4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20Bottle. Pours a pitch black color with a really dark brown head. The aroma is of vanilla, fudge, chocolate, cocoa, gingerbread, coffee, roasted malt, dark fruits, molasses and lots of nice deserty aromas. Flavors is as amazing as the aroma, it really reminds me of gingerbread, with honey and ginger and cinnamon spice notes, vanilla, dark and sweet chocolate notes, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, fudge, dark fruits and molasses, with a hint of the chili that evolves the more you sip in it. The body is full with a nice sticky and creamy mouth feel. Overall an amazing and different Imperial Stout, I really want to try this BA!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
a - pours thick opaque cola with almost no head (too cold). No lacing. S - strong notes of toasted malts up front. This is taken over by rich dark and milk chocolate, notes of cinnamon, chili powder, cacao, vanilla, baked crust, pungent raisins. Charred oak, leather, and vegetal malts. M - dry Chalky texture. Strong body, with a full palate. T - taste follows the nose. Toasted malts and charred oak up front. Mince meat pie, raisinettes, raw cacao, toffee, peanut brittle?, and dark chocolate on the palate. Lingering bitter dried grasses, chalk, and burnt caramel end. Pepper gets much stronger as it warms. O - nice, but drier, more bitter than I'd hoped. Too burnt. Darkness and dark lord were much better. 4.1
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottles of both '12 & '13. The pour is dark. The aroma sweetness an a lot of malt. The taste is also a lot of malt. The drink is thick. Finishes a little heavy.
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4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Pours dark black with brown head. Aroma is boozy with dark bitter chocolate and some coffee. Lots of peat, tons of dark chocolate and a little coffee on the tongue, with some pepper coming through late. Awesome beer.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sample at CBC 2013.
Black with a beige head. Aroma and flavour of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, vanilla and spice.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
750ml bottle in a snifter. Pours black with a lacy, tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, some light peppers, and a light bitterness. Flavor the same, with a smooth malt character and the added ingredients all blending well. Thick texture. One of the best beers I’ve had.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Endo’s house, 25/05/13, thanks to Jason for securing this from the source.
Mid black with a big billowing dirty tan head - this looks the bollocks!
Nose is dark malt, chocolate, leather, demerara sugars, vanilla, pinch of spice.
Taste comprises chocolate, dark malt, vanilla, spice, hint of chilli pepper, sugars.
Full body, slightly viscous, smooth on the palate.
Great stuff, ticks all the impy boxes, alcohol kept in check and not overly sweet.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle share at hill farmstead’s pre-3rd anniversary. pours pitch black with a minimal beige head, some lacing. roasted malts, burnt chocolate, dark cocoa, blend of spices - cinnamon, cardamom and chiles come through, tingling spices, earthiness and tobacco. boozy and cloying burnt molasses. soft carbonation, full body - very syrupy, bitter coffee and smoky but cloying finish. a sipper but i enjoyed it. not only original but components blend well together.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a pitch black with little brown head and no lacing. Aroma of decadent chocolate, sipces, light coffee. Taste is full of chocolate, cinamom, light chili notes, roasted. Full body and low carb. Really enjoyed this one
4.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Huge thanks to mikem409 for this one. Pours a super silky black with a small, very attractive dark brown head. Aroma is chocolate up front, coffee, chilies, a little cinnamon. Taste is medium-heavy sweet, mild bitter; lots of cinnamon coming through, chocolate, and some nice flavors from the chilies as well. Finish is sweet, roasty with a slight bitterness, and a small burn from the chilies. Full bodied, insanely smooth, soft carbonation. This is excellent stuff, and possibly my favorite imperial stout to date. I’m really glad to have tried a relatively fresh bottle. Thanks Mike!
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