4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On cask at Elysian Brewing
Aroma: smokiness, chocolate, cream, and malt
Appearance: dark brown-->black, tan head, lots of lacing
Flavor: smokey and milk chocolate, lots of cream, some oak/woody flavors
Palate: rich and creamy, perfect carbonation for cask, syrupy texture that coats the mouth, slightly thin finish though
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAR 15, 2007 wow this is a dark beer, pours black with a 1/2 of an inch tan head that hangs around.good smell of chocolate and carmel and some fruit present. taste is good for a sweet stout, iGood brew.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle provided to me by André, many many thanks!
Pours an inky black with a small but lasting tan head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of molasses, caramel, chocolate and black patient malts, a touch of oatmeal, prune and plum, extremely earthy esters, and a nice dose of piney bitters. The taste starts with a initial kick of tangy fruit and rich malt, the molasses notes show up as well. The midesection shows a bit of coffee and mocha. The finish is smoky and burnt malt notes on top of those wonderfully muted PNW hops. Nicely balanced and full of sublime depth. The feel is quite smooth most likely from the oats. The is a rocking sweet stout that borders on an Imperial or least gives a hint of baltic character. I am fully digging this, a must try for any stoutie. Get ya some!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. Deep, deep black with a dark tan head. Roasty aroma and flavor, with an understated hoppy finish that was very, very smooth. Quite good.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This beer poured as black as rural midnight, and with the darkest head I’ve ever seen on any beer, period. That alone made the beer worthy of trying for me. It has a roasted barley aroma, with a HUGE head and decent lacing. There was a hint of malasses in the taste, sweet at first, then a lasting malty aftertaste. The fairly high alcohol level was hardly at all detectable. I liked this brew.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours black with thick tan head. Roasty chocolte smell with coffee to it as well. Thick chocolately coffee taste. Coats mouth with taste of lasting coffee warms the belly. Not a beer thta does anything particularly new but really good.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUN 14, 2005 Opaque black color with a thin tan head. Sweet chocolate aroma. Very mild. Mild choclate flavor with a slightly bitter coffee finish. Full body.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bomber. Deep dark brown in color with a nice tan fluffy head. Very roasty, malty aroma. Hoppy. American hops. Chocolate, caramel notes. Coffee notes. Creamy and smooth. Roasty malty flavor. Well balanced. Full bodied. Rich. Great tasting. Enjoyable.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bomber. Darkest of brown, with a light brown head. Aroma of dark roasted malts and sharp American hops. smooth and creamy mouth feel, with loads of dark maltiness and malt bitterness, combined with chewy American hops. Perfect balance. Rich and satisfying. Tastes every bit an imperial without the extra alcohol.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Oily black pour, thin creamy dark tan head. Nice aromas here of Starbucks coffee (Italian roast), bittersweet chocolate, mochachino, and toffee brittle, with light tones of smoke. Bittersweet chocolate citric tones and burnt coffee are prevalent as it warms, with light berry notes following through in the end. Lighter side of medium bodied and slick, light carbonation, bitter chocolate finish. Wish this was available in MD. Very nice...
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