3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by the ever ebullient Matt, which he received from the ever so lovely Corie. Pours a deep black with a thin to medium sized beige head. Sweet roast, chocolate on the nose. Long coffee, roast, chocolate and cocoa nibs. Long roast filled bitterness on the finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Total Wine. Aroma is of smooth chocolate and light licorice. Flavors are the same. This one isn’t extraordinarily unique, but it extremely well made and enjoyable. I’m definitely buying it again, especially for the price. Very good beer.
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2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Not tasting the chocolate as some reviewers have commented. Leaves strong taste on palate, but wish there was a creamier taste.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This beer tastes like beer. It doesn’t mess around with coffee flavors or anything like that. It is beer. Good beer. That being said, it didn’t have much of an aroma but it did leave a good taste on the palate.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasted on 1/4/11 from a 12oz bottle purchased at Whole Foods Chandler, bottled on 10/29/09. Pours an oily dark brown with a pink tint, and an average beige-with-a-pink tint head that slowly recedes to a thin collar of lace. The nose is lightly smokey, with tons of dark chocolate, coffee bitterness, along with a touches of vanilla, molasses, and raisin. The flavor is lightly sweet with some vanilla, molasses, and caramel, moving to the much more roasted and bitter notes of smokey dark chocolate and coffee. The body is full with just lighter than average carbonation, and a long lightly smokey, intensely bitter dark chocolate and coffee finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle, bottled on 11/18/10. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about a quarter inch tan head that fizzled away quickly. There is a good amount of lacing left on the glass. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like roasted and charred/burnt malt, bittersweet chocolate, coffee, and some dark fruit. The taste is pretty much just like the aroma, with the roasty/charred and bitter coffee flavors being the strongest, and some light sweet dark fruit flavors also noticeable (which do get stronger as the beer warms up more). Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a bit creamy and slick with low/moderate carbonation. I think this is a good overall brew, and it’s certainly worth a try.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wow! Now this is a great Christmas gift.
Beautiful motor oil pour with a big coffee, roast, hop and chocolate aroma.
Flavors match the incredible aroma , but with a raisin,wood and smoke finish. MAGNIFICENT!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Solid imperial stout. 750 mL bottle of 2010 vintage drank in 12/11. All the usual suspects on nose and taste...mostly dark roasted coffee and caramel, some significant vanilla, and balanced oak. A tad hot. Very good, but not quite a stand out, but tremendous value.
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