 mspindler (237), Alta Loma, California, USA
Jul 4, 2009 4 oz. taster from 2003 bottle at Seattle IBF. Pours pitch black with no head. Aroma is a ton of dark cooked fruits, coffee and a touch of alcohol. Flavor has more dark fruits, a good deal of roast, a little bit tangy. Medium to full bodied with virtually no carbonation.
ditmier (729), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jun 22, 2009 2003 Bottle - Pours a thick almost black with a slowly forming tan head...aroma is cocoa and coffee, with some charred wood...flavour is completely salty and burnt bitterness, soy and char, with only fleeting chocolate and harsh malt...bleh...
Lubiere (3966), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 12, 2009 2001 bottle. A deep dark stout with a thin dark moka head. A really interesting aroma of alcohol, licorice, light pine solvents, like an old fashioned cough syrup with loads of herbs. In mouth, black strap molasses with lactic notes, strong coffee, soy sauce, flat chinotto, oily and intense, maybe a bit too much, lingering harshness. Interesting in aroma, a bit too much in mouth. BB 2006.
kiefdog (1263), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 12, 2009 2003 bottle from Beer World (Largo, FL). Pours a murky and muddy dark pitch black, used motor oil black color with no head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, toffee, slight notes of vinegar, light coffee, brown sugar, wood, and caramel. Flavor is sweet and vinegary with notes of sour ripe fruit, sour coffee, some light toffee. Generally medium body with a nasty finish. I agree with ChefChad that this 2003 bottle is a total mess. Would make a great steak sauce, but not a beer that ages well.
Chef Chad (78), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Jun 4, 2009 WOW.... Very Weird.. . Smells great... looks great... now if we can just work on taste....2003 bottle and I was excited to see it.... But is was a total mess... Let us be honest.. I spent $6 on this and I cannot pour it out... but I want to.. . there is know way that it will get better with age or taste better if it warms up.. I could sit here and describe the beer for you.. I would rather tell you DON"T DRINK IT!!! this was crap..... I fell ripped off
Cybercat (655), Georgia, USA
May 31, 2009 The first whiff of this beer was like a barleywine, but the second was more like a stout - smoky with hints of coffee. Still there is a decided barleywine or cider overtone. It pours a deep opaque sable with a decent tan head. Flavor is rich, oily and smoky with a mocha undertone and a strong alcohol bite. Texture is smooth, a little fizzy, and just a bit slimy. Aftertaste is a rather strong alcohol bite like brandy.
ketchepillar (407), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
May 29, 2009 Bought awhile ago, so it has probably a year and half+ on it? Very similar to Bells Cherry Stout with age on it. Less cherry of course but still some. Still syrupy. Pretty good really. Finishes with nice chocolate. Vinous nose, but good. Still some gross sweetness? though.
gracefullypunk (109), Washington, USA
May 13, 2009 2003 bottle. Near-black with no head to speak of. Strong smelling. The alcohol really comes through, smelling almost of whiskey. Oakey, resiney, raisiny. Palate similar to a bourbon stout. Oak, molasses, smoked cheese, licorice tastes. Bitter finish. Odd taste. Not bad, but wouldn’t want to kick back with an entire bottle.
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