4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 bwa5879 (301) - Portage, Michigan, USA - JAN 14, 2013UPDATED: MAY 11, 2013 On tap at Kalamazoo Beer Exchange at the epic meet and greet as part of Kalamazoo beer week. Black pour into snifter. Dark brown head, cocoa colored. Strong sweet cocoa And strong cold brewed coffee scent, a little sweet malt. Thick, very full flavor. A little chalky mouth feel. Lots of roasted malt flavor, strong cocoa, sweet molasses. Sweet finish with just a tinge of bourbon/alcohol effervescence.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 dmbsnuts (298) - Carpentersville, Illinois, USA - MAY 16, 2013
This is a default message... As I do not wish, nor have time to comment on each beer I try at this time.
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 fishmich (7) - Michigan, USA - MAY 10, 2013 does not count
release #7 both on tap and from a bottle. pours black with a thin brown head with lacing that sticks around. very roasty smell with a hint of chocolate. taste is similar, some burn but a nice flavor of chocolate and the coffee is faint. the barrel comes through nice and not too overpowering. good beer id buy again.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 wedgie9 (1590) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - MAY 8, 2013
Tasted on 5/8/13 from a capped 650mL bomber bottle, thanks to Jonathan for sharing this one. Pours a very thick, nearly black, dark brown with an average tan head that slowly recedes to average lace. The nose is dominated by dark chocolate and coffee, with plenty of general roast, and just a light touch of maple whiskey lingering. The flavor is pretty much the same with some added molasses, and the alcohol hidden nicely, with the dark chocolate and coffee really dominating. The body is very full with just under average carbonation and a long dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, and touch of maple finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 5000 (4962) - Hardened Liver, Washington, USA - APR 28, 2013
Bottle:   Pours black, thin to moderate light beige head, spotty lacing.   Strong coffee aroma, slightly
roasty, a bit of Whiskey and cocoa nibs.   Rich roastiness on the tongue, lots of cocoa and coffee, fresh coffee.  
Seems to have a smidgen of Whiskey, but the coffee is really strong and really fresh.   Very smooth on the tongue, not
too big in body.   The alcohol is well hidden, comes across as slightly warming.   Very smooth without being heavy,
lots of coffee, cocoa, and roastiness.   This is really well put together, and one that I would love to have again.  
Most Imperial Stouts coming in 22oz bottles are enough for me, but I wouldn’t mind another after this one.   Tee hee
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 hayduke (2926) - Eureka, California, USA - APR 28, 2013
This was a bottle at Dark Lord Days in Munster, IN. Not sure which release. Pours a, very dark brown with dark tan head. Nose of chocolate. Bold body. Flavor of the chocolate malts and a bitter finish with smoke.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 ICEatALAMO (524) - Troy, Michigan, USA - APR 26, 2013
Bottle, Release #7. The pour is a dark brown with a rich caramel head. The aroma is strong with coffee, some chocolate, and a hint of bourbon and some smoke. The taste has bourbon upfront, coffee throughout, but it really kicks in in the aftertaste. A very good beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 TimsRatings (80) - - APR 25, 2013
Release #10 on tap at Ridgewood (Raleigh)
Powerful coffee taste, mild bbl reference, and little chocolate. Not a bad coffee stout.
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Theis (11061) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - APR 25, 2013
Draught at Tadg’s Pub, Kyoto. Pitch black - brown head. Lots of coffee. Bisquit. Burned bisquit. Sweetness. Coffee with sugar. Acid notes from the burned malty. Ok - taste is not as good as aroma.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 nsquishee (507) - Richfield, Minnesota, USA - APR 16, 2013
Smells like chocolate and barrel. Tastes like chocolate, whiskey, caramel, and oak. Very nice.
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4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 oneeighthcuban (88) - - APR 16, 2013
Smells boozy, like coffee as well as faint chocolate. Whiskey/barrel aged smell. Tastes very chocolately and whiskey aged. Roasted malt flavors. Really solid
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