4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tap served in snifter at brewery. Pours with a very thick nitro head that likes to dance around. Head is a light chocolate color with the expected nitro retention. Smells of delicious roasted coffee and a slight chocolate, no detectable hops. The coffee and chocolate transfer over to the tongue but a bit more subdued than the aroma would suggest. The flavor and palate are both exceptionally smooth, one of the smoothest beers I’ve ever had. Has a good bold body with medium carbonation.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
A nice thick aroma, but could be more defined. This is nice. A good grainy stout flavor that doesn’t taste like 10% (the new batch I assume) at all. Incredibly smooth finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: 10/13/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF
black, fine head,
strong dry dark chocolate aroma,
creamy body,
rich chocolate flavor, touch of dark caramel sweetness, roasted comes in to balance,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Barrel Draught from the jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 29/09/2005
Dark coloured and strong in alcohol. Crisp on the palate. Some chocolate and roast flavours in the finish.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sweet malt and molasses aroma..almost abrelywineish aroma really. Medium black. Again has that barleywine meatiness on the palate. Smooth milk chocolate and little else flavor wise.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
[At GABF 2004] A red-brown beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by chocolate. While the flavor is much more complex with burnt notes combined with notes of chocolate, coffee, and wood on a slightly sour background. The end is quite dry.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
GABF, Denver. This would have been a great porter. That’s about all I’ve got. Just imagine your favorite porter, and this would be it. This is stout as it would be defined in Liliput.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2004 - Dark brown color with some light passing through. Small tan head with no significant lacing noticed. Mild nose of tobacco, ash, wood and vegetables. Weird bourbon-type aromas as well that aren’t that good. Some hops are present in the finish, and overall this one is a simple wood/bourbon/coffee flavored stout. The texture is sticky and thick, which scores major points. Light alcohol presence.
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