 Sammy (3072), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 23, 2005
creamy. Black with mocha top. Definite vanilla from the cask. Lace. Medium mouthfeel, smooth, hoppy, very balanced. The oak gives it that 4th dimension. Thanks Viggio.
amish_caravan (209), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Sep 2, 2008 pour is very black. scent is of burnt roast and malts with some alcohol smell as well. taste is of coffee and burntness. oak can be tasted as well. very smooth finish. awesome beer. I would purchase again.
IlanMan (529), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Pour is thick engine oil black with a small dark tan head. Aroma is of sweet malt, caramel, oak, light coffee, chocolate, and a light burnt character. Can you say complex? Brew is very full bodied with a strong oak and toast character finishing with more sweet malt, toffee and strong hops right at the end. Very smooth mouthfeel and a dang good brew. With further review, I get a hint of coffee in the flavor as well. I wouldn’t mind having this brew around for a few more years to see what happens. I’ll be looking for this brew again!
EHopper (129), Minnesota, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Drinking this is like eating those incredible delicacies at the state fair. Something like bacon, dipped in chocolate, battered an deep fried. So many incredible flavors, each one decadently good in its own right, all put together. Fantastically good, but only in moderation. But there is actually a kind of internal moderation. Each great but overpowering flavor seems to cancel the others out so that no one overpowers the other, or you.
ansermadide (185), Kyle, Texas, USA
Aug 31, 2008 (Sample from December 14, 2007 Beer Club Meeting; Bomber with ice cream with weeAnaP on August 24, 2008) HUGE brown head… STILL huge! Fantastic lacing. Bubbly, looks like a wheat pancake on the stove. Oaked malt aroma with molasses. Flavor is VERY well done. Lacing follows all the way down the glass as you drink. Very warm on the tongue. Spicy finish from the alcohol. Creamy, smooth, full-flavored, round on the palate. Delicious with ice cream!
PaulHegedus (64), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle at Volo, September 2007. This thing is a beautiful almost-black colour; the lacy head holds a nice complex raisin aroma, coffee, rich chocolate, licorice. Mouthfeel is full and very pleasant. There’s roasted coffee, chocolate, vanilla in the flavour, some dark fruit, slight sweet sugar in the finish. I wish this got better distribution around here.
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