3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pitch black, some small head. Black velvety chocolate and good quality coffee. Some vanilla at front. Later coffee pops up. Rich, very well made stout.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Smallest ullaged bottle to memory (Less than a cm.). Jet black color with a smaller bigger bubbled brown head. Slick and oily appearance. Mellow aromas. Lots of malt with mild licorice, vanilla, stewed prunes and oak cask wood. Slick and thick on the tongue. Not the normal thick, this is real syrupy thick stuff. Charcoal flavored blackberries, smothered with lighter fluid. The flames could be substantial. I think this could be a great steak marinade for black bavarian grill.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Very dark rusted red color, no head. Big whiskey and alcohol aroma. Coconut. Whiskey dominates the palate. Chocolate and cream in there too. Finish is smooth and bitter, something that is usually not seen in hot beers like this one.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 5, 2006 Extremely dark brown with a minimal tan head. No carbonation. Very sweet aroma with some muted liquor notes. There’s molasses in there, too. Very heavy wood/liquor flavor with a sticky-sweet aftertaste and feel. I enjoyed the barrel flavor, but the overall taste is way too sweet.
Re-rating 3/5/2006, bottle. What was I thinking back in ’03? I tried the beer at the JoeM500 B-day gathering at FFF, must have been the cold affecitng my palate. Black body, tan head. Alcoholic chooclate cake nose with woody bourbon notes. The flavor is consistent throughout - dense chocolate/pale sweetness, a sharp alcohol kick, and smokey-ham bouron. Nice mouthfeel on this one - sips with a velvety smoothness that compliments the alcohol well.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 2009 Edition. Dark black beer with a light fairly brown head. The aroma is quite deeply roasted with a port like feel, and the flavour is very rich, malty and fairly bitter. Overall a nice very strongly flavoured beer.
3.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Had this one bottled at our Kentucky Derby party 2008, and a big thanks to Arnie for the four-pack!! Impossibly dark brown pour, completely opaque, with a thick but rapidly dissipating medium brown head. Possibly the darkest head ever. Also, possibly the more intense nose. Dark chocolate malts, apricot and plum, combined with merlot in the nose. Very potent flavor too, but extremely smooth. Fine bitter chocolate, raisin, cocoa powder, sweet strong coffee with a fine, high-proof bourbon note tying it all together. Very, very strong alcohol presence in the finish. Very sippable, but not highly drinkable. I don’t typically care for beers this intense and strong, and while this one did not disappoint, I am not a huge fan of this style. I do appreciate the sentiment, though.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours with a black body topped by a thin, brown head wtih a little lacing. It’s sweet and full of vanilla and bourbon notes as well as a slight hint of roast. The bourbon notes are overpowering and take away from the stout flavor istead of complimenting it. Full bodied, smooth and warming.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Makes a quiet entrance. Pours a small brown head that falls as quickly as it appeared. Satin black brew. Whisky up front in the nose with light roast and vanilla notes. Full body, large. Sweet malts, whisky, chocolate, licorice, lightly smokey and raisiny. An almost dry finish, warm, chocolatey, roastesque. A little rough around the edges but thats OK. Thanks Tom!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasted at Delilah’s in Chicago on tap. The tap handle indicated it was a 2000 vintage. Sampled in October of 2004. Forgive me if the atmosphere at Delilah’s prevented the recording of some of the subtler nuances of this but rest assured I have a good handle on it. Poured by the bartender with very little head but what was there lasted for the duration of the beer’s existence outside of my stomaches. The color is simply black. Nose is rather intense and vinous with some boozy notes. Flavor is similarly rich in flavor with loads or roasted goodness, a slight sweetness and warming alcohol presence. Certainly a tasty treat and one I’d like to sample again under more ideal note-taking circumstances.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to Jokes for sending me this beer. Very good stout. Bourbon was just the right amount mixing with the rast flavor.
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