3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Very dark maroon brown color, small brown head. Aroma of burnt toast and nutella. Taste is burnt espresso and chocolate milk. Nice.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black with brown head. Aroma of smoke, ashes and roasted malt. Flavour is bitter, roasted malt, smoke and a bit of chocolate. This is dry too.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours balck with a very frothy brown head aroma is roasted malt, hickory, and bittersweet chocolate. Taste is impressive, smokey wood and roasty toast flavors, body is more lively and thin than most imperial stouts...which lends to the drinkability of this beer. Very nice
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle poured a dark cola with a large mocha head and notable lacing. Aroma is smokey with a hint of pine, but peaty notes are overwhelming. Taste similarly starts with enjoyable smoke, but again the peat overwhelms any other flavors. Unenjoyable aftertaste after the finish. The peaty flavors are just not for me.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Smells like it reads. Highly carbonated, smokey, with a hint of sweetness and chocolate. Thank you sir may I have another. Yum
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Nice dry smoky stout with perfect balance between hops and roasted malts.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is campfire, ash, light roast, earthy hops, marzipan. Taste is medium bitter with a roasted ashy finish with a bit of sweetness. Medium body, average carbonation. This is what happens when you let Varg Vikernes get too close to a stave church.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at Monks Cafe. Pitch black (or maybe pitch brown.) with a slim light brown head. Big smoke off the top. Smoked bacon. Burnt wood. Medium-full body with a lot of very dark notes. Leather. Charcoal. Sweet smoked ham. Vinyl. Thickish, but not creamy. More a smokehouse flavor than an ashtray. Likely more peaty and smoky than most people may desire, but still pretty great. Certainly not a session beer, but a very nice juicy smoked brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Max’s.
Deep black brew with some tan head. Big time smoke on the nose with some roasted malt, and a bit of chocolate. Flavor is smoke forward as well.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A - Dark black, touch of brown, finger of frothy chocolate colored head. Fades fairly slowly.
S - Roasted chocolate malts, smoke, vanilla, molasses, some dark fruits, tobacco, earthy hops, booze.
T - Roasted dark chocolate malts, smoke, vanilla, molasses, dark fruit, tobacco, some earthy hops, black licorice, and booze.
M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and a touch syrupy with a warming, sweet, and smokey finish.
D - Nice smoked stout. Good overall balance with good body and mouthfeel.
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