4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20Opened to make my 200th rating a bit more special. Bottle. Pours black with lovely brown head that unfortunately disappears quickly. Aroma is chocolate, but also hops, roast and a bit of wood and crust. Flavor is cocoa powder, dark chocolate, bit of malt, bit of hops, bit of wood. It is bitter, but there is not a significant bitterness in the aftertaste. I really like how the cocoa and chocolate are absolutely present in the taste and aroma but do not make it a chocolate beer by any means. Alcohol is not present in the taste, but it warms you nicely going down your throat. Excellent beer!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Super solid, complex stout. Roastiness is abundant, and the aging process complements without ever interfering. Chocolate comes through, too, but there's still plenty of spiciness here. No sweetness, and evens bit dry. Would mind a bit more thickness in mouthfeel. Nevertheless, quite good! A-/B+
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4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
# 3350
ersma: eine variante des hochgeschätzten yeti mit weniger hopfen, dafür mit schoko und fassreifung.
schwarz mit dunkelbraunem schaum, dessen haltbarkeit für knapp 10 volt ok ist.
der geruch ist intensiv röstmalzig mit aromenkomplex von schokolade, pflaume, etwas vanille.
der antrunk folgt dem olfaktorischen. röstmalz, schoko, lakritz, backpflaumen. dazu süßliche eichennoten und leicht herber hintergrund. zur mitte mehr hopfen, aber vor allem mehr süße. vanille, eichenfass. im abgang etwas tannine, ansonsten nach wie vor schoko und pflaume sowie vanille. später entwickelt sich eine leichte schärfe - wo kommt die her? sehr komplex.
die 1-pint-flasche ist schlicht und gut.
fazit: sehr überzeugendes imperial stout mit intensiven, ausgewogenen aromen. referenzklasse.
12,14,13,13,14,13 - 13,10 - 19/
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 10/20
There’s a lot of different flavors going on in this beer. I get a smoky bbq from oak with chocolate flavor followed by a spicy heat. This is then followed by an alcohol warmth. Smooth toastiness of a stout but definetly a heavy hitter with the 9.5abv and you feel it.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
I love this beer. One of my new favorites. Pouring the beer it is dark black color. As soon as you pop the cap off you can smell the chocolate aroma pouring out of the bottle. You get a strong chocolate taste when you first drink it. The aftertaste you get a string spice and malty taste. Overall I would give this beer a 10 out of 10. I love great divide brewing company. Working at Tipsy’s now. I am glad I can experience these
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark black with very small brown head out of bottle. Strong chocolate aroma. Very strong chocolate taste with malty finish. Thick and yummy beer.
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very much like eating a chocolate bar! I love this one! It hits my top 10.
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3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Hazel's beverage world. Black color, brown head. Bittersweet taste with chocolate, oak, roasted malts, hops, coffee and a bit of liquorice. Bittersweet finish with chocolate and coffee. Excellent imperial stout.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Medium body with a nice semi-sweet chocolate bitterness. Smooth, creamy finish.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
22oz served into a Duvel tulip Bottled on 3/28/2012
A - Pours blacker than black, completely opaque, a dark frappe head sinks into a clinging collar.
S - Gourmet milk chocolate, whopper candy, very rich and sweet, woody overtones, coffee.
T - A mixture of decadent chocolates, faint wood add a robust and dry balance to the sweet chocolate. Some saltiness seems to be mixed in. The cayenne pepper is flavorless and hits the back of the throat with a perfect bite.
M - Low carbonation, full thick body, ridiculously silky, syrupy,
It’s like desert in a glass! All the components rely on each other for balance.
The best chocolate beer that I’ve had by far.
Serving type: bottle
05-12-2012
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Pours pitch black with a brown chocolatey head. Aroma is chocolate, oak, burnt caramel. Tastes of oak and chocolate, a little coffee as well. Thick body and strong finish. Excellent.
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