hopheaven (79), Eureka, California, USA
Jan 4, 2009 Updated: Jan 10, 2009Black as death with a tan head. Smells thickly of roasted malts and hops with a hint of alcohol presence; coffee, vanilla, and chocolate notes are there. This one looks, smells, and feels like a stout. This one tastes sweet, fragrant, and rich with flavors of toffee, dark chocolate, black licorice, and a large amount of hops for that porter spice. Has a silky mouthfeel. Is very smooth and mellow while cold but as it warms the alcohol comes through alongside some spicy notes; complex and dangerously drinkable. This is my kind of beer!
 Dacrza (245), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA
Jan 2, 2009 No sunlight in the body, as Hunter would have wanted it... dirty brown head dissolves to a ring of grey bubbles in a Maudite snifter--a devilish way to begin Advent! Rich, thick fragrant bouquet of sweet molasses, chocolate and pleasant hops--a full-bodied aroma... heavy body that drapes around the tongue like a pallor, or a shroud--thick yet smooth--warming and immense in presence... the alcohol makes itself aware late with a linger... rich, yeasty taste with hints of chocolate, peat and bread--not smoky, per se, but thick with something dark... having saved this for the last of the FD sampler, I am bowled over by this beer’s "drinkability" (Miller Lite is harsher than the 9.2% ABV this beer sports)and its enjoyable complexity. It ALMOST makes me want to seek out Thomspon’s writings to find out what the big fuss was about....
JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
Jan 2, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours pitch black with a huge tan head. Chocolate aroma with coffee, hops, dark fruit, yeast, vanilla and caramel. Coffee flavor with dark fruit and a hoppy alcohol finish. Good stuff.
webbcreative (111), , Oklahoma, USA
Dec 30, 2008 Updated: Jan 17, 2009poured motor oil black...nice 2 finger head that dissipated pretty quick. Smells wonderful of the roasted malts.
Can taste the hops - not bitter at all. Taste of dark malt and really picking up a chocolate, coffee flavor. finish a bit stout due to the alcohol bite, but is by no means overwhelming. Wonderfully flavorful beer and one that i will definitely have to get again.
WakeandBake (422), Greenville, Michigan, USA
Dec 28, 2008 Poured a deep black color with a small brown head that dissapated quickly. Aroma of chocolate, black coffee, and roasted malts. The taste was a lot of roasted malts with chocolate hints. The bitter taste lingered in the back of my mouth for a while, you get a little of the alcohol flavor at the end. It was very pleasant. Much better than expected.
foundmd (163), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dec 28, 2008 12oz bottle, 2008 release. Beautiful black pour with a huge tan head. Faint aroma of roasted malts and hops. Subtle flavors of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee with a nice bitter hop background. Balanced and drinkable.
pepferran52 (1), Henrico, Virginia, USA
does not count  Dec 27, 2008 Dec. 27, 2008
12 oz. bottle
Pours a deep brown/black color with a light hazelnut/umber head that disappears rather quickly. Aroma of chocolate, toffee, licorice, and a hint of hops. Flavor is well balanced with notes of dark chocolate and coffee. Well balanced and worthy of the Hunter S. Thompson tribute.
thejoeshow (232), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Dec 26, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a thick black/brown color with a thick tan frothy head that has very nice retention and lacing. Aroma is heavy chocolate, fudge, and a touch of roast. Very nice! Flavor is nice and chocolaty with some roasted malt characters. WOW! Just wonderful! This beer is too easy to drink. I could get into BIG trouble with this, especially as its 9+%. Very easy to drink. Total winner!
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