 StinkBall (101), Asheville, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 28, 2010 Very chocolate aroma. Very thick, takes a while to settle. Very thick, chocolate head that stays. Taste is of roasted malts and chocolate. This is about as good as Imperial Stouts get. Awesome.
ditmier (1175), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 21, 2010 2008 Bottle #367/500 - Thanks Steven! - Pours out thick and dark dark brown with a medium tan head...aroma is full of ground coffee, milk chocolate and rich malty sweetness...flavour follows closely, the dry coffee compliments the sticky cocoa molassas, with some underlying prune?...great mouthfeel and nice alcohol presence...this was a big winner!
Sledutah (232), Utah, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 18, 2010 Sampled at the awesome Boise tasting 1/16/10
Appearance: Black with a nice tan head
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, molasses
Taste: Roasted malts and chocolate, coffee, dark fruits
Very smooth beer that is well balanced.
douglas88 (1753), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 18, 2010 Wow! This was an awesome brew, thanks a ton to the Boise crew for making this happen, drank at the 2010 Imperial Stout tasting. I expected dry chocolates, and cocoa, but this beer is much more. Anyway, pours a pure black color with a small beige head. A rich smooth fruity nose with milky chocolates. A super smooth oily mix; initially massive dark fruits, yes I love this. Loads of chocolates and dry cocoa, but more of a juicy maybe cherry, slightly burnt flavors. Superb.
TampaBrew (999), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 POurs black. Nose is chocolate, pudding, fudge, coffee, roasted malts and sweet sugars. Flavor is big cocoa, fudgey, heavy roast malts, toffee, dark fruits and over-ripe cherries. Thick oily mouthfeel.
fata2683 (994), Panama City, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 2009 bottle 257/600, pours a thick black with a tall dark tan head. Aroma is heavy on the chocolate with roasted malt and some alcohol as well. Wonderful burnt sugar and chocolate flavors with some dark fruit as well. There is a nice finish of black patent malt and coffee with again some booze in the vein of bourbon, it’s sweet and lingering. Very nice RIS!
SpencerDB (163), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Sampled at ORF tasting. It’s not called sexual chocolate for nothing... Aroma is a large amount of thick chocolate, molasses, and mocha. The taste was about the same, but just didn’t quite seem to have as much umph to it as I was expecting. It was OK, but nothing to write home about
tarheels86 (918), Washington DC, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Sampled a few times at the ORF pre-release tasting. Had this back to back with Abyss ’07, Abyss ’08, CCB Zhukov, Full Sail BA Black Gold. In general, I’m sure this beer is amazing sampled in of itself. But trying this comparatively to other impys, I found it quite disappointing. The pour is great: jet black, deep brown head. The nose is quite excellent: rich with cocoa, molasses. But I found the taste to be a bit ashy, dry, simplistic. There is no buttery, creamy richness I found in the Abysses or Full Sail Black Gold.
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