 lb4lb (1377), Austin, Texas, USA
May 1, 2008
On tap at Flossmoor before DLD. Pours pitch black with no head in a ridiculously large goblet. Smell is so rich and malty with bourbon and smooth chocolate and caramel. Taste is smooth, creamy dark chocolate and bourbon and caramel. Very creamy yet a bit drying. This stuff was fantastic!
Philip (383), Illinois, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Great Taste 2008. Finally a chance to try Sarge after missing this a few times. I think this was just a step behind FFF Vanilla Dark Lord, but excellent nonetheless. Poured a great color with chocolate, oatmeal, dark roast coffee. Coated the mouth like drinking whole milk. Nice bourbon finish, that shows it’s 16 months of ageing.
badbeer (409), Iowa, USA
Jun 11, 2008 Black with a dark tan head that recedes to a ring around the glass and has spotty lacing. Aroma of dark cherries, licorice, bourbon, vanilla, and some oak. Taste is creamy milk chocolate, with bourbon, cherries, and vanilla; alcohol is pretty well hidden. Low carbonation and medium to full bodied. I wouldn’t hesitate to try this again, in fact, I would have ordered more, but they ran out by that time at Pre-DLD.
pint_size (1004), Austin, Texas, USA
May 28, 2008 4-25-08 tap at Flossmoor (pre-DLD party)
Pitch black pour with little to no head in my pour. Smell is nice and bold chocolate and vanilla and bourbon. Flavor is big chocolate and bourbon as well. Palate is thick and bold and almost syrup-like. Overall, another Flossmoor winner!
Glouglouburp (1941), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 23, 2008 In short: A heavy fruity Imperial Stout. Great body, too much alcohol. Very good but not excellent sipper.
How: Tab at brewpub. Pre-Dark-Lord-Day party 2008
The look: Black body with a medium tan head
In long: Full, big, huge, enormous body. Packed with lots of roasted malts with quite a bit of dark fruits flavours. Light-medium roastiness, less roasted sensation than average for the style. Some black chocolate and some black liquorice. Smooth carbonation. The beer looses points with me because of the alcohol presence. Too much alcohol warmth in the body and an bite in the finish I could have done without. This is a good Sarge but not a great Sarge. Not a great Sarge that would take a bullet for you, but still a good Sarge that will not snitch on you if you take a crap in the Captain’s helmet.
Tmoney99 (3540), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
May 20, 2008 Rating from 01/18/08 under the name of Wooden Sarge. Draft sample at brewpub. Poured hazy black hue with an average creamy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy roasted coffee and chocolate malt and wood aroma. Medium to ful body with a smooth texture. Flavor was moderate to heavy roasted bittersweet with an average bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Best of the group brew.
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