock Tap House.... Licorice and coffee malt flavor dominates, extremely well balanced.... Very nice stout
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from a bomber into a pint glass. Color was black with a brown purpleish haze. About a finger of head. Brown purpleish lacing on the top. Minimal film on the sides.
Smelled fairly malty, in order coffee, dark chocolate, caramel and toffee. Light citrus hops in there as well. Good balance.
Tasted coffee malts up front, followed by a rich dark chocolate. Surprisingly a bitter finish. Can definitely taste the alcohol.
Full body. Creamy texture. Average-lively (above average) carbonation. Not as bitter a finish as the taste, more of a smooth long finish.
Pretty good beer overall. Lately been digging the Russian Imperial Stouts.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at DSG 2011. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee. Flavour is roasted malt, hop, chocolate, coffe. Medium to full body. Nice beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours black with a large cream head! aroma is of malt and chocolate. Has an earthy coffee flavor followed by a touch of cocoa! Yummy!
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