altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands Jan 14, 2009 Bottle from BierKoning. Dark colour with slight head. Wonderful warm roast. Another fantastic Great Divide beer. Taste of chocolates, malts and coffee. Very smooth to the tongue. Excellent. sundevil27 (45), , New Jersey, USA Jan 9, 2009 22oz bottle - dark black in color with a small head that leaves spotty lacing as time goes on. Hints of chocolate and coffee malts. Nice full mouth with a smooth taste. Overall, a nice imperial.... malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA Jan 9, 2009 22 ounce room temp bottle split in pint glass. Black with lasting creamy brown head. Roasted chocolate vanilla cocoa coffee and old wood aroma. Dark roasted chocolate old wood earth old forest understated fruit and coffee bitterness. Full body medium-low carbo. Like biting into a chocolate-covered branch from a hoary oak. Brilliant! beerthusiast (5), , Colorado, USA does not count Jan 8, 2009 Bottle from Total Beverage, pours black with brown head, nice lacing and very good head retention, medium to full bodied, creamy smooth, strong carmel and vanilla notes, overall this is a great beer! nightrider (370), encinitas, California, USA Jan 8, 2009 Poured from a bomber. Chocolate black with a mocha head. Nice aroma of smoky hops and chocolate. Medium bodied. Molasses, vanilla, caramel, maltiness, coffee, and oak. Great length of complex flavors. Somewhat dry hoppy finish. Great brew!! Dmalone102 (215), Denver, Colorado, USA Jan 7, 2009 Very creamy and smooth. The hop profile is fantastic, it blends with the carmelly sweetness in a very balanced way.
Buy it. hirigalzkar (549), Stockholm, Sweden Jan 7, 2009 Bottle. Black. Nice thick brown head. Complex aroma of hops, butter, coffee and chocolate. The taste is bitter at first. Lots of hops and malted barley. The aftertaste is very complex. Mild tones of whiskey and lots of vanilla. Smooth. Well balanced. Thick. tturner (103), , Washington, USA Jan 5, 2009 Updated: Jul 19, 2009I could not think of a single way to improve this. Malty carmelized yumminess over a foundation of molasses coffee bittersweet chocolate, you mild oak spicy note to top it all off.
a dance of complex flavors and completely flawless.
On tap @ the Tap House Grill in Seattle
Although I wasn’t as impressed (maybe a 4.3) with it in a bottle.
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