JohnQPublic (71), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mar 11, 2008 Updated: Jun 12, 2008
Bottle. Pours like used motor oil, thick and opaque black. Almost no head. Nose is huge: vanilla, chocolate, oak, bourbon. Delicious. Little carbonation. Flavor is just as big as the nose, and just as delicious: huge dark malt, bourbon, coffee, chocolate. Undeniably smooth drinking. Palate is thick, coats the mouth. Finishes long and smooth. Beer is definitely a slow sipper, but even with the bourbon taste, it’s smoother than any bourbon.
 sebletitje (104), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 6, 2008 2004 bottle courtesy of Tony @ OTH.
Pours absolute black, nose is liquorish.
Aroma is very roasty with a strong presence of coffee / chocolate malts and this ever presence of light bourbon wood.
An outstanding imperial stout.
decaturstevo (1104), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Aroma of chocolate and light coffee bourbon and abv. Dark black pour with thick brown head and lace. Huge chocoffee flavor with bourbon tones. Semi sweet malt flavor witha very good bitter finish. Very good abv warmth as well. Rich full bodied palate with excellent carbonation. An excellent beer all round.
Svesse (1492), Hässelby, Sweden
Jul 3, 2008 (Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 1 July 2008) Black colour with brief, brown head. Malty, roasted nose with vanilla, oak, ashes, liquorice and strong espresso. Malty, roasted taste with notes of liquorice, vanilla, bourbon, espresso, chocolate pudding, cocoa powder and distinct flavours of charred oak wood. Fairly sweet, full body. Very powerfull with fiery alcohol notes coming through. Not really balanced but very tasty. Lovely sipping beer with lots of character.
BeerBunker (3), Burbank, Illinois, USA
does not count  Jul 2, 2008 12 oz bottle from 2007. Looks like syrup and smells like watered-down bourbon and chocolate with hints of oak. Has a delicious malty, mouthfeel. It finishes with a delicious mix of bourbon and malt.s
BrewCzar (16), St Louis, Missouri, USA
Jul 1, 2008 2007 12 oz bottle pours almost black and vey syrupy with a small caramel colored head. Sweet aromas of roasted malts, caramel, and whiskey/bourbon. Tastes of sweet malts, bitter chocolate, hints of toffee. Big thick stout with flavors to match. A perfect example of an imperial stout.
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