3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black with almosy no head. Nice dark chocolate aromas. Flavours are very dark chocolate, vanilla, anise, and a boozy chocolate liquore finish. Fantastic beverage.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(bottle) Pours thick, opaque brown-black body with medium brown head. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruit, molasses, caramel, vanilla. Coat of thick lace. Full, soft, creamy body. Burnt sugar, vanilla, chocolate, nutty, raisins, some warming alcohol; sweet malt and burnt, bitter finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Really enjoyed every aspect of this beer. Poured heavy headed into a small pint glass. Deep thick viscous palate. Tasted of sweet malty chocolate with a low to no hop profile. Lots of chocolate boozy notes on the nose. Overall, great great great.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pour black with a small quickly diminishing tan head. Aromas of vanilla, chocolate and some roasty notes. Mouthfeel is thick and velvet smooth. The 11.5 abv is so well hidden behind this big chocolate and coffee flavored stout. Very nice beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very dark pour with almost no head. Taste is full of anise notes but does not taste like black licorice. Also can't really detect the chocolate notes. It is strong and in the same category as Wake Up Dead but is smoother. Very good beer!
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5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Dark and rich, this stout has the classic goose island taste and its rich but not bitter.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Bier Baron near DuPont Circle in Washington, DC.
Opq, near black with brown head and very good lacing that slides back down a bit quickly.
Aroma of roasted malt, molasses, milk chocolate, vanilla and coffee.
Taste of roasted malt, milk chocolate, alcohol, vanilla, dark fruit, coffee and molasses.
Full body and high carbonation.
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4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle at a bottle share. Pours a thick black color with effectively no head. Nose has some bourbon and wood in there to me. Taste has some great roasting in there and ends up being very smooth. Great beer.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Deuce. Pours a viscous oily black with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate malt, boozy. Taste is chocolate, black licorice, mild sweetness, alcohol. Thick and syrupy texture. Good sipper, thoroughly enjoyed.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottled December 7, 2012. Served at cellar temperature.
Pours black with a tiny brown head that quickly fades to a wispy cap and ring. Leaves a few short lived spots of lacing behind. Doesn’t take long before all the head is completely gone for a flat appearance.
Aroma is cocoa/chocolate, anise, coffee, dark roasted malts, dark fruits, alcohol. Good strength.
Flavor is chocolate, dark fruits, figs/cherries, coffee, roasted malts, anise, molasses, rather sweet, decent alcohol bite at the end, minimal hops/bitterness.
Mouthfeel is full bodied, sticky yet creamy, low to moderate carbonation.
Very nice Imperial Stout. Nice touch of chocolate, but isn’t overdone. A good bit of alcohol in this one, some age wouldn’t hurt to tone that down. Alcohol does die down quite a bit as it warms, but so does the chocolate at the same time. Good, but not one of the greats.
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