 tytoanderso (1200), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Nov 9, 2007
Bottle via trade with kryptic. Coffee dominates the aroma. Not roasted or roasting) but spent grounds and cold press. There’s some bitter chocolate and darkly roasted malt as well. Pours as deep, dark brown... almost black with a fairly long lasting reddish brown head. Lots of sticky golden/brown oily legs down the glass after a gentle swirl. The chocolate and coffee are more balanced on the palate with the chocolate hitting you first and the coffee on the backside of the palate. There’s an odd salty component that I can’t quite put my finger on. Alcohol is expertly hidden. Fairly full bodied and creamy. Finishes with a lasting bitterness.
noncaloric (111), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Aroma: Roasted malts and chocolate, and no matter how much I’ve inhaled, it doesn’t fade. Appearance: Thick pour, darkest brown, thin brown head, minimal spotty lace. Flavor: Big roast malt flavor at the front, building towards lots of sweet cream on the mid-palate. Dark fruits abound, and some not-so-dark fruits as well (apricot, bitter melon...) Dark, bitter chocolate was there all along, but comes to the fore in the finish. Palate: Starts prickly, drinks smooth, and finishes dusty.
Magjayran (1157), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Pours an oily black with just a very thing tan film of a head. Of course the coffee comes on strong in the nose but beyond that I pick up some notes of molasses. This is definitely not one of those sweet imp. stouts. Bitter black coffee dominates with a bit of black patent malt like taste and a lingering chocolate finish. Solid and bitter to the end. Just not mind blowing.
msante79 (279), Illinois, USA
Oct 9, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours pitch black with no head except for thin ring on edges of my snifter. Aroma is rich coffee, chocolate and roasted malt. Flavor is heavy with coffee. Also taste chocolate and roasted malt and touch of vanilla. Mouthfeel is smooth. Similar brew to Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel and Speedway Stout. Not a huge fan of stouts with big coffee flavors but this is not overdone.
zappafan99 (332), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Taste 10/8 Looks: Opaque/black, thin clinging head. Aroma: Nice dark roast malt and coffee blend. Some chocolate in there as well. Taste: Thick and rich coffee with a little chocolate. Smooth, even and hides the alcohol well.
sebletitje (372), Tampa, Florida, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Courtesy of gillard.
One amazing brew. Hard to put down.
Pours black, with a nice brownish/yellowish head.
Aroma is filled with nice coffee notes.
Taste, your fill of coffee, light grains and malty.
Not much else to say, this is just one amazing Imp. Stout. Very drinkable, loaded with coffee and a good presence f alcohol.
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