3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown black with an inch of brown head. Roasty coffee aroma translates into much the same taste, but, it has an odd slightly tart minerality to it, along with a mildly astringent coffee finish. $7/22oz
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle served in a pint glass. Pour is deep cola with two fingers of beige head on top; this pour also featured decent lacing and excellent retention. Nose is java, licorice, basement, must, malt, and raisons. Taste is big licorice and java up front, which is then joined by a boisterously carbonated basement/raison that blends into the finish. This is easy to drink, and not a bad brew, but I am not a huge licorice fan and this brew amps that aspect up. Still, it is worth the time.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours pitch black with huge tan head and tons of lacing. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, burnt toast, and alcohol. Taste is sweet with some bitterness on the back end. Palate is full bodied, smooth and a bit creamy. Overall, a nice tasting stout, but nothing that wows me. Its good, for sure, and nicely done.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black with a nice head, light brown and creamy. The aroma is a tad weak, but what’s there is nice. There’s dark chocolate, caramel, roast and some mild dark malt fruitiness. The beer has a big, excellent flavor once it hits your tongue. It’s full of dark chocolate syrup and roast with a citrus hop note in the finish. The beer is smooth and has a wonderful classic imperial stout flavor. Everything meshes together nicely and there’s little booze. No real rough edges to be found, either. Sweetness is just right. Smooth and creamy, the beer is thick on the palate.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours black with a small brown head that left sticky lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Flavor was smooth and creamy with chocolate, roasted coffee, light molasses, roasted malts, and a touch of caramel with a dry roasted finish. A decent stout
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thick, black, huge tan head, sustained, lacing, lacing, retention... creamy roasty aroma, fruity... flavor matches aroma to a T, creamy, roasty , fruity... medium to medium full body... semi sweet...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black with a medium mocha head. Aroma has bitter bakers chocolate, anise, maybe a bit of peat? Flavor has dark fruit up front...sweet at first..and gets very roasty with a hint of espresso. Mouthfeel is medium with a dry lingering roasted almost burnt finish...slightly winey.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from the brackets pool, can’t remember who. Thanks a ton. Black pour with a small beige head. Aroma was big time cocoa and roast. Lots of chocolate. Flavors were equally chocolate heavy, just a bit of roast and a lingering bitterness rounded it out. Mouthfeel was actually quite legit given the rather low ABV for the style. Smooth a creamy with ample carbonation. A bit lively. Pretty good, now back to a Jai Alai.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
4 oz pour at the Bowie location on 7/22/11. deep black pour with a small tan head. roast nose with coffee and chocolate. medium body - very smooth and silky. Chocolate, coffee, vanilla, roasted malts. Mint finish with chocolate malts.
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