 jvmiller (291), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
May 17, 2007 Updated: Jul 24, 2007
To me, this stuff is just amazing. Aroma is of alcohol, vanilla, woody, coffee, chocolate. Something very astringent in there too, probably the oak. Color is insane, a black hole from which light cannot escape. And holy cow the viscosity of this beer is high, you can tell when you swish it. Flavor is incredibly complex-there’s a lot in this beer. Coffee is huge, plus vanilla, some bourbon, and again something very bitey probably from the oak. With every sip I find something new and enjoy it more. Better warm.
Glouglouburp (2014), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 15, 2008 In short: A big roasted coffee chocolaty and woody imperial stout. Excellent, way above average
How: Bottle 12oz. I’ve had it many times before but I’m finally rating one. This one is a 1 year bottle given to me by dmac 1 year ago, thanks a lot Dave.
The look: Black body topped by a tan ring of foam
In long: Nose is roasted and black coffee. Taste is more of the same. Sweet cacao upfront, roasted coffee beans, alcohol moderately apparent, some black chocolate, rather sweet, brown sugar, molasses hint, low on the fruity side of things, low-profile hops with mild bitterness. Only a light barrel presence. This truly is a superior Imperial Stout but I had it next to the Expedition Stout of the same age (1 year old) and honestly the KBS doesn’t hold a candle to the Expedition, unless of course you stick a candle in the KBS bottle but then you won’t be able to drink it
yobdoog (374), Woodridge, New York, USA
Oct 12, 2008 I actually had this one a few time before have the non BA breakfast. This is some beer, I really enjoy it. Lots of bourbon and creamy with vanilla and oak. Lots of bitter coffee and rich dark cocoa. Sticky body and pitch black.
jjpm74 (3160), Stratford, CT 06614, Connecticut, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of bourbon and day old coffee rinds. Tastes like someone dumped Sanka and Guinness into a whiskey barrel then filtered it through an ash tray.
Gregis (923), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle purchased at Crown #15, in Fishers, IN. Pours like black coffee, from the bottle, raising a thin, creamy dark cocoa head that leaves cascading, patchy lace upon the snifter. The nose is of old coffee blended with bourbon and a light note of cigarette ash. This is NOT among my favorite noses on an imperial stout. As I see all of the 8s & 9s running down this page, I have to wonder if I have a poorly handled bottle or if my nose is just off this evening. Medium-bodied and oily with a moderately astringent finish. Sweet, roasty, fruity dark malt with a sweet, oaky bourbon backing and a light tobacco ashiness at the finish. This beer definitely improves as it nears room temperature, but with it’s reputation, I was expecting much more. It’s good... but not great.
bp (315), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle: pours a nice dark motor oil black with a thin tan head that was quick to disappear, aroma is loaded with coffee, a hint of the bourbon, tobacco and oak, taste is coffee, dark chocolate, bourbon, a touch bitter, medium body which is probably the only disappointment for me. I’d like to have this feel a little heavier. Still very good stuff!
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