4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is what I want in an imperial stout, a slight smoky aftertaste with some mahogany, some sweet chocolate tones in the aroma, sufficient dryness with a creamy texture and foam, and a malty character which is balanced well with some bitter English hops. 750 from Wegman’s in Easton, PA.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours almost black with a reddish tan head. Cocoa scents with a bit of licorice. Flavor is full bodied roasted malt with a clean smoky finish without a sour aftertaste. Very good for a small brewery. Good news is that I’m only twenty mins away from the brewpub. Cheers.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at jose pistola’s. Pours black with big tan head. Huge roasted burnt espresso nose with touch of chocolate. Fantastic deep
molasses and chocolate sweetness and great dry mocha finish. Perfect carb, medium mouthfeel and great lingering coffee finish. World class imperial stout!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours dark brown, with a light brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and a touch of dark fruit. Flavor is chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, dark fruit, and some caramel. Medium body. Alcohol very well hidden. A pleasant surprise, better than I expected.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 cc bottle from Craft Ale House. Pours onyx with very little translucence only at the very bottom of the glass, and a uniform 2-finger tan head with great lacing. Nose is great, a medley of dark patent malt, dark choc, hops, slight coffee, ovaltine, and prunes. Tastes dark malty, with figgy fruit, hops, medium palate heft, a tad watery, fairly complex, but make no mistake about it, although this one is very good, it couldn’t carry Dark Lord’s jock strap, if Dark Lord had junk and this beer had arms.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750, caged and corked, bottle. Poured a dark black color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of cocoa, roast, chocolate, and some dark fruits. Tastes of chocolate, roast, dark fruits, and lighter coffee. Alcohol content well hidden.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from big bottle. Aroma of cocoa and coffee ice cream. Stout bleach, tan head with soda-like bubbles. Coffee and dry cocoa flavors, a hint of vanilla and butterscotch, and alcohol vapors in the back. Quite drinkable. Noticing smoke/wood notes. Great stout. Fegley rides again.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, coffee, wood, and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, coffee, alcohol, and wood, leading to a dry, roasted, and alcoholic finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark brown/ black color with no head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Well-balanced flavor of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. Impresses more as it warms. Slightly carbonated. Great brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap, at Allentown location. Pours a dark black body with a one finger creamy beige head that left some thick lacing. Heavy dark chocolate and roast on the nose with some Engligh hops and just a light touch of alcohol. Full and rich flavor with heavy dark baker’s chocolate and thick roast. There’s a nice hop bite to it as well. Very well hidden alcohol. Thick and chewy body with nice soft fine carbonation. A little oily on the back end, coating my cheeks. Very good. Served way way too cold, but after it warmed up this really came alive.
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