3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours a black body with a medium tan head. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malt, vinous, and a boozy nostril burn. Flavor of chocolate, roasted malt, molasses, caramel, and raisins with a dry, bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap. Pours with a black body and a minimal tan head. Aromas of vanilla, raisins, chocolate, tobacco and a hint of sourness (?). Maple. Flavors are roasty, tobacco, raisiny, light coffee and chocolate. Medium bubbles. Creamy. Interesting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
base beer for the Fiftyfifty IS series, on tap at The Blue Palm. Very dry. A small retained head on a very dark body. So-so drinkability as very roasty and a bit astringent. Roasty aroma. Thick lace.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft. Blackish beer with a tan head. Toffee and light roast aroma. Toffee and roast flavor with light chocolate. Medium-plus bodied. Toffee and roast lingers with light chocolate.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black with a creamy off white head. Chocolate alcohol and mild cherry aroma. Smooth bitter chocolate taste with a chocolate and coffee finish. Quite good.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
A: The beer pours almost black with a very small tan head to go with it.
S: First thing I pick up on is a distinct sourness. Acrid, roasted malts and coffee follow, as well as a mild char. There is a light chocolate aroma with a slight molasses and toffee sweetness.
T: A very sight sweetness to start, but the sourness and acridity of the roast follow shortly behind. There is a mild cocoa note as well as some coffee. A touch of molasses and licorice.
M: The body is sort of light and watery for an imperial stout. Medium carbonation, however.
O: Really disappointing as I was looking forward to trying this, given my enjoyment of the barrel aged versions.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF. Black appearance with a small brown head. Roasty, chocolate, raisin aroma. Roasty,.oaty, chocolate, raisin flavor.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at maproom, pours black with tan head. Nose is loaded with chocolatey malts, coffee roast, piney notes. Flavors are chcolately, mild soy sauce, bread dough, nutty. Nice full and creamy body.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
GABF 2010. Darkest brown in color with a small tannish head and pretty nice lacing on the glass. The aroma is rich and enticing. Roastiness and mocha, like Eclipse without the -bal aging, as crazy as that is. Slight malty sweetness evident. The flavor is excellent, rich and balanced. Chocolate, coffee, slight black cherry and molasses. Very smooth mouthfeel with fairly full body and a good soft level of carbonation. Lived up to my expectations for sure. This is a really good beer, and I can see how it spawned such -bal aged goodness.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft on tap at the Flossmoor Map Room Event (Chicago, IL). Pours a pitch black thick opaque pour, a pretty big light brown chocolate milk head that pretty well, stays moderate. Aromas are dark cocoa, sweet caramel, roasted malts, coffee, the milk chocolate really makes and entrance on the nose. Creamy, with a sweet and roasty slant. Initial is fairly roasty, cocoa sweetness, a touch of coffee. Good roast, with sweet aromas and nice balance overall. Roasty, then sweet, milk chocolate and dark choclate mix with ashy roasted malts. Good bitterness, good roast, a pleasantly surprising level of sweetness is really a treat and doesn’t get in the way of the roast and coffee/dark chocolate. Balances well, lingering roast and bitter finish. Top notch.
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