 webbcreative (111), , Oklahoma, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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 (424), Greenville, Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
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
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
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
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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!
Ljunkan (383), Karlstad, Sweden
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2008 Bottle @ Pitchers Pub, Karlstad. Pours a black color with a nice brown head. Some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, fudge, chocolate, toffee, coffee, fresh hops, citrus, grapefruit. Flavour is nice with notes of chocolate (more like milk chocolate), toffee, coffee, fudge, roasted malt, american hops, citrus, grapefruit. It is bitter, but not too bitter. I like it. Some liquorice too. Palate is smooth, medium carbonation, a bit creamy. Overall, a very drinkable imperial porter. Very good stuff.
Martinus (19), Nijmegen, Netherlands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 Interesting dark color. Smells nicely roasted with tones of coffee.
Nice hops, a lot of coffee and caramel, good balance between sweet and bitter.
gam (1092), brisbane, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 Dark porter with good carbonation and a tan head that recedes to mild cover aroma roasted tones chocolate coffee pine hint maltiness flavour coffee smooth and bitter really tasty first up malt and chocolate good smoothness there is a lovely richness to the porter slight tang on the tongue is nice good brewery the 8 almost 9% is perfect but almost unnoticeable with the good flavours finish tangy rich smoothness tops.
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