 arminjewell (100), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Aug 26, 2009 One of the best stouts I’ve ever had. Poured very dark obsidian black with a dark brown head, smelled of thick chocolate, coffee, smoke and alcohol and tastes of rich chocolate, coffee, toffee, smoke with a nice hopped bitter after taste. Amazing!
Ygberg (82), Sweden
Aug 25, 2009 Amazing aroma of chocolate (very much chocolate), vanila and hints of tobaco. Apperance is dark black with a small head. Flavor of coffe, chocolate, vanila. The flavor is also very bitter. The flavor is very round and nice but at the same time complex. Overall a grate beer.
TheJester (694), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Aug 22, 2009 Mondail 2009, Montreal. Pretty much black with a creamy brown head. Chocolate, roast, oak and c-hops in the aroma. Flavour has chocolate, roast, anise, chocolate, and black coffee. The effects of the oak aging are there as well, but not as pronounced as one might expect. Lingering bitter (roast and hops) finish, along with a lot of alcohol. Incredibly full and smooth. Excellent.
jacobwennbom (274), Uppsala, Sweden
Aug 21, 2009 Dark with brown short lasting head. Chocolate, low acidity (which is good). Some sweetness and also some bitterness, but not too much. Well balanced I suppose. Burnt malt. Nice.
LONESTAR (9), Texas, USA
does not count  Aug 20, 2009 Black, with a brown head. Aromas are hops, chocolate, fruit, and coffee. Flavors are chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, hops, and fruit. Body is medium, but seems like it should be heavier. End is a little bitter, but not in a bad way, loved it
drowland (1337), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Aug 14, 2009 I had this a long time ago while visiting Indianapolis and unfortunately the other application I use to track my ratings deleted the long and complicated tasting notes I had for this beer. I’m sad, but I do have the numbers, and I do know that this was one great stout!
MrRain (415), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
Aug 14, 2009 22oz bottle received as a gift from my wife. Poured into a tulip glass. This beer pours black with a nice thick brown head. The aroma consists of alcohol, chocolate and toffee. The thick oil body is full of wood, coffee, chocolate and vanilla flavors. The finish has a nice bitter punch combined with alcohol complexity. This is a great beer.
daleharshman (181), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 10, 2009 22 ounce bottle from New Beer Distributors in Manhattan, purchased while on a business trip ($8.25). Pours into the short hotel glass a deep black with thick mocha colored head that slowly dissipates, leaving nice lacing.
Aroma is dusty roasty chocolate, reminding me of Cocoa Krispies breakfast cereal in the US. Aroma also has raisins and bourbon as well as a woody/oak element. Flavor is initially strong chocolate, roasted coffee, and a boozy bourbon-y taste that is somewhat pleasant, but does take away from the smoothness of the beer. A decidedly burnt flavor begins to emerge and continues toward the finish. The flavor is certainly complex (and good) with its various elements, but I think this could be better balanced. Perhaps I should have had the regular Yeti first before going at this one. Glad that I had the opportunity to buy and sample this while on the east coast, but I will be very happy to return home to San Diego, the home of wonderful Speedway Stout and Stone IRS.
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