4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Quite possibly the best beer I’ve had; the level of complexity of this beer is just unrivaled by anything I’ve ever tasted. This beer is not just coffee, roast and chocolate; there is some licorice and dark fruit.
Ohhhh shit this is a good beer.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber poured to a glass pilsner. Pours an opaque black / dark brown with a sparse tan head. Not much on the nose. Has the usual rich date / fruit flavors of an I.S. Very very smooth and creamy. Nice.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
black with tan head, aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, flavors of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, pine, cherry, fig, booze, slightly chalky, full body, nice amount of bitterness, nice creamy texture
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark with a substantial brownish head. Toasty, roasty, and thick. Roasted malt, toast, cherry, coffee. A smooth, lingering finish. Alcohol strength is masked fairly well.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black body without much head. Deep chocolate and espresso aroma. Rich mouth feel and great roasty flvours. Coffee, chocolate and some woodiness.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pitch black pour with a very small beige head thick quickly disappears. Very nice aroma. Chocolate, coffee, black licorice, and roasted malt. Taste is roasty and chocolaty at first and then you can taste the black licorice and booziness. Think mouthfeel and a moderate alcohol burn at the finish. Very good imperial stout but not the best I have had. But I’m not sure if the value can be beat at $5.99 for a 22oz.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours midnight black with a warm brown head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, plums, cherries, roasted malts, and mild hops. Very creamy and smooth mouthfeel, warming and pleasant.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bomber to glass at a family get together. Black as night with a kahki head. Good amount of lacing left on the glass. Smell of coffee, smoke, roasted malts, and nuts. Taste on the palate is a creamy mouthfull of coffee beans, roasted barley, and a slight alcohol burn. Warms the belly. Excellent stout from a great brewery.
4.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2012 release, 650ml bottle.I really enjoy the balance Stone struck with ths brew! The result is a very enjoyable IRS that you can drink easily, but isn’t overly filling or rich, yet still maintaining enough complexity and character to keep me interested. Pours thick and dark with a heavy rocky medium brown head. Overall aroma is very light, especially for a Stone beer. Chocolate and caramel scents with a hint of something like butterscotch and slight herbal hops. Flavor is mostly sweet, with a touch of sour and bitterness, and somewhat savory. The appearance suggests an overly-heavy bodied beer, but this is misleading, as the body is heavy enough to carry the flavors without being too thick and hard to swallow. Creamy and silky texture with soft carbonation that smooths out the bite from the high alcohol content very nicely without overshadowing the flavor. Finishes abruptly with a little hoppy bitterness and a light lingering coffee feel.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 9/20
It’s dark, it’s chocolatety, it’s refined, it’s subdued. It’s not exactly what you’d expect from Stone, but something other than a faceful of hops isn’t so bad once in a while.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle split with mcberko. Pours solid black with a tiny white ring of head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, marzipan. Flavour is very roasted. Wood, a little spice, nuts and earth. Lightly carbonated, rich, medium to full bodied. Enjoyable.
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